Jackie Higgins and Phillip Sammuli
Interim Co-CEOs
Visionary Leadership

Advancing Change

Jackie Higgins and Phillip Sammuli Step Up as Interim Co-CEOs

Important update to Forever Balboa Park’s leadership

With the recent departure of Elizabeth Babcock as Forever Balboa Park’s President and CEO, two members of our leadership team, Jackie Higgins and Phillip Sammuli, are taking on additional duties as Interim Co-CEOs, ensuring continuity as we embark upon a nationwide search for our next CEO. Jackie currently serves as VP of Planning and has been instrumental in spearheading the Botanical Building renovation project along with myriad other projects to improve the park’s gardens and urban forest. Phillip joined Forever Balboa Park last summer as VP of Institutional Advancement and has played a pivotal role in fostering partnerships and securing support for our initiatives. We are confident that our dedicated staff, volunteers, and community partners will enable us to continue to thrive during this time of transition.

Senior Leadership:

Craig Batrez
Vice President of Facilities & Operations
Jacqueline Higgins, ASLA
INTERIM CO-CEO & VICE PRESIDENT OF PLANNING
Elizabeth Porter, CPA
Vice President of Finance
Phillip Sammuli
INTERIM CO-CEO & VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

Board Members

Victoria Hamilton, Chair
Pemberton Smith, Treasurer
Lynn Langley, Secretary
Doug Kerner, Immediate Past Chair
John Venekamp, Chair-Elect
Pat Caughey
Gaidi Finnie
Joyce Gattas, PhD
George Hardy
James Hughes
Maureen Lamberti
Jaimi Lomas
Connie Matsui
Betty Peabody
Gonzalo Rojas
Allison Rossett
Jonathan Shulman
John Toman
Ken Tranbarger
Lucy Warren
Pete Wheeler
Ann Wilson
Michael Yee

Staff

Radka Bartholomew,
Special Projects Coordinator

Guadalupe Blanchard,
Facilities

Bill Brown,
Balboa Park Carousel Manager

Jorge Campos,
Facilities

Lisa Campano,
Balboa Park Visitors Center

Ashley Carbonell,
Database and Donor Relations Specialist

Brenda Castillo,
Senior Manager of Visitors Services

Sophia Galvez,
Volunteer Project Coordinator

Caroline Hill,
Americorps VIP Fellow

Brigitta Rehn,
Senior Project Specialist

Andrea Durell,
Senior Volunteer Project Manager

Briana Tellez,
Marketing and Communications Specialist

Janessa Wheeler,
Annual Giving and Stewardship Specialist

Jordan White,
Visitors Services Manager

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