Elisa Read Pappaterra is the Horticultural Specialist at RIOS, a multidisciplinary design firm based in Los Angeles. Elisa’s landscape focused research and designs emphasize all site components and context from soil to wildlife.

Pat Dressendorfer is an avid naturalist and educator who enjoys being outdoors in places where native plants still thrive.

Patricia Carpenter is a California Native Plant Society Garden Ambassador who has enjoyed inspiring gardeners of all ages and skill levels for over 30 years.

Susan E. Yoder is the executive director of Seed Your Future, the national movement to promote horticulture and encourage more people to pursue careers working with plants.

Peggy Smith is a UCCE Yolo County Master Gardener and board member of the Board of Directors Central Park Gardens.

Ann Daniel is a UCCE Yolo County Master Gardener and a member of the Board of Directors of Central Park Gardens as well as the Pacific Horticulture.

Allison Pennell is a horticulturist with 20 years of experience gardening in the Pacific Northwest and Director of Development for the Oregon Garden Foundation in Silverton, Oregon.

Jackie Salas is a horticulturist, certified arborist, and landscape supervisor.