{"id":37951,"date":"2021-10-07T09:37:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T13:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=37951"},"modified":"2021-10-07T09:37:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T13:37:18","slug":"santos-named-director-research-and-conservation-at-longwood-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=37951","title":{"rendered":"Santos named Director, Research and Conservation at Longwood Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kate Santos<\/p><\/div>\n

Longwood Gardens announced Wednesday the appointment of Kate Santos, Ph.D., as Director, Research and Conservation, to lead the organization\u2019s science-based activities, strategically driving excellence in research, conservation, land stewardship, and ecology with local, national, and global impact.<\/p>\n

Santos comes to the position having 15 years of experience leading for-profit business functions in horticulture. Most recently, she founded Kate Santos LLC, a botanical consulting firm, bringing solutions to the world\u2019s most growth-oriented horticultural companies. Prior to starting her own business, she spent six years at D\u00fcmmen Orange<\/a>, where she served as North America Operations Director and Regional Director of Supply Chain for the Americas, managing leadership teams across North America, Central America and South America. Santos also spent part of her career leading Research and Development at Costa Farms<\/a> in Miami, FL. She earned her Doctor of Environmental Horticulture from the University of Florida, and her Bachelor of Science in Plant Biology from the University of New Hampshire. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to have Kate as our new Director of Research and Conservation,\u201d said Longwood Gardens Vice President of Horticulture Sharon Loving. \u201cKate is a respected botanical expert who has worked on a diverse group of projects to create lasting impacts in the art, science, and sustainability of horticulture. Her experience and vision make her a perfect fit for this position.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am honored to be chosen as the Director of Research and Conservation at Longwood Gardens,\u201d said Santos. \u201cLongwood is internationally recognized for its legacy of plant exploration, plant conservation, and environmental stewardship and I am eager to work with Longwood\u2019s impressive team of professionals to continue to elevate and advance Longwood\u2019s important work in research, conservation, and stewardship,\u201d said Santos.<\/p>\n

The Research & Conservation division is one of four divisions in the Horticulture Department at Longwood, which also includes Floriculture and Conservatories, Horticultural Operations, and Outdoor Landscapes. The Research & Conservation programs include plant breeding, exploration, and evaluation; ecological stewardship and land management; plant conservation; and soils and compost management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Longwood Gardens announced Wednesday the appointment of Kate Santos, Ph.D., as Director, Research and Conservation, to lead the organization\u2019s science-based activities, strategically driving excellence in research, conservation, land stewardship, and ecology with local, national, and global impact. Santos comes to the position having 15 years of experience leading for-profit business functions in horticulture. Most recently, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[8236,13179,84,13180],"class_list":["post-37951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-director","tag-kate-santos","tag-longwood-gardens","tag-research-and-conservation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37951"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37952,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37951\/revisions\/37952"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/37950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}