We're located on the border of 

Hamilton-Burlington, Ontario, Canada.

Telephone: 905-527-1158
Toll free: 1-800-694-4769
Greater Toronto Area toll free: 905-825-5040
Fax: 905-577-0375
info@rbg.ca

RBG AUXILIARY
Telephone: 905-577-7771
auxiliary@rbg.ca

GARDENS’ SHOP
Telephone: 905-527-1158, ext 224
gardenshop@rbg.ca

GARDENS’ CAFÉ
Telephone: 905-527-1158, ext. 540
catering@rbg.ca

NATURE INTERPRETIVE CENTRE
Old Guelph Road, Dundas
Telephone: 905-527-7962
Fax: 905-527-5752
nature@rbg.ca
(For mailing, please use Royal Botanical Gardens' primary address.)

GENERAL INQUIRIES
About Royal Botanical Gardens
Visitor Services
Gardening questions
Rentals
Public programs
Now @ THE GARDENS magazine
Membership
Donations
Horticultural Therapy
Web site feedback
Web site technical
International Lilac Registry

DEPARTMENTS AND STAFF
CEO Office
Business and Administration
Capital Projects
Education
Horticulture
Development
Marketing, Communications and Visitor Experience
Sales, Rentals and Gift Shop
Science and Conservation

CEO OFFICE
Mark Runciman, ext. 221
CEO
mrunciman@rbg.ca

Marlene Sutherland, ext. 515
Executive Assistant
msutherland@rbg.ca

BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION
Lynn Gallant, ext. 228
Accounts Payable
lgallant@rbg.ca

Georgia Beck, ext. 244
Accounts Receivable
gbeck@rbg.ca

Grace Poles, ext. 512
Human Resources Manager
gpoles@rbg.ca

Mike Tombolini, ext. 250
Human Resources Generalist
mtombolini@rbg.ca

Nancy Wills, ext. 264
Payroll
nwills@rbg.ca

CAPITAL PROJECT
Mark Runciman, ext. 221
Director, Capital Projects
mrunciman@rbg.ca

EDUCATION
Barb McKean, ext. 247
Head of Education
bmckean@rbg.ca

Ian Hendry, ext. 276
Nature Interpretive Centre, Manager
ihendry@rbg.ca

Nancy Lee-Colibaba, ext. 510
Public Programs and Horticultural Therapy Coordinator
nlee@rbg.ca

Jason van Veen, ext. 276
Camps and Youth Programs Coordinator
jvanveen@rbg.ca

Karin Davidson-Taylor, ext. 249
Outreach Education Coordinator
kdavidsontaylor@rbg.ca

HORTICULTURE
Belinda Gallagher, ext. 235
Head of Horticulture
bgallagher@rbg.ca

Alex Henderson, ext. 538
Curator of Collections and Horticulturist
ahenderson@rbg.ca

Dan Rose, ext. 259
Gardens Supervisor
drose@rbg.ca

CONSERVATION
Tys Theysmeyer, ext. 251
Head of Conservation, Aquatic Ecologist
ttheysmeyer@rbg.ca

Lindsay Burtenshaw, ext. 257
Terrestrial Ecologist
lburtenshaw@rbg.ca

Jennifer Bowman (on leave)
Melissa Fuller, ext. 529
Restoration Ecologist
mfuller@rbg.ca

Karla Spence-Diermair, ext. 519
Species at Risk Biologist
jcorley@rbg.ca

SCIENCE
Dr. David Galbraith, ext. 309
Head of Science (GSPC National Focal Point and CBCN)
dgalbraith@rbg.ca

Natalie Iwanycki, ext. 238
Field Botanist and Herbarium Curator
niwanycki@rbg.ca

Dr. Jim Pringle, ext. 236
Plant Taxonomist
jpringle@rbg.ca

For library and archives inquiries please contact Dr. Galbraith. For full department contact listing, click here.

DEVELOPMENT
Lisa Dodd, ext. 295
Director, Development
ldodd@rbg.ca

Catherine Arlein, ext. 241
Head of Grants and Research Initiatives
carlein@rbg.ca

Kerri Withers, ext. 290
Membership Service/Development Coordinator
kwithers@rbg.ca

MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE
Lee Oliver, ext. 223
Communications Manager
loliver@rbg.ca

Donna Wood, ext. 521
Visitor Services Manager
dwood@rbg.ca

SALES, RENTALS AND GIFT SHOP
Sue Fillion, ext. 230
Hospitality and Special Events Manager
sfillion@rbg.ca

Pamela Bowen, ext. 273
Corporate/Group Tour Coordinator
pbowen@rbg.ca

Robin Calder, ext. 232
Social Events Coordinator
rcalder@rbg.ca

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