Herbarium Staff

• As Director of the Herbarium, Dr. Thiers oversees the daily operation of the Cryptogamic Herbarium, manages the budget, and supervises six Curatorial Assistants, the Imaging Coordinator, and the Science Information Managers.

• As Associate Vice President for Collections and Publications, Dr. Holmgren has overall responsibility for the Herbarium, the LuEster T. Mertz Library, and the NYBG Press.

• As Associate Director and Curator of the Herbarium, Dr. Kallunki oversees the daily operation of the Phanerogamic section of the Herbarium and coordinates the work of its staff.

• The Herbarium Secretary is responsible for coordinating the use of the NYBG apartment for herbarium visitors, herbarium correspondence, ordering supplies, and preparing final copies of reports and grant proposals.

• The Administrative Curator oversees the herbarium visitor program, manages specimen exchange for publication/purchase, contributes to the Science web site, and participates in curation of the Herbarium.

• The Senior Information Managers coordinate the activities of the entire Science Information Management staff, and manage the Science section of the NYBG web site. They are responsible for CASSIA (the NYBG on-line Virtual Herbarium), and also manage the non-vascular plant specimen catalog data.

• The Science Information Managers train all new users of the database system in the operation of the database and also in interpretation of specimen label data. The Information Managers supervise the specimen cataloging process by keeping track of the various cataloging projects that are going on within the institution and preside over meetings of catalogers where policies, questions, and concerns regarding cataloging are discussed. They work with the Computer Services Department staff to specify any changes or additions needed to the specimen database system. The Science Information Managers also prepare specimen records for posting to the World Wide Web and design web pages for NYBG Herbarium Projects.  The Imaging Coordinator manages the Specimen Imaging Center, where herbarium specimens (currently the vascular plant type specimens) are photographed to accompany the on-line specimen catalog.

• The Collections Managers supervise the mounters and filers, provide orientation and training of interns and graduate students from NYBG's joint programs, supervise and participate in the processing of collections made by NYBG staff members and their project associates, and catalog specimens.

Curatorial Assistants
        Anja Amthoft-Nielsen
        Jennifer Arnold
        C. Cockerham
        Amy Falder
        Gena Fernandez
        Christine Lucas
        Edgardo Rivera
        Celia Stamerra
        Dorothy Warder
        Eileen Whalen
        Justin Wynns

• The Curatorial Assistants process Institute of Systematic Botany staff collections, enter field data for labels into the computer database, catalog specimen data, orient visiting researchers, pull requested loans, and answer requests for data from NY specimens.

• The Specimen Mounters mount new specimens and repair specimens for loan. The Specimen Filers file all newly accessioned specimens, returned loans, and newly-made specimen covers.

• The Shipping Supervisor has overall responsibility for the Herbarium Shipping office and opens, counts, and keeps records on the incoming shipments. She is also responsible for freezing all incoming shipments and newly-mounted specimens.

• The Shipping Clerk has responsibility for sorting, wrapping, and keeping records for outgoing shipments.