NYBG head steps down after two years
BY JENNA BAGCAL
The New York Botanical
Garden announced that Dr.
Carrie Rebora Barratt is stepping
down as the institution’s
CEO and William C. Steere Sr.
President following her two
year tenure.
Barratt assumed the role
in July 2018 and became NYBG’s
fi rst female president.
While the Board searches for
Barratt’s successor, NYBG Director
J.V. Cossaboom will fi ll
in during the interim.
“My two-year tenure at
the Garden, including leadership
in this unprecedented
time, has helped me see our
changing world with new perspective.
The Garden has the
strong foundation in place
to seize new opportunities of
signifi cant scope in our community
in the Bronx and beyond,”
Barratt said in an offi -
cial statement.
Among her myriad contributions
to the Garden included
staff and Board Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion committees
which created an institutional
DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion)
plan, a $17.7 million
restoration of the palm dome
of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory,
developing vital educational
programs and enriching
and expanding digital
content, expanding biodiversity
studies and presenting
the largest botanical exhibition
in history, “Brazillian
Modern: The Living Art of Roberto
Burle Marx.”
“I express my profound
gratitude and respect for the
staff and Board and am immensely
proud of the work
we have done together to
strengthen the Garden’s role
as a world leader in the botanical
and horticultural dimensions
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of climate change,
sustainability, food security,
and human wellness in body
and mind. I depart after a period
of considerable thought
about my own path and have
chosen this moment as an opportune
time to act, when we
have closed out our fi scal year
with a balanced budget and
are ready to welcome the public
back,” said Barratt.
Prior to working at NYBG,
Barratt spent 34 distinguished
years at The Metropolitan
Museum of Art, where
she worked as a curator. The
Chicago native earned her
B.A. from the University of Illinois,
an M.A. in art history
from UCLA and a Ph.D from
CUNY. She currently lives in
Manhattan.
“We are grateful to Dr.
Barratt for the important contributions
she has made to the
institution,” said J. Barclay
Collins, chairman of the Board
of Trustees. “We especially appreciate
her role in leading the
institution through the challenges
of the COVID-19 pandemic.
She leaves the Garden
in a strong fi nancial and operational
position as we head
into our reopening, scheduled
for later this month.”
Dr. Carrie Rebora Barratt
Photo courtesy of NYBG
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