2019/20
President
P.Z. Horton
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Vice-President
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Treasurer
Aarti Bowman
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Secretary
Chris Miller
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Assistant
Treasurer
Steve Beussink
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Past President
Vance Lewis
Executive Office
Executive Director
Michael Allen
Assistant Director
Mary Helen Butler
Director of Finance
Sue Matthews
Counsel
Richard Spore
City of Memphis Division of ParkS and Neighborhoods Director
Nick Walker
Directors
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Scott Adams
Ryan Butterick
Gwen Campbell
Diane Chambliss
Jennifer Coltharp
Judy Edge
Shirley Ford
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Kristi Goldsmith
Kim Hall
Buzzy Hussey
Kim Macqueen
Janet Misner
Joseph Saab
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David Scully
Sehrish Siddiqui
Lisa Snowden
Melissa Taylor
Kate Trammell
Julia Turnipseed
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Advisory Board
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Margaret Ann Burnett
John Canale
George Cates
William B. Dunavant, III
Bill Ferrell
Pat Funck
Howard Gober
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Lyle Irish
Peggy Jones
Anne Keesee
Lon Magness
Bonny Martin
Blair Parker
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Carol Prentiss
Julie Raines
Richard Spore
Joe Warren
Gary Wunderlich, Jr. |
In 1964, the Memphis Botanic Garden Foundation was formed and contracted with the City of Memphis to be caretakers of the Memphis Botanic Garden. Presidents of the Foundation have been:
1964-1965 Eva Michie
1966 Evelyn Boyle
1967 Ellie Harwood
1968 John Pierce
1969-1970 Lois Eason
1971-1972 Katheryne Dickey
1973 Betsy West
1974 George Romeiser
1975-1976 Bonny Martin
1977-1978 Mary Gotter
1979-1980 Betty Millar
1981-1982 Eleanor Currie
1983-1984 Bonny Martin
1985-1986 Eleanor Currie
1987 Jeanne Coors
1988 John Canale
1989 Bob Blecken
1990 Dan Copp
1991 Jim Power
1992 Peggy Jones |
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1993 John Canale
1994 George Cates
1995-1996 Julie Raines
1997-1998 Anne Keesee
1998-2000 William B. Dunavant, III
2000-2001 Margaret Ann Burnett
2002-2003 Buzzy Hussey
2003-2004 Blair Parker
2004-2005 Gary Wunderlich
2005-2006 Jim Strickland
2006-2007 Lon Magness
2007-2008 Lisa Snowden
2008-2010 Richard Spore
2010-2011 Lyle Irish
2011-2012 Janet Misner
2012-2013 Pat Funck
2013-2014 Bill Ferrell
2014-2015 Howard Gober
2015-2016 Joe Warren
2016-2017 Janet Misner
2018-2019. Vance Lewis
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Executive Directors of the Memphis Botanic Garden have been:
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1964-1970 Guy Robbins
1970-1971 Bryson Sloan
1972-1979 Walt Moloney
1980-1993 George Wise
1993-1996 Bert Adler Prosterman (MBG Foundation Director/Interim Exec. Dir.)
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1996-1997 Steve Cohan
1997-2000 Huey Holden
2001-2004 Marilyn Ligon
2004-2014 Jim Duncan
2015-2016 Scott McCormick
2016- Michael Allen
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