Contact Us
Ganna Walska Lotusland
695 Ashley Rd
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
695 Ashley Road is Lotusland’s mailing address, but is not the public entrance. Directions and parking instructions are included with tour.
Phone Numbers:
Reception:(805)969-3767
Reservations: (805)969-9990
FAX: (805)969-4423
Staff Contacts
| Email: @lotusland.org | Phone: (805)969-3767 + extension |
Administration
| Executive Director Gwen Stauffer |
gstauffer | 103 |
| Office Manager/Bookkeeper Elizabeth Rosas |
erosas | 119 |
| Receptionist Sue Tavis |
stavis | 101 |
| Receptionist Donovan Maccarone |
101 | |
| Garden Shop Manager Karen Kester |
kkester | 805-565-4490 |
| Garden Shop Assistant Kristin Mitchell |
805-565-4490 |
Collections
| Curator of the Living Collection Virginia Hayes |
vahayes | 104 |
| Assistant Curator Paul Mills |
pmills | 108 |
Communications
| Director of Communications Deanna Hatch |
dhatch | 121 |
Development
| Director of Development Anne Dewey |
andewey | 105 |
| Membership Manager Bambi Leonard |
bleonard | 120 |
| Membership Assistant Amanda Dunman |
adunman | 115 |
| Event Coordinator/Development Associate Courtney Tentler |
ctentler | 116 |
Grounds and Facilities
| Director of Grounds and Facilities Michael Iven |
miven | 805-565-1310 |
| Grounds Staff Supervisor Esau Ramirez |
esaur | 805-969-5782 |
| Garden Staff Alejandro Chavez Tim Cordero Eoin Hammonds Jed Hobbs (part-time) Greg Kitajima Anthony Lee Javier Lopez Estanislao Ramos Bruno Reginato Jorge Torrez-Rubio |
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| Plant Health Care Coordinator Corey Welles |
cwelles | 805-969-5782 |
| Maintenance Superintendent Robert Blaha |
rblaha | 805-969-4487 |
| Facilities Assistant Michel Furner |
mfurner | 805-969-4487 |
Public Programs
| Director of Public Programs Dorothy Shaner |
dshaner | 107 |
| Volunteer Coordinator Jean Parry |
jparry | 112 |
| Public Programs Assistant Patty Jacquemin (part-time) |
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| Visitor Services Staff Madeline Petrini (part-time) Mary Scott (part-time) Kitty Thomassin (part-time) |
volunteers | 114 113 113 |
| Kiosk Staff Gail Lucas (part-time) Tiffani Manly (part-time) |
805-565-4489 |
Our online interactive map makes it easy to plan your visit to Lotusland. 
Help keep Lotusland beautiful with a donation. Your donated funds keep Lotusland beautiful! Remember or honor a loved one with a memorial donation or use company matching funds to double a gift. Online donations are completely secure. 
Ganna Walska died March 2, 1984, at Lotusland, leaving her garden and her entire estate to the Ganna Walska Lotusland Foundation, to insure that her legacy would remain in her gardens.