Contacting MBC

Visit Montgomery Botanical's Scientific Plant Collections

For more information please see our visitation page or contact:
Tracy Magellan, Outreach Manager
Phone: 305-667-3800 ext. 114

Scientific & Educational Use of MBC’s Botanical Collections

    Cycads
    Michael Calonje, Cycad Biologist
    Phone: 305-667-3800 ext. 112

    Palms
    Dr. Larry Noblick, Palm Biologist
    Phone: 305-667-3800 ext. 104

    Flowering Trees/Conifers
    Dr. Chad Husby, Botanist
    Phone: 305-667-3800 ext. 102.

Administration

MBC's business office is open 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Voice mail is available outside of regular business hours.

Annamaria Richcreek, Administrator
Montgomery Botanical Center
11901 Old Cutler Road
Miami, FL 33156-4242 USA
Phone: 305-667-3800 ext. 100
Fax: 305-661-5984

Contributions, Donations & Bequests

If you would like to join in MBC’s commitment to advancing research, conservation, and education through scientific plant collections, please contact:

Dr. M. Patrick Griffith, Executive Director
Montgomery Botanical Center
11901 Old Cutler Road
Miami, Florida 33156-4242 USA
Phone: 305-667-3800 ext. 105

Horticulturally-oriented Questions & Requests

Please contact your county extension service, local public gardens, plant societies, and horticultural hot-lines. Your local newspaper’s garden section often lists appropriate contacts. Or begin an online search by going to our Links page.

Questions Regarding MBC’s Scientific Databases

Collections Database
Arantza Strader, Collections Database Supervisor
Phone: 305-667-3800 ext. 103 (vmail ext. 325)

Mapping Database
Ericka Witcher, Collections Supervisor
Phone: 305-667-3800 ext. 113

MBC/FNGLA Seedbank Program

Judy Kay, Seedbank Coordinator
Phone: 305-667-3800 ext. 103 (vmail ext. 326)

Volunteer Opportunities for Individuals and Groups

Tracy Magellan, Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: 305-667-3800 ext. 114

Use of The Montgomery Archive

Email Archive
Phone: 305-667-3800 ext. 105

Our Mailing List

To keep informed about Montgomery Botanical Center, please request to be included on our mailing list. Using regular mail or the email link below, please provide your full name and address and let us know how you heard about MBC and/or our newsletter.

Annamaria Richcreek, Administrator
Montgomery Botanical Center
11901 Old Cutler Road
Miami, Florida 33156-4242 USA

You can also view issues of Montgomery Botanical's newsletter from this website.

Problems with the MBC Website?

If you are experiencing difficulties with our website or find an error, please let us know. Please email us with the problem and the address (URL) of the specific page. Thank you!

MBC’s Team

Administration

Dr. M. Patrick Griffith, Executive Director (ext. 105)

Annamaria Richcreek, Administrator (ext. 100)

Tracy Magellan, Outreach Manager (ext. 114)

Collections Development

Dr. Chad Husby, Collections Manager and Botanist (ext. 102)

Michael Calonje, Cycad Biologist (ext. 112)

Dr. Larry Noblick, Palm Biologist (ext. 104)

Arantza Strader , Collections Database Supervisor (ext. 103; vmail ext. 325)

Ericka Witcher, Collections Supervisor (ext. 113)

Claudia Calonje, Collections Specialist (ext. 103; vmail ext. 327)

Judy Kay, Seedbank Coordinator (ext. 103; vmail ext. 326)

Jonas de Assis Cinquini, Intern 01/2009-10/2009

Ian Cole, Research Associate

Sara Edelman, Intern 12/2009-03/2010

Horticulture & Facilities

Lee Anderson, Superintendent (ext. 126)

Horticulture Team

Stella Cuestas, Curator of Cycads (vmail ext. 313)
Laurie Danielson, Curator of Palms (vmail ext. 318)
Pierre (Marino) Valcourt, Asst. Curator of Cycads (vmail ext. 328)
Christina Dupuy, Curator of Trees (vmail ext. 312)
John Watson, Assistant Curator of Palms (vmail ext. 324)
Vickie Murphy, Nursery Curator (vmail ext. 316)

Grounds Team

Hostilio Torres, Equipment Operator (vmail ext. 307)
Mario Borroto, Landscaper (vmail ext. 309)
Willie Payne, Landscaper (vmail ext. 311)
Jessie Pender, Landscaper (vmail ext. 308)
Jesse Jones, Landscaper (vmail ext. 306)

Facilities Team

Jack Bauer, Facilities Supervisor (vmail ext. 320)
Martha Lagos, Housekeeper (vmail ext. 323)
Ansel Thomas, Irrigation Specialist (vmail ext. 319)

Board of Directors & Members

Directors

Charles P. Sacher, Esq., President
Karl Smiley, M.D., Vice President
Walter D. Haynes, Esq., Secretary / Treasurer
Charles S. Sacher, Esq., Assistant Treasurer
Nicholas D. Kelly, Director
David Manz, Esq., Director
Peter A. Manz, Director
John Popenoe, Ph.D., Director
Mark Smiley, Director
Loyd G. Kelly, Director Emeritus

Heritage Members

Marian Jennings Brusberg
Elizabeth Davis
Vicki Dennis
Justin Montgomery Haynes
Marshall Haynes
Walter D. Haynes, Esq.
Beverley H. Johnson
Loyd G. Kelly
L. Patrick Kelly
Nicholas D. Kelly
Stanley Kiem
David Manz, Esq.
Peter A. Manz
Ina Monhollen

Randal J. Moore
John Popenoe, Ph.D.
Juanita Popenoe,Ph.D.
Charles P. Sacher, Esq.
Charles S. Sacher, Esq.
John M. Sacher, Ph.D.
Richard J. Sacher, C.P.A.
Karl Smiley, M.D.
Mark Smiley
Scott Smiley
Thomas Smiley
Christiane Tyson
Christabel K. Vartanian
Loran Whitelock

Honorary Members

Duane Banks, M.D.
Terry Beaty
Byron Besse
Jacqueline Biggane
Faith Bishock
Judith Fong Bressler
Richard Bressler
Sally Brown
Robb Brusberg
Joseph Davis
John DeMott
John Dransfield, Ph.D.
Richard W. Ebsary
Lillian Fessenden
Jeffrey Glasser, D.D.S.
Joseph A. Hibbard
Carol Horvitz, Ph.D.
Robert Hutchinson
Bruce Ironmonger
Suzi Ironmonger
Stanfield Johnson
Barbara L. Kelly
Eileen Kelly
Luisa Kelly
Mary Kiem
David Lee, Ph.D.
Jean Manz

Sally Manz
Alan Meerow, Ph.D.
Gary Monhollen
Cindy Moore
Nita Norman
Stephen D. Pearson, Esq.
Louise Petrine
Jeri Popenoe
Ana B. Sacher
Anna Sacher
Annamaria Sacher
Dorothy C. Sacher
Colleen Schokman
Larry Schokman
Jeff Shimonski
Betsy Smiley
Charlotte Smiley
Elizabeth Smiley
MaryAnne Smiley
William Tang
P. Barry Tomlinson, Ph.D.
Charles Uhl
Natalie Uhl, Ph.D.
Paul Vartanian
Harold Wanless, Ph.D.
Wayne E. Withers Jr.
Neil Yorio

Contacting Directors & Members

MBC Directors and Members may be contacted through MBC's executive director.

<Director’s or Member’s Name>
c/o Dr. M. P. Griffith, Executive Director
Montgomery Botanical Center
11901 Old Cutler Road
Miami, Florida 33156-4242 USA

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