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General Inquiries
Email: garden@mun.ca
Phone: 709-864-8590

Gardening Questions/Plant ID
Email: gardenquestions@mun.ca

Master Gardeners Program
Email: mastergardener@mun.ca

Mailing Address

Memorial University Botanical Garden
Memorial University
St. John’s, NL A1C 5S7

Courier Address

Memorial University Botanical Garden
306 Mount Scio Rd.
St. John’s, NL A1B 4L6

Staff Contacts

Kim Shipp, B.A., M.A.
Garden Director
Phone: 709-864-3326
Email: kshipp@mun.ca

Madonna Bishop, B.Sc., M.Sc. 
Research Liaison
Phone: 709-864-3328
Email: mbishop@mun.ca

Melissa Churchill
Administrative Staff Specialist I
Phone: 709-864-8591
Email: melissa.churchill@mun.ca

Deborah Coombs, B.A.(hons), M.M.S.
Marketing Advisor
Phone: 709-864-3329
Email: deborah.coombs@mun.ca 

Christine Gillard, B.En.Sc.
Environmental Educator
Phone: 709-864-4418
Email: cgillard@mun.ca
Bookings: bgprograms@mun.ca

Mindi Hasselman
Visitor Services Supervisor
Phone: 709-864-8590
Email: mh6086@mun.ca

Darcy McMeekin, M.Ed
Development Officer (Charitable Gifts & Sponsorships)
Phone: 709-864-7669
Email: mcmeekin@mun.ca 

Todd Boland, B.Sc., M.Sc.
Horticulturist
Phone: 709-864-6773
Email: jtboland@mun.ca

Tim Walsh, O.D.H.
Nursery Manager
Phone-office: 709-864-3585
Phone-nursery: 709-864-4060
Email: twalsh@mun.ca

Meghan McCarthy, B.A., R.S.E.
Assistant Horticulturist
Email: meghan.mccarthy@mun.ca

Josh Elyk
Assistant Horticulturist
Phone-nursery: 709-864-4060
Email: jde485@mun.ca

Chris Langmead
Grounds Maintenance Foreman
Phone: 709-682-3744