Staff

Executive

Handy Lindsey Jr.
President
hlindsey@ruthmott.org

Sheryl Johnston
Executive Assistant
sjohnston@ruthmott.org

Administration

Joyce Bobolts
Director of Finance and Administration
jbobolts@ruthmott.org

Sofia Walker
Accountant
swalker@ruthmott.org 

Communications

Kristin Longley
Director of Communications
klongley@ruthmott.org

Andrea Bergstrom
Communications Project Coordinator
abergstrom@ruthmott.org

Horticulture Department

Deb Elliott
Director of Estate Operations
delliott@ruthmott.org

Todd Bakos
Operations Project Manager
tbakos@ruthmott.org

Mike Belco
Integrated Pest Management Specialist
mbelco@ruthmott.org

Kelly Care
Horticulturist
kcare@ruthmott.org

Ila Kelley
Floriculturist
ikelley@ruthmott.org

John Cohoon
Horticulture Technical Assistant
jcohoon@ruthmott.org

Collections & Education

Megan McAdow
Director of Collections & Education
mmcadow@ruthmott.org

Malcolm Cottle
Collections Assistant
mcottle@ruthmott.org

Ashley Ross
Assistant Collections & Education Manager
aross@ruthmott.org

Heather Moore
Collections Technician
hmoore@ruthmott.org

Renee Saba
Education & Events Coordinator
rsaba@ruthmott.org

Linda Bedtelyon
Volunteer Coordinator
lbedtelyon@ruthmott.org

Ja’Quita Kelley
Education & Events Assistant
jkelley@ruthmott.org

Courtney Bean
Visitor Experience Specialist
cbean@ruthmott.org

Programs

Raquel Thueme
Vice President of Programs
rthueme@ruthmott.org

Elizabeth Jordan
Senior Program Officer
ejordan@ruthmott.org

Erin Franzen
Program Officer
efranzen@ruthmott.org

Rafael Turner
Program Officer
rturner@ruthmott.org

Tryphena Clarke
Community Engagement Officer
tclarke@ruthmott.org

Victoria Hall
Grants Manager
vhall@ruthmott.org

Tanya Gregory
Learning Officer
tgregory@ruthmott.org

Security