HOLIDAY TRAIN SHOW - Key Persons
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- Senior Staff Member
- Vice President for Government and Community Relations
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- Member of the BOARD of ADVISORS
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- Member of the BOARD of ADVISORS
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- Vivian and Edward Merrin Vice President for Glasshouses and Landscape
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- Member of the BOARD of ADVISORS
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Member of the BOARD of ADVISORS
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- TREASURER
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Vice President for Urban Conservation Strategy
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- Senior Staff Member
- Chief Science Officer and Dean of the International Plant Science Center
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Member of the BOARD of ADVISORS
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- Member of the BOARD of ADVISORS
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- Member of the BOARD of ADVISORS
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- Member of the to the BOARD
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- Member of the to the BOARD
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- Chief Advancement Officer
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- Chairman of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Senior Staff Member
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation Vice President for Children 's Education
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- Senior Staff Member
- CEO & the William C. Steere Sr. President Biography
- Chief Executive Officer and the William C. Steere Sr. President
The New York Botanical Garden proudly named Jennifer Bernstein as Chief Executive Officer and The William C. Steere Sr. President in 2021. She is the 10th leader of NYBG in its long and storied history.
Jennifer brings more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit management and organizational development to NYBG, where she drives the institution's fiscal, marketing communications, and programmatic growth. Since joining the Botanical Garden, she has launched a new strategic and comprehensive master site planning process to ensure the continued vitality of NYBG's National Historic Landmark landscape and its buildings and facilities; welcomed dynamic new Trustees to NYBG's Board; and helped solidify the institution's financial and organizational strength.
Jennifer is committed to using NYBG's leading science, education, and horticultural programs to advance environmental stewardship and conservation. She is honored to carry forward the Garden's tradition of bringing inspiring exhibitions and programs to the Bronx and New York City communities, as well as to the Garden's visitors from around the world.
Prior to joining NYBG, Jennifer led fundraising and development for major nonprofit, cultural, and educational institutions. She previously served as Chief Development Officer and interim Chief Operating Officer at Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), as leader of advancement at Pace University, and in administrative and development roles at New York University, Playwrights Horizon and Roundabout Theatre. She earned her undergraduate degree from Santa Fe University of Art and Design and her master's degree in business administration from New York University Stern School of Business.
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- Senior Staff Member
- Vice President for Exhibitions and Programming
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Member of the to the BOARD
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- Senior Staff Member
- Vice President for Education
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Member of the to the BOARD
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- Member of the BOARD of ADVISORS
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- Vice President for Science Administration
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- Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Member of the BOARD of ADVISORS
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- Vice President for Membership and the Visitor Experience
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Chairman EMERITA
- Ex Officio
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- Vice President for Communications
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- Chief Marketing Officer
- Senior Staff Member
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- Senior Staff Member
- Vice President for Botanical Science, Director and Philecology Curator of the Institute of Economic Botany
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- Member of the BOARD of ADVISORS
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- Member of the BOARD of ADVISORS
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Member of the BOARD of ADVISORS
- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Member of the BOARD of ADVISORS
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- Senior Director of Communications
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- Member of the BOARD of ADVISORS
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- Associate Manager of Public Relations
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- Member of the to the BOARD
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- Member of the BOARD of ADVISORS
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- Member of the to the BOARD
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- Member of the to the BOARD
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- Vice President for Human Resources and Chief Diversity Officer
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- Vice President for Budget Planning and Strategy
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- Vice President for Retail and Business Development
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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- Member of the to the BOARD
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- Senior Staff Member
- Vice President for Benefits Administration
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- Associate Director of Public Relations
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- Member of the BOARD of ADVISORS
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- SECRETARY
- Ex Officio
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- Senior Staff Member
- Arthur Ross Vice President for Horticulture and Living Collections
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- Vice President for Capital Planning, Construction and Operations & Chief Sustainability Officer
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE