This building was formerly the Caretaker’s Cottage for the Park, and is a two-story, frame and gable roof house with twin chimneys. It is the only building here that existed during the lifetime of the Park donor, Mr. Charles Pond. Documentation suggests it was most likely built around 1875, making it the oldest building in the Park. Theodore Wirth moved the Caretaker’s Cottage from Asylum Avenue to its present location in 1898 when he created the Farmstead as the working center for the Park.
Elizabeth Park Conservancy Staff
President & CEO
Christine Doty
cdoty@elizabethparkct.org
860-231-9443, ext 102
Director of Park Operations
Kathy Kraczkowsky
gardens@elizabethparkct.org
860-231-9443, ext 103
Development Manager
Ann Drinan
development@elizabethparkct.org
Development Advisor
Margaret Tilney
Development & Marketing Coordinator
Kelly Nolen
admin@elizabethparkct.org
860-231-9443, ext 101
Visitor Center Manager
Susan R. Barney
visitors@elizabethparkct.org
Gardener
Wesley Gage
Gardener
David Rivera
Elizabeth Park Conservancy Consultants
Accountant
Ellen Deutsch
accounting@elizabethparkct.org
Rosarian
Stephen Scanniello
roses@elizabethparkct.org
Horticulturist
Rosemary Aldridge
plants@elizabethparkct.org
Gift Shop Manager
Stephanie Webb
giftshop@elizabethparkct.org
Horticulturist Emeritus
Robert A. Prill
Elizabeth Park Conservancy Board of Directors
Chair Ben Flynn
Vice-Chair Marian Kellner
Treasurer David Jepson
Asst. Treasurer Edward Samorajczyk
Secretary Francine Christiansen
Asst. Secretary Rosemarie Tate
Immediate Past Chair Charlie Ortiz
Current Directors
Avery Buell
Joanne Eudy
Douglas Hyland
Liana M. Douillet Guzmán
Kelly Jarvis
Diana Jepsen
Leslie Smith
Donna Stout
M. Laurie Wasserstein
Roberta Woronow
Honorary Lifetime Directors
Tina Collias *
Michelle Drain
Mike Fuss
Joanna Gerber, MD
Paul Grimmeisen
Victor Jarm *
Louis Lista
Marianne Lorenzo
Nancy Mixter
John Balf Morgan
Levette Perkins
Dave Peterson
Sali Riege *
Eve Silvester *
Lisa Silvestri
William Turull
Lina Wagner *
Kim Yarum
* deceased
Former Presidents/Chairs
Laura Berman
Mike Fuss
Garnette Johnson *
Helen S Kaman *
Kathy Kraczkowsky
Charlie Ortiz
Dave Peterson
Anne Pinto *
Lisa Silvestri
Lina Wagner *
Milton Young *
* deceased
Elizabeth Park Conservancy Ambassadors
Beverly Baker
David & Sandra Bobowski
Eileen Buell
Kimberly Byrd
Susan Clemow
Adam Cohen
Halsey & Michele Cook
Anna Corcoran
Jared & Clare Edwards
David Ellovich
Ann Marie Fauliso
Ellen Flynn
Bill Gleason
Debbie Grazier
William Howard & Liz Kaplan
Karen Huhtanen
Susan Izard
Annette Jervasi
Louise Kaufman
Kitty & Jack Keane
Rob Kret
Paddi LeShane
Kathy Marr
Carole Mucha
Eileen Pollack
Nancy Porter
Nat Reeves
Sara Ellen Sargent
Marisela Sener
Kirsten Shea
Lisa Silvestri
Michelle Souza
Jessie Stasulis
Elizabeth (Lisa) Stout
Mary Tulumaris
Connie Williams