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
Head Rose Gardener & Deputy Director of Operations
Peter Winne volunteer@elizabethparkct.org
Visitor Center Manager
Susan Barney
visitors@elizabethparkct.org
Development Manager
Ann Drinan
development@elizabethparkct.org
860-231-9443
Development Advisor Margaret Tilney
Development Coordinator & Office Administrator
Kelly Nolen
admin@elizabethparkct.org
860-231-9443, ext 101
Gardener
Wesley Gage
Gardener
David Rivera
Elizabeth Park Conservancy Consultants
Accountant
Ellen Deutsch
accounting@elizabethparkct.org
Consulting Rosarian
Stephen Scanniello
roses@elizabethparkct.org
Horiculturist
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 Edward Samorajczyk
Treasurer David Jepson Secretary M. Laurie Wasserstein
Asst. Secretary Nancy A. Porter
Past Chair Charlie Ortiz
Current Directors
Avery Buell Francine Christiansen Mark Fisher
Douglas Hyland
Kelly Jarvis
Marian Kellner
Sibongile Magubane Leslie Smith Donna Stout Rosemarie Tate
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 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 Kimberly Byrd
Karen Byrne
Susan Clemow Adam Cohen
Tina Collias
Halsey & Michele Cook Anna Corcoran
Brad & Lauren Drazen
Jared & Clare Edwards
Joanne Eudy
Ann Marie Fauliso
Ellen Flynn
Debbie Grazier
William Howard & Liz Kaplan Karen Huhtanen
Susan Izard
Diana Jepsen
Annette Jervasi Kitty and Jack Keane
Linda Kelly Robert Kret
Paddi LeShane
Carole Mucha
Eileen Pollack Nat Reeves
Sara Ellen Sargent
Lisa Silvestri Michelle Souza
Jessica Stasulis
Elizabeth (Lisa) Stout
Mary Tulumaris Jeffrey Verney
Connie Williams