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 12 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

Richard Bartecki
E.V.P of Marketing, IES Abroad, USA

Alicia Crawford
Wide-ranging board experience including schools, hospitals and social service agencies. Currently also serves on the Woman's Boards of Chicago Botanic Gardens and Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Episcopal priest.

Ed Guerrant
Director, Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank & Plant Conservation Program, Portlant State University, USA

Abby Hird (ex officio)
Program Director, Botanic Gardens Conservation International (U.S.)

Peter Olin
Professor of Horticultural Science and Director Emeritus, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, University of Minnesota

Mike Maunder, PhD
Interim Director, The Kampong; Co-Director of the Tropical Conservation Institute
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Florida International University

Scot Medbury*
President, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, USA


*Also on BGCI Board of Directors