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bbgardens.org Takin g A Closer L ook 2011 Annual Report Table of Contents FRIENDS OF Letter from Executive Director & President/ About Us .............................................................................1 BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL GARDENS Finances �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������2 2011 Board of Directors Henry Ray .............................................................................................PRESIDENT Milestones ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 3-9 Tricia Noble .................................................................................PRESIDENT-ELECT Scott Walton .........................................................................................TREASURER Educatin Impact Statement .............................................................................................................. 10-11 Lou Willie ..............................................................................................SECRETARY Elizabeth Broughton ..................................................................VP DEVELOPMENT Volunteers ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 12-14 Fred Murray ...................................................................... VP GARDEN & BUILDING Thomas G. Amason, Jr. ................................................................PAST PRESIDENT Garden Sustainer Club, Perennial Society & Grantors ...........................................................................15 Carl Jones .................................................................................................OFFICER Members ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 16-20 Janet Taylor ..............................................................................................OFFICER Laurie Allen Margi Ingram Kathryn Porter Donors ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 20-21 Shane Boatright Clarke Gillespy Hanson Slaughter Mena Brock Sheryl Kimerling Lucy Tutwiler Maggie Brooke Mike Malone Mary Williamson Gary Burley Reese Murrary III Louise A. Wrinkle YOUR GARDENS. Julie Price, Junior Board President REDEFINING BEAUTIFUL. OUR MASTER PLAN. Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens Staff – Helping you make an impact. Beautiful is a word long associated with Birmingham Botanical Gardens. But Please contact us at 205.414.3950 or visit us at www.bbgardens.org our beauty goes beyond thousands of blooming flowers and picturesque Meet our staff scenes. The Gardens’ new master Fred Spicer .............................................................................EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR plan respects the important history Stephanie Banks ................................................................... DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Pam McLeod ................................................................................ GIFT PROCESSOR of Alabama’s most popular free Development cultural institution while creating Olivia Alison ................................................................. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT a broader vision for its future. It Shelly McCarty ...........................................................SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR Drew Rickel ....................................................................DONOR RELATIONS OFFICER achieves this by focusing on four key concepts that underscore The Education Henry Hughes ...................................................................DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Gardens’ role as: Ellen Hardy ........................................................EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR Phyllis Sutton.........................................................EDUCATION ACTIVITIES SPECIALIST Jennifer Sanders ...................................... PLANT ADVENTURE PROGRAMS COORDINATOR •A natural science-based Garden Curations educational institution Jon Manion .......................................................KAUL WILDFLOWER GARDEN CURATOR •A role model for Library Main �������������������������������������������������������205�414�3920 environmentally-sound best Hope Long ................................................................ DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES management practices Elizabeth Drewry ...................................................................................LIBRARIAN •An important venue for events and activities Jason Kirby ..............................................................LIBRARY ASSISTANT & ARCHIVIST •A plant collections-based living museum. Marketing and Membership Andrew Krebbs ............................................DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & MEMBERSHIP Blake Ells ................................................................PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR For a final copy of our master plan visit www.bbgardens.org/masterplan. Rona Walters .......................................................................MEMBERSHIP ASSISTANT Volunteers To learn more about how you can become involved contact Olivia Alison, Taylor Steele ..................................................................... VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR director of development, at 205.414.3961 or [email protected]. City of Birmingham Staff Main �������������������������������������������������������205�414�3900 The Honorable William Bell, Sr. ................................................................MAYOR More Education; James Horton ......................................................................DIRECTOR OF GARDENS Ray Abrams .......................................................................LANDSCAPE CREW LEADER More Sustainable Improvements; Lee Anderson ................................................................................ SECURITY GUARD Alicia Andrews ...............................................................................EVENT MANAGER More Accessibility; Gary Bailey .............................................................................................. LABORER Adam Benjamin ....................................................................................GARDENER More Activities; More Plants; Joe Bouchillon ............................................................................. SECURITY GUARD Johnny Carson ........................................................................................ LABORER Amanda Clark .......................................................................................GARDENER More Beauty Gregg Clark ......................................................... HORTICULTURE SPECIALTY GROWER Andy Freeland .......................................................................................GARDENER Larry Jackson ......................................................................................... LABORER Melanie Johns ..........................................................................PLANT TAXONOMIST Our Mission Brian Johnson ........................................................................................ LABORER Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens promotes public knowledge of plants, gardens & the environment; & receives, Rhonda Jones ......................................................................................... LABORER raises & administers resources for these purposes. Virgil Matthews .................................................DISTRICT HORTICULTURE SUPERVISOR James Parrish ........................................................................................GARDENER Our Vision Anthony Perry ......................................................................................... LABORER The vision of Birmingham Botanical Gardens is to be one of the nation’s preeminent botanical gardens. Ted Snow ..............................................................................GREENHOUSE WORKER Brenda S. Warren ................................................................................... LABORER Johnny White .............................................................................. SECURITY GUARD Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens practices a policy of equal opportunity & equal access to services for all persons Teresa Williams ....................................................................GREENHOUSE WORKER regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, orientation or sex. Birmingham Botanical Gardens George Zary ...........................................................................................GARDENER is a facility of Birmingham Park & Recreation Board. About Us... Dear Friends: Birmingham Botanical Gardens is Alabama’s largest living This Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens’ 2011 Annual Report museum with more than 12,000 different species of plants in its highlights various milestones, activities and projects completed in that year. living collections. The Gardens’ 67.5 acres contain over 25 unique Through public partnerships with the city of Birmingham’s Park & Recreation gardens, over 30 works of original outdoor sculpture and miles of Department and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES), we serve serene paths. our community proudly