Christine Prescott-Jacobsen is the director of Reiman Gardens. Photo by Christopher Gannon.
Alumna Christine Prescott-Jacobsen began serving as director of Reiman Gardens on Aug. 1. She provides strategic leadership and direction while overseeing daily operations, assisted by a team of 24 employees.
Prescott-Jacobsen returns to Ames from Omaha, where she served for six years as director of education at Lauritzen Gardens, the city's member-supported botanical center. She managed the education staff including the volunteer coordinator, engaged with donors and managed the education budget. She served on the steering and design committee for a $28.5 million capital campaign that included an innovative, multidisciplined children's garden. Previously, for 21 years she worked as an information education specialist with Nebraska's Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, one of 23 such districts in the state. Her responsibilities included educational programs and camps, public relations (website, social media, newsletters, media relations) and curriculum development for teachers. She held the district's permit to house two raptors for educational programs.
Her numerous volunteer commitments include board positions for the Audubon Society of Omaha and Fontenelle Forest, a nature preserve south of Omaha.
Prescott-Jacobsen earned a bachelor's degree in animal ecology from Iowa State and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Nebraska, Omaha.
Her office is 1380 Conservatory Building at Reiman Gardens. She can be reached by phone at 515-294-6212, by email at cprescot@iastate.edu.
