Board of Trustees

Mark Packer
Executive Director
Mark Packer is proudly the Executive Director of the Montclair Foundation. A native of Montreal, Canada, Mark attended Kenyon College in Ohio for his undergraduate degree and the University of Pennsylvania for graduate work. He served as the Executive Director of Appel Farm Arts and Music Center in Elmer, New Jersey for over 29 years, and Executive Director of the South Orange Performing Arts Center for six years, before arriving at The Montclair Foundation in the fall of 2020. Mark is an avid vegetable gardener, hiker, thespian, kayaker, gearhead and ailurophile. He also golfs badly.
The Montclair Foundation Honorary Trustees
- George R. Harris, Honorary Chair
- Aubin Z. Ames
- Lissa Barrett
- Brenda L. Bingham
- Emer Featherstone
- Jacqueline McMullen
- Anne E. Westerman
The Montclair Foundation / Van Vleck House & Gardens Staff
- Mark Packer, Executive Director
- Anita Peterson, Director Of Development
- Laura Roberts, Director Of Horticulture
- Brett Miller, Facilities Director
- Michelle Wiessner, Director Of Education
- Kelsey Sirica, Environmental Educator
- Eileen Lundberg, Communications & Office Manager
- Aleta Guzik, Rentals Manager
- Tracey Diamond, Creative Development/Manager
- Adrienne Pardee, Development Administrator
- Cailee Sprouse, Seasonal Garden Assistant
Van Vleck House & Garden Management Committee 2024-2025
- Barbara Baletti
- Lissa Barrett
- Andrée Bertsche
- Doug Ewertsen
- Emer Featherstone
- Jennifer Friedberg
- Cathy Garrity
- Jeanie Givens
- Michele Grosso
- Meryl Hillsberg, Co-Chair
- Deborah Jeanne Hirsch
- Alex Kolbe
- Joyce Manning Magrini
- Betty Jagoda Murphy
- Marisabel R. Raymond
- Jill Rockwitz
- Ginger Steuart
- Laura Trembulak
Van Vleck House & Gardens/Founding Members
- Aubin Z. Ames
- Brenda L. Bingham
- Rose Cali
- Joan Crowther (Dec)
- Carl Culbreth
- Lynn T. Dodd (Dec)
- George R. Harris
- John R. Helm (Dec)
- Susan Jones
- Jacqueline McMullen
- Barbara Meyer
- Connie Perdue (Dec)
- Marisabel R. Raymond
- Eileen Tokar (Dec)
- Judith C. Turner
- Karen R. Whitehaus
Donations are appreciated