Our Team
The Forest Park Forever team is packed with passionate individuals who love this special Park and bring valuable expertise across a range of areas, from horticulture and fundraising to communications, capital project management and beyond. In addition to this staff directory, you may be interested in pages for our Leadership Team and Board of Directors.
DEVELOPMENT
overseeing memberships, tributes, corporate and foundation giving, capital campaigns and special events
Amy Lewandowski, Director of Development
alewandowski@forestparkforever.org | 314.561.3451
Ashley Budde, Development Associate
abudde@forestparkforever.org | 314.561.3289
Caira Starnes, Manager of Annual Giving
cstarnes@forestparkforever.org | 314.571.6079
Erin Kipp, Development Administrative Assistant
ekipp@Forestparkforever.org | 314.571.6068
Faith Maddy, Principal Gift Strategist
fmaddy@forestparkforever.org | 314.561.3447
John O'Gorman, Senior Vice President of Development & Community Initiatives
jogorman@forestparkforever.org | 314.561.3442
Jordan Bouchard, Director of Major Gifts & Planned Giving
jbouchard@forestparkforever.org | 314.571.6076
Keisha Carroll, Events Manager
kcarroll@forestparkforever.org | 314.561.3445
Laura Benson, Manager of Corporate & Foundation Giving
lbenson@forestparkforever.org | 314.561.3296
Lauren Williams, Membership & Tribute Associate
lwilliams@forestparkforever.org | 314.571.6074
Megan Crain, Director of Development & Campaigns
mcrain@forestparkforever.org | 314.571.6065
Rachel McClanahan, Manager of Individual Giving
rmcclanahan@forestparkforever.org | 314.571.6082
EDUCATION
reaching youth and adults through a variety of meaningful programs
Ellie Stevens, Education Coordinator
estevens@forestparkforever.org | 314.561.3287
Jessie Frank, LMSW, Outdoor Education Specialist
jfrank@forestparkforever.org
Theresa Coble, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Experiential and Family Education
coblet@umsl.edu
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
overseeing financial matters and human resources
Lisa Lockett, Vice President, Finance & Treasury Management
llockett@forestparkforever.org | 314.571.6075
Patrick Tyburski, Human Resources Assistant
ptyburski@forestparkforever.org | 314.561.3444
Susan Hagen, Controller
shagen@forestparkforever.org
Tamara Sheffield, Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations
tsheffield@forestparkforever.org | 314.561.3297
Tom Hunter, CPA, Assistant Controller
thunter@forestparkforever.org
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
telling the story of forest park and Raising awareness of Forest Park Forever’s role
Andrea Melania Rodriguez, Designer & Brand Manager
arodriguez@forestparkforever.org
Dominik Jansky, Director of Communications & Marketing
djansky@forestparkforever.org | 314.561.3290
Seratti, Marketing & Digital Media Manager
seratti@forestparkforever.org | 314.571.6064
PARK OPERATIONS
Frank Kartmann, Senior Vice President, Operations
fkartmann@forestparkforever.org | 314.571.6066
Land Management Division
The Land Management team works closely with our partners at the City of St. Louis to take care of the grounds of Forest Park, from the wilds of the forests to Art Hill and beyond.
Amy Witt, Park Ecologist
awitt@forestparkforever.org
Justin Schmitt, Landscape Designer/Horticulture Project Manager
jschmitt@forestparkforever.org
Roman Fox, Horticulture Superintendent
rfox@forestparkforever.org
Shawnell Faber, Director of Land Management
sfaber@forestparkforever.org | 314.932.5950
Park Planning & Projects Division
The Park Planning & Projects team oversees capital improvement projects and hardscape maintenance throughout the Park.
David Lenczycki, P.E., Director of Planning & Projects
dlenczycki@forestparkforever.org | 314.571.6067
Mark Powers, Maintenance Project Manager
mpowers@forestparkforever.org | 314.571.6068
Russ Volmert, P.L.A., A.I.C.P. , Capital Projects Manager
rvolmert@forestparkforever.org | 314.367.7275
Steve Burkhardt, Facility & Security Manager
sburkhardt@forestparkforever.org | 314.561.3288
PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
To learn more about our President & Executive Director and her leadership team, click here.
Lesley S. Hoffarth, P.E., President & Executive Director
VISITOR & VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Interested in one of these three important areas? Contact Anne, hilary or eleni below.
Anne Grossmann, Director of Community Engagement
agrossmann@forestparkforever.org | 314.561.3286
Eleni Chirco, Visitor Services Coordinator
echirco@Forestparkforever.org | 314.561.3298
Hilary Sears, Volunteer Manager
hsears@forestparkforever.org | 314.571.6072