On January 18, the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden Foundation (KBGF) Board of Directors approved the selection of Mary Schubert-Schultz as the Foundation’s new Executive Director. This position is partially funded by a generous $10,000 grant from the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust. “I am looking forward to an exciting future for the Garden and am inspired by the family of supporters,” she said.

Mary has more than 20 years of management and development experience, and has worked extensively within the non-profit sector and in a management role at a major for-profit corporation. Mary holds a Bachelor’s degree in history and music from Rutgers University and a Master’s in Asian Studies from the University of Hawaii. She is a gardener and a birder, and she has volunteered for the King Conservation District in protection and enhancement of the Eastside’s Totem Lake. Welcome, Mary!