Board of Directors

Cleveland Botanical Garden is a not-for-profit organization 501(c)3 governed by a Board of Directors. Directors are elected to three-year terms by the Garden’s membership at the annual meeting in June. Directors appoint an Executive Director to manage the Garden's day-to-day operations and long-term initiatives.

Officers

Jeffrey M. Biggar, President
Ruth S. Eppig, Chairman
Richard E. Boyatzis, Ph.D., Vice President
Lydia E. Harrington, Vice President
Elizabeth J. Oliver, Vice President
Ruth M. Stafford, Vice President
Julia E. S. Grant, Ph.D., Treasurer
Robert D. Gries, Assistant Treasurer
Barbara Brown, Ph.D., Secretary
Victoria U. Broer, Assistant Secretary
Natalie A. Ronayne, Executive Director

Directors

Constance N. Abbey
Teresa M. Beasley
Brent Buckley
Holly Buffinton
J.C. Butler
William E. Conway
Malcolm M. Donley
Diane Downing
Alfred I. Geis
David G. Goodall
Debra H. Guren
Margaret Hewitt
Walter E. Kalberer
Karen R. Kleinhenz
Nicole H. Lincoln
Gregory L. Miller
Elizabeth S. Morris
Maura O'Donnell-McCarthy
Pamela Oliva
Jane Q. Outcalt
Caroline D. Selman
Koyen P. Shah
Erin Slater
Bradley E. Turner

National Directors

Anne F. Barnes
Jeanette P. Evans
Paula Frohring
Ernest J. Novak, Jr.
Harriet T. Simon
Cara S. Stirn
Donald K. Vanderbrook

Ex Officio Directors

Anne F. Barnes, Advisory Council Chair
R. Kevin Borowiak
Affiliate Council Chair
Madelyn C. Koltcz, Ikebana Chairman
Kate Williams
Western Reserve Herb Society Representative 

Honorary Directors

Katherine P. Geis
Margaret B. Marting
Elizabeth W. Sedgwick
Clara D. Sherwin
Thomas G. Stauffer
Lloyd L. Taplin
Iris J. Vail
Celia S. Weatherhead

Advisory Council

Anne F. Barnes, Chairman
Elizabeth N. Chamberlain
William E. Conway
R. Breck Denny
Ruth S. Eppig
Jeanette P. Evans
JoAnne B. Lake
Donald W. Morrison
Clara D. Sherwin
Helen M. Whitehouse