HISTORY
Friends of the National Arboretum
Since its beginning, FONA has raised funds for projects around the Arboretum like the Capitol Columns, Flowering Tree Walk, and Springhouse Run stream restoration. FONA also supports the Arboretum’s research, plant explorations, and collections maintenance.
Washington Youth Garden

RISING TO CHALLENGES

Responding to COVID-19
New Partners and Programs
Impact and Anniversary
teachers from 60 schools attended a virtual training
hours worked in gardens by 8 high school interns
garden science kits distributed to 22 schools
OUR STAFF

Craven Rand
Executive Director

Susan Chapin
Operations Manager

Caryn Sykes
Bookkeeper

Cathy Kerkam
Director of Philanthropy and Communications

Anne McGarvey
Development Associate

Claire Broderick
Membership Program Manager

Nadia Mercer
Director of Institutional Relations

Brianne Studer
Director of Programs

Allie Arnold
Off-Site Program Manager

Christin Riddick
On-Site Programs Manager

Ehren Vance
Off-Site Program Manager

Emilia Kawashima
Garden Coordinator

Xavier Bure Quijano
Gardens Manager

Alli Duda
Garden Science Teacher

Dwayne Thomas
Garden Science Teacher

Rita Ackah
Garden Science Teacher

Serah Wise
Garden Science Teacher
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jennifer Hatcher, Food Marketing Institute
Board Chair
Michael Stevens, Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District
Vice Chair
Martha Van Dale, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, National Farmers Union
Treasurer
John Cooney, Venable LLP, retired
Secretary
Robert Bartlett Jr., The F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Co.
Nancy Bryson, Holland and Hart LLP, Partner, retired
Zandra Chestnut, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Lynne Church, Landscape Designer and Energy Executive and Attorney, retired
Elizabeth M. Dugan, MD, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Chandler Goule, National Association of Wheat Growers
Virginia Kromm, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Grant Leslie, Glover Park Group
Anne MacMillan, Invariant, Food and Agriculture Practice
Bill Matuszeski, Chesapeake Bay and Anacostia Citizens Advisory Committees
Scot Medbury, Quarryhill Botanical Garden
Paul Meyer, Morris Arboretum, retired
Tim Petri, Former U.S. Representative, Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District, ret.
Pamela Raymont-Simpson, The Garden Club of America
Lucy S. Rhame
Barbara Shea, Founding President, Casey Trees
Lou Slade, Gorove Slade Associates
Peggy Strand, Venable LLP, retired
Nzinga Tull, Jackson and Tull
Tuckie Westfall, KraftHeinz, Director of Federal Government Affairs, retired
Ann Wrobleski, former VP, Global Government Relations, International Paper
SUPPORTERS
We were devastated to cancel Dinner Under the Stars this year, but we still made our fundraising goal! We are thankful for our dedicated supporters — we had 100% participation from those who pledged support before the cancellation.
$25,000+
Bartlett Tree Experts
Betty and Alex Boyle
Lynne H. Church
International Paper
Kay Family Foundation
Monumental Sports and Entertainment Foundation
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
The Three Friends Fund
$10,000 – $24,999
Anonymous
Bayer
Charles H. Miller Charitable Foundation
Elkes Foundation
Fred Eychaner
Lucille S. Stark Estate
Barbara and James Shea
$5,000 – $9,999
Nancy and John Bryson
CoBank
Corina Higginson Trust
Corn Refiners Association
CropLife America
Palmer and Joe Dorn
DuPont
Food Marketing Institute
The Glover Park Group
Mars Foundation
National Association of Wheat Growers
National Farmers Union
Nora Roberts Foundation
Landon Reeve, IV
The Venable Foundation
William H. Donner Foundation
$2,500 – $4,999
Anonymous
Amazon
American Forest & Paper Association
Marion S. Ballard
Linda and John Derrick
Dimick Foundation
Caroline and Jimmy Ervin
Farm Journal Foundation
Lisa Greaves
Barbara Guttman
Julia Guttman
Jean and John Lange
The Lloyd E. Mitchell Foundation
Sarah and Robert Mathias
Bill and Molly Morris
Mary Eugenia and Theodore Myer
Shirley and Frank Nicolai
Robert and Nancy Shoemaker
Becky and Jerry Siegel
Michael G. Stevens
Linda Avery Strachan
Jeffrey Sykes
Syngenta
S. Jenks/Becky and Jerry Siegel
Whole Kids Foundation
Mary J. Wilson and Dolph Hatfield
$1,200 – $2,499
AgFed Credit Union
Florence Auld and Frank Marshall
Suzie and Rich Bissell
Capitol Hill Community Foundation
Laura and Guy Cecala
DCLRS, Inc.
Charles and Linda Findlay
Tim and Mandy Hursen
Frank Schmidt Family Charitable Foundation
Anne MacMillan and Tim Bass
Leslie McKay
National Capital Area Garden Clubs
OFW Law PC
Margaret Strand
John and Lisa Vogt
Ken and Dorothy Woodcock
Our David Fairchild Society commemorates the work of David Fairchild, who spent his life exploring the world, collecting plants, and sharing them throughout America and the world. He brought us many plants and foods that are staples in American culture, such as ornamental cherry trees and Meyer lemons. Learn more on our Support page.
Director’s Circle $10,000
Anonymous
Robert and Kate Bartlett
Betty and Alex Boyle
Nancy and John Bryson
Lynne H. Church
Linda and John Derrick
Elizabeth M. Dugan and Daniel Rotrosen
Charles and Linda Findlay
Colien Hefferan and Hollis Summers
Mary Eugenia and Theodore Myer
Lucy S. Rhame
Barbara and James Shea
Tuckie and Don Westfall
Benefactor $5,000 – $9,999
Anonymous
John F. Cooney
John Desmond Dolan
Louisa Copeland Duemling
Lynne and Joseph Horning
Liza and Andrew Labadie
Dede and Tim Petri
Margaret Strand
Ken and Dorothy Woodcock
Patron $2,500 – $4,999
Sandra O. Carlson
Sally Donner and Kenneth Briers
David and Anne Grizzle
Sherrill Houghton
Sheldon and Audrey Katz
Lisa and Paul Koches
Rafael V. Lopez and Linda I. Marks
Bill Matuszeski and Mary Procter
Molly and Bill Morris
John and Melissa Pflieger
Bill and Donna Roberts
Liz Shriver and Jon Blake
Luise Strauss
Ann Wrobleski and Phil Truluck
Donor $1,200 – $2,499
Barry L. Abel
Suzy Bakshian and Vinny Chiappinelli
Ann and Greg Beckham
Harold Belcher
Wendy Blair
Laura and Guy Cecala
Jeanne Connelly and Marty Scherr
Leslie D. Cronin
Martha Van Dale
Palmer and Joe Dorn
Helen R. DuBois
Gail Charnley Elliott
Vic Fazio and Kathy Sawyer
Charles C. Francis and Stephen Bottum
Joseph and Agatha Francis
Madeleine Gauthier
Ian and Kay Glenday
Barbara W. Gould
Chandler Goule
William Greer
Robin Langfan Hammer
Lindsay Shea Hardesty
Corbin C. Harwood
Jennifer and Christopher Hatcher
William Inglee and Jane Madden
Virginia Kromm and Joe Shultz
Sukie Kuser
Annetta H. Kushner
John and Jean Lange
Anne MacMillan and Tim Bass
Kevin and Marla McIntosh
Holley and Michael Meers
Paul Meyer and Debra Rodgers
Penny and James Morrill
Karen and Rick Murphy
Shirley and Frank Nicolai
Kat and Andrew Norris
Catherine and Chip Nottingham
Heather Paradise
Ellen C. Petersen
Pamela Raymont-Simpson and Charles J. Simpson, Jr.
Robert and Nancy Shoemaker
Louis and Nancy Slade
Jeffrey K. Stine and Marcel C. LaFollette
Robert and Ann Thompson
Jay and Jamie Vroom
Beth Wehrle
With appreciation to those who have generously supported FONA through estate gifts:
Ann Fessenden Clymer
Edith N. K. Meyer Trust
Dorothy Kidder
Anonymous
Herman W. Koch and Rosalie Martin Koch
Frederick G. Meyer
Harold Belcher
Robert C. Daniels, Jr. and Richard R. Beman, Jr.
Michael G. Stevens
PARTNERS



Potomac Unit






Trinidad Campus


Hendley Elementary School

Armstrong Elementary and Middle School

DC Beekeepers Alliance


