staff
Emily Kohl
Executive Director
"This is a place that belongs to all of us; Boxerwood is truly a community treasure."
Elise Sheffield
Director of Education
"Boxerwood invites us to root deep and branch wide, becoming the kind of people who delight in caring for the earth, our home."
Ben Eland
Director of Garden & Facilities
“For me, Boxerwood is a refuge, and place for people to connect with the natural world and with each other.”
Karen Stanley
Volunteer Coordinator
“The world seemed to shrink a bit, but the experience of walking the trails in the Garden has helped to keep our world a little brighter."
Laurie Macrae
Development Coordinator
“Boxerwood invites all to learn and listen, be nurtured and nourished, and to embrace the ever evolving spiral of life through the cycles of nature."
Jess Sullivan
Early Education Coordinator
“Boxerwood is a unique gem that links people of all ages to the natural world. It is a place of community, exploration, compassion, and beauty."
Hannah West
Educator & Social Media Coordinator
“Boxerwood continues to renew and nurture me. It is a joy to share my refuge with our community.”
Hunter Mohring
Bookkeeper
The very first time I entered Boxerwood around the first of May 1981 - between the weeping cherry at the entrance which was in full bloom and some dogwoody looking thing down by the house, I fell madly in love. No place had ever given me such pleasure. That's still true - and not just for me.
