BGCI's U.S. Board of Directors
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (U.S.), Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. As such, it maintains an active Board of Directors, currently including the following members:
James Affolter - President
Director of Research and Professor of Horticulture, The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, USA
Peter Wyse Jackson* - Vice President
President, Missouri Botanical Garden, USA
Kayri Havens - Treasurer
Director, Division of Plant Science and Conservation, Chicago Botanic Garden, USA
Paul Smith (ex officio) - Secretary
Secretary General, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, UK
Shannon Callahan
Organizational development consultant and senior nonprofit executive, USA
Ed Guerrant
Director, Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank & Plant Conservation Program, Portland State University, USA
Kathy Jones
Community volunteer and board member for educational and environmental organizations in Minnesota and throughout the USA
Mike Maunder
Eden Project Executive Director, UK
Scot Medbury*
President, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, USA
Abby Meyer (ex officio)
Executive Director, Botanic Gardens Conservation International (U.S.)
Ari Novy
Chief Scientist, The Leichtag Foundation, Encinitas, CA USA
Peter Olin
Professor of Horticultural Science and Director Emeritus, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, University of Minnesota, USA
Carrie Shea
Business executive consultant and strategist, USA
*Also on BGCI Board of Directors