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
Christie Eckler
Vice President for Advancement
Peter Fritsch, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research / Director of the Herbarium
Connie Johnson
Director of Administration & HR Business Partner
Angie Peeples
Manager of Human Resource and Risk Administrator
Veronica Marquez
GROW Volunteer Coordinator
Montana Williams
Volunteer Manager
Peter Fritsch, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research / Director of the Herbarium
Brooke Byerley Best, Ph.D.
Director of Research Programs
Tiana Franklin Rehman
Herbarium Collections Manager
Barney L. Lipscomb
Director of BRIT Press and Library, Leonhardt Chair of Texas Botany
Jason Best
Director of Biodiversity Informatics
Morgan Gostel, Ph.D.
Research Botanist
Kim Norton Taylor
Conservation Research Botanist
Alejandra Vasco, Ph.D.
Research Botanist
Cameron Barlow
Garden Program Specialist
Cheryl Potemkin
Early Childhood Program Manager
Peter Fritsch, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research / Director of the Herbarium
Tiana Franklin Rehman
Herbarium Collections Manager
Joe Lippert
Digitization Coordinator
Ashley Bordelon
Herbarium Collections Assistant
Natch Rodriguez
Digitization Technician
Barney L. Lipscomb
Director of BRIT Press and Library, Leonhardt Chair of Texas Botany
Barney L. Lipscomb
Director of BRIT Press and Library, Leonhardt Chair of Texas Botany
Brandy Watts
BRIT Librarian
Patricia Harrison
Senior Vice President, Director of Education
Tracy Friday
Director of the SEED School
Contact The Green Revolution Team
Kat Goldin
School Program Manager & Special Collection Librarian
Cameron Barlow
Garden Program Specialist
Cheryl Potemkin
Early Childhood Program Manager
Rachel Lincoln
Education Operations Specialist
Michelle Schmidlkofer
GROW Administrative Assistant
Erin Starr White
Community Education Manager
Contact The Green Revolution Team
Christie Eckler
Vice President for Advancement
Sara Richardson
Director of Philanthropy
Chris Smith
Director of Marketing and Communications
Katherine Campbell
Director of Membership
Chris Chilton
Corporate Relations Manager
Christy Brammer
Membership Coordinator
Elizabeth Edwards
Vice President of Finance & Operations
Keri McNew Barfield, M.S.
Accounting Coordinator & Programs Manager
Abby Tolmachoff
Accounting Coordinator
Greg Gunn
Facilities Manager
Kimberly Whitlock
Event and Rental Manager
Robert Reyes
Maintenance Assistant