Massachusetts Horticultural Society seeks to help people change their lives and communities for the better through growing plants together. MHS disseminates information on horticulture and related sciences through its Library, educational programming, exhibitions and community outreach initiatives. Through these, MHS seeks to engage guests with the importance of plants, gardens and natural landscapes in their lives and help them to become active growers and gardeners themselves. As America’s first established horticultural society, MHS has been practicing horticulture ‘for the public good’ since 1829.
Massachusetts Horticultural Society seeks to help people change their lives and communities for the better through growing plants together. For 194 years, Massachusetts Horticultural Society has had a mission to promote the art and science of horticulture, while staying true to its founding motto, ‘Commune Bonum,’ for the public good.
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
The Garden at Elm Bank
900 Washington Street
Wellesley, MA 02482
Main Phone: 617-933-4900
Fax: 617-933-4901
TTY: 781-235-5655
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday
President and Executive Director
James Hearsum
Director of Finance and Administration
Jennifer Jones
617-933-4981
jjones@masshort.org
Staff Accountant
Miriam Miranda
mmiranda@masshort.org
Director of Development
Elaine Lawrence
617-933-4945
elawrence@masshort.org
Membership Associate
Zee Camp
617-933-4963
membership@masshort.org
Marketing Specialist
Meghan Connolly
617-933-4934
mconnolly@masshort.org
Director of Garden and Programs
Karen Daubmann
kdaubmann@masshort.org
Horticulturist - Conservation & Historic Gardens
Erin Fogarty
617-933-4943
efogarty@masshort.org
Director of Guest Experience and Education, Volunteers
Allison Dush
617-933-4973
adush@masshort.org
Garden Educator
Melissa Pace
mpace@masshort.org
Event Sales & Production Associate
Chelsey Munsey
617-933-4921
cmunsey@masshort.org
Event Sales Associate
Liz Pruitt
617-933-4982
epruitt@masshort.org
Library & Archives
Maureen O’Brien
617-933-4912
library@masshort.org
Garden Educator
Libby Wilkinson
617-933-4974
lwilkinson@masshort.org
Botanical Program Assistant
Eileen Sprague
617-933-4977
esprague@masshort.org
Finley H. Perry, Chair of the Board
Retired, Founder & Owner F.H. Perry Builder
James Hearsum, President and Executive Director
Gretel Anspach
Retired, Engineer
Dan Daly
Daniel Roberts Company
Craig Klein, Treasurer
CPA, CBIZ
Graham Luce
Senior VP, General Counsel, BJ’s Wholesale Club
Lynne MacDowell*
Owner, Stonegate Gardens
Suzanne B. McCance
William C McConnell IV (Chip) Senior VP Wealth Management Advisor, The McConnell Group
Dr. Barbara Millen
Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
Susan S. Mooney
Managing Director, Prio Wealth
Thaddeus Thompson
Executive Director, Berkshire Botanical Garden
Darrol G. Roberts
Co-Founder, CEO, Hessian Labs, Inc.
George Schnee
Schnee Architects, Inc.
Carol Spinelli
Helen R. Strieder
New England Baptist Hospital
Carrie Waterman
Volunteer
Terry Windhorst
*served until March 2023
David Barnett
Joanne Caccavale
Stephanie Chlan
Abby Coffin
Chris Duminuco
Elaine Fiske
Beth Gray-Nix
Richard Hohmann
Maureen Horn
Lisa Howe
Frank Hunnewell
Penni Jenkins
Heidi Kost-Gross
Annette Lee
Jeanne Leszczynski
Suzanne Mahler
Robert Marzilli
Marisa McCoy
Wayne Mezitt
Janet Oberto
Julia O’Brien
Melanie Perillo
Holly Perry
Betsy Ridge
Art Scarpa
Connie Smith
Robert (Bob) Smith
Karin Stanley
Suzanne Thatcher
Eliot Wadsworth
Caroline Whitney
SINCE
1829.
Massachusetts Horticultural Society is dedicated to encouraging the science and practice of horticulture and to developing the public’s enjoyment, appreciation, and understanding of plants and the environment.