Board of Directors

The Oregon Garden is overseen by the Oregon Garden Foundation Board of Directors, composed of volunteer board members, and is recognized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Oregon Garden Foundation is dedicated to the promotion and growth of The Oregon Garden.

• April Newton – Board Chair & Secretary, President, Silverton City Council
• Kyle Palmer – Treasurer, Hospital Administrator, VCA Animal Hospitals, Inc.
• Eric Hammond – Head Grower, Heritage Seedlings
• Darin Rybloom – Director of Grocery Buying & Sales, Roth’s Fresh Markets
• Jackie Franke – Owner, Franke & Associates
• Heather-Desmarteau Fast – Horticulurist & Landscape Designer