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 

	Ann Trump Daniel President
	Kristen Bennett Vice President
	Chuck Foster Treasurer
	Griselda Castro Member-at-Large
	Christina Craig-Veit Member-at-Large
	Lois Crowe Member-at-Large
	Ann Filmer Member-at-Large
	Ernie Lewis Member-at-Large
	John Lindbo Member-at-Large
	Martha Rehrman Member-at-Large
	Warren Roberts Member-at-Large
	jesikah maria ross Member-at-Large
	Claire Black Slotton Member-at-Large

• Past Presidents
• 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.