Organizations Filed Purposes:
TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH PLANTS AND NATURE THROUGH ART, SCIENCE, HISTORY AND CULTURE.
GARDEN PLANT COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITS TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS (TBG) HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN AWARDED BEST GARDEN IN TUCSON AND IS KNOWN AND RESPECTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. TBG'S COLLECTION EXCEEDS 7,000 PLANTS AND ATTRACTS 150,000 GUESTS A YEAR. THERE ARE OVER 5000 MEMBERS, 3 GALLERIES, CAF, GIFT SHOP, LIVE TROPICAL BUTTERFLY & ORCHID PAVILION AND ROTATING EXHIBITS. DUE TO COVID-19, TBG TEMPORARILY SHUT ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC ON MARCH 17TH DURING ITS BUSIEST SEASON. MOST STAFF WERE FURLOUGHED FOR A PERIOD, AND A CORE CREW MAINTAINED THE PLANT COLLECTION AND ANIMALS.
EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS TBG OFFERS CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & LECTURES TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES & BACKGROUNDS. OVER 12,000 CHILDREN PARTICIPATE IN YOUTH PROGRAMS AND GUIDED TOURS. TBG'S HORTICULTURAL THERAPY PROGRAM (HTP) WORKS WITH OVER 1,300 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH BOTH OUTREACH AND ON-SITE PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, WE OFFER DISPLAYS AND EVENTS THROUGH THE YEAR THAT HIGHLIGHT TOPICS OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INTEREST TO THE COMMUNITY. AN ANNUAL LECTURE SERIES IS PRODUCED TO BROADEN THE IMPACT OF THE ONSITE EXHIBITS.
SPECIAL EXHIBITS FALL 2019, GALLERY SHOWS INCLUDED THE ART OF KYLE JOHNSTON, RACHAEL IVANYI, LIGHTART, AND A COLLECTION OF SOUTH AMERICAN PAINTINGS FROM THE MANABU SAITO ESTATE. TBG FEATURED A SELF-DEVELOPED INSTITUTIONAL WIDE EXHIBIT ON ROBERTO BURLE MARX: BRAZILIAN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, CONSERVATIONIST AND COLLECTOR. ONLINE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING WAS DEVELOPED AND OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC, WHICH INCLUDED ONLINE TOURS, CLASSES, GIFT SHOP OFFERINGS, AND PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG GARDEN FRIENDS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Michelle Conklin | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $123,650 |
| Lynn Richards | FINANCE DIRE | 40 | $70,478 |
| Ellen Wheeler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Volpe | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Toia | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Remy Sotto | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Smith | PAST PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Fisher Segal | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Owens-Sredzinski | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Mccloskey | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Lex | VICE-PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| William Lamear | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Katharine Kent | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Jayne Henninger | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kelly Flannigan | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Arch Brown | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Bosse | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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