Friends Leadership
The Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden is led by a volunteer board of directors. Board members are key in building relationships and engaging regional community members with the people, programs, and impact of the Arboretum and Public Garden. As a result, the Friends support group is the leading community donor to the Arboretum and Public Garden.
Chancellor's Laureates
The Friends are honored to be a member of the Chancellor’s Laureates, a society that recognizes each individual and organization that cumulatively donates $1 million or more to UC Davis programs.
Friends Board
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Kristen Bennett
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Ann Filmer Co-President |
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Chuck Foster Treasurer |
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Christina Craig-Veit Plant Sale Treasurer |
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Ann Trump Daniel Immediate Past President |
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Griselda Castro Member-at-Large |
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Glenys Kaye Member-at-Large |
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Ernie Lewis Member-at-Large |
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John Lindbo Member-at-Large |
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Warren Roberts Member-at-Large |
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Bonnie Schmidt Member-at-Large |
- Past Presidents
- 2018-2022: Ann Trump Daniel
2014-2018: Martha Rehrman
2010-2014: Martha Ozonoff / Nancy Shapiro (Co-Presidents)
2008-2010: Martha Ozonoff
2002-2008: Mary Patterson
2000-2002: Deb Cashatt
1996-2000: Donald Crosby
1994-1996: Paul Schneeman
1992-1994: Marjorie March
1990-1992: Eric Conn
1988-1990: Marilyn Vilas
1986-1988: Margaret Algazi
1984-1986: Larry Mitich
1980-1984: Eric Conn
1976-1980: Makepeace U. Tsao
1974-1976: Arthur Spurr
1972-1974: Lloyd Ingraham
1971-1972: Arthur Spurr
Friends Founders and Early Leaders
Nancy Crosby and Pat Miller, formally co-founded the Friends of the Davis Arboretum in 1971 in collaboration with other early leaders and community members who loved the Arboretum. They remained life-long Friends members and each volunteered with the Arboretum for more than 40 years.
Nancy and Pat organized the first Arboretum plant sale in 1974 and for decades remained active as leaders of the plant sale events and members of the volunteer propagation teams to supply the plants. Nancy and Pat were honored in 2007 as co-recipients of the city of Davis ‘A.G. Brinley Award’ in recognition of their many years of outstanding service with the Friends for the benefit of the UC Davis Arboretum.