Staff
Ever have a desire to discover? Ever have a desire to teach others what you've learned? We do - every day. By nature, that’s who we are. We’re the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, an international scientific research and learning center focused on conservation and knowledge sharing.
Patricia Harrison
Senior Vice President, Director of Education
Elizabeth Edwards
Vice President of Finance & Operations
Cleve Lancaster
Vice President of Development
Peter Fritsch, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research / Director of the Herbarium
Connie Johnson
Executive Assistant/Human Resource Manager
Peter Fritsch, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research / Director of the Herbarium
Dwayne Estes, Ph.D.
Botanical Explorer & Curator of the VDB Herbarium
Alyssa B. Young
Research Coordinator and Special Collections Librarian
Kim Norton Taylor
Herbarium Technician and Botanical Research Assistant
Alejandra Vasco, Ph.D.
Research Botanist
Sula Vanderplank, Ph.D.
Biodiversity Explorer
Heather Bass
Research Assistant
Taylor Sultan Quedensley, Ph.D.
Research Botanist
Jason Best
Director of Biodiversity Informatics
Peter Fritsch, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research / Director of the Herbarium
Joe Lippert
Digitization Coordinator
Tiana Franklin Rehman
Herbarium Collections Manager
Barney L. Lipscomb
Dorothea Leonhardt Chair of Texas Botany, Head of BRIT Press
Layla Luna
BRIT Press Coordinator
Brooke Byerley Best, Ph.D.
Editor, Botanist, & Living Roof Coordinator
Laura Northern Venhaus
Director of the Libraries and Research Public Engagement
Alyssa B. Young
Research Coordinator and Special Collections Librarian
Patricia Harrison
Senior Vice President, Director of Education
Tracy Friday
Director of BRIT SEED School, Teacher Education Specialist
Cheryl Potemkin
Early Childhood Education Specialist
Kimberly Whitlock
Education Operations Coordinator
Kat Goldin
Educational Specialist & Special Collection Librarian
Reginald Robinson
Green Revolution Director
Jared Williams
Green Revolution Fellow
Julie Donovan
Director of Volunteers & Public Engagement
Hannah Kuhns
Visitor Services Coordinator
Cleve Lancaster
Vice President of Development
Chris Chilton
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Tammie L. Crole
Director of Membership and Grants Coordinator
Sara Richardson
Director of Corporate Relations
Elizabeth Edwards
Vice President of Finance & Operations
Connie Johnson
Executive Assistant/Human Resource Manager
Angie Peeples
Accounting & HR Coordinator
Keri McNew Barfield, M.S.
Programs Manager
Katherine Campbell
Event and Rental Manager
Greg Gunn
Facilities Manager
Courtney Adams
Event and Rental Assistant
