Staff
Amanda ‘Mandy’ DiBella - Curator of Living Collections
apd5734@psu.edu
Rachel Duke - Public Programs Manager
red1042@psu.edu
Adrienne Eichenlaub - Events and Rentals Manager
ajw266@psu.edu
Jennifer Hooven - Youth and Family Programs Manager
jtb149@psu.edu
Rebecca Horwitt - Programs Coordinator
ruh212@psu.edu
Jennifer Muccitelli - Arboretum Assistant
jjb28@psu.edu
Marek Pundzak - Director of Horticulture and Operations
mvp6221@psu.edu
Casey Sclar - H.O. Smith Endowed Director
csclar@psu.edu
Mark Stout - Pollinator and Bird Garden/Natural Lands Assistant
mxs7378@psu.edu
Aubrey Tallon - Volunteer Program Manager
ant5129@psu.edu
Patrick J. Williams - Director of Development
patrickwilliams@psu.edu
Horticulture Team
Tim Busko - Maintenance Worker – Area Landscape
Email: teb20@psu.edu
Dan Frechen - Horticulture Technician, H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens
dcf5004@psu.edu
Joseph Plummer - Horticulture Technician, H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens
jdp929@psu.edu
Travis Wilcox - Horticulture Technician, H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens
tqw5256@psu.edu
Ted Zeljak - Lead Horticulturist, H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens
taz2@psu.edu
Affiliated Faculty and Staff
Christina Grozinger - Director, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology
cmgrozinger@psu.edu
Harland Patch - Assistant Research Professor, Department of Entomology
Director of Pollinator Programming, The Arboretum at Penn State
hmp11@psu.edu
Interns
Umar Adam - Youth and Family Programs Intern
uaa5033@psu.edu
Nathaniel Barr - Youth and Family Programs Intern
ndb5431@psu.edu
Addie Craghead-Hackman - Seasonal Horticulture Intern
ajc8445@psu.edu
Katelyn Gianni - Plant Collections Management Intern
kbg5686@psu.edu
Emma-Kate Golden - Events and Rentals Intern
epg5370@psu.edu
Eliana Kaufman - Seasonal Horticulture Intern
exk5469@psu.edu
Anna Mavrodieva - Youth and Family Programs Intern
aem6832@psu.edu
Owen Vaira - Seasonal Horticulture Intern
obv5015@psu.edu