Board & Staff
Staff
Kasey Maier, President & CEO (bio)
kmaier@waterfrontgardens.org
Lori Kay Scott, Director of Development
lkscott@waterfrontgardens.org
Eulalie M. Fee, Director of Human Resources
humanresources@waterfrontgardens.org
Amy DeFigueiredo, Accounting Manager
adefigueiredo@waterfrontgardens.org
Jen O’Connell, Special Events Manager
events@waterfrontgardens.org
Duncan Cherry, Office Manager
dcherry@waterfrontgardens.org
Molly Young, Membership and Volunteer Manager
myoung@waterfrontgardens.org
Dan Cash, Facilities Coordinator
dcash@waterfrontgardens.org
Emily O’Dell, Development Specialist
eodell@waterfrontgardens.org
Drew Combs, Grounds Specialist
dcombs@waterfrontgardens.org
Jamie Burghardt, Chief Horticulture and Education Officer (bio)
jburghardt@waterfrontgardens.org
Davena Vowels, Chief Operating Officer (bio)
dvowels@waterfrontgardens.org
Andrew Hagerty, Horticulture Manager (bio)
ahagerty@waterfrontgardens.org
Wanda Peck, Youth Education Manager
wpeck@waterfrontgardens.org
Kat Rivers, Adult Education Specialist
krivers@waterfrontgardens.org
Chelsea Hicks, Horticulture Specialist – Avish
chicks@waterfrontgardens.org
Hunter Dixon, Database Manager
hdixon@waterfrontgardens.org
Fallon Llewellyn, Special Events Coordinator
fllewellyn@waterfrontgardens.org
Logan Lewis, Property Maintenance Manager
llewis@waterfrontgardens.org
Contract Staff
Amber Halloran, Financial Consultant
ahalloran@waterfrontgardens.org
Yuriko Yamamoto, Japanese Cultural Specialist
Sponsored by Japan / America Society of Kentucky
Mary Miller, Grant Writer
grants@waterfrontgardens.org
Officers of the Board
Jon Salomon, Chair (bio)
Partner, Tachau Meek PLC
Nejma Piagentini, Vice-Chair (bio)
Environmental Scientist
Board of Directors
Margaret Bell (bio)
Retired, Former Managing Director, Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Greg Braun (bio)
Owner & Founder, Maid in Louisville
Gordon Brown (bio)
Retired, Former President & CEO, Home of the Innocents
Greg Buccola (bio)
Managing Principal, KPFF Consulting Engineers
Karen Dahlem (bio)
President, Dahlem Consulting
Nancy Davis
Retired, Former CFO Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company
Kevin Fennell (bio)
Architect, Calhoun Construction
Matthew Boone Gardiner (bio)
Owner & President, Boone Gardiner Landscape and Farm
Margaret (Peggy) Grant (bio)
Retired, Stites and Harbison
Dominic Gratto (bio)
Executive Director of Capital Project Planning, CVS Health
Will Greene (bio)
Owner, Vanguard Cleaning Systems of Louisville
Bob Hill
Retired, Owner, Hidden Hill Nursery
Kathy Oyler
Community Leader and Volunteer
Merry-Kay Poe
President, Unbridled Films LLC
Chase Sanders (bio)
Senior Investor Relations Analyst, Brown-Forman
Valerie J. Smith (bio)
Tourism Consultant, Photographer
Brian Voelker (bio)
Director, Care Marketing, Humana
Gerry-Lynn Wichmann, MD
Medical Director of Substance Use, Louisville Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Robert McDowell (Mac) Willett
Owner, R. M. Willett Properties and Willett Lumber Co.
Nicole Yates (bio)
Associate Vice President of Community Engagement Passport Health