SAVE THE DATE – Distinguished Speaker Series -Advancing Democracy Through Landscape Design: A Look at the Olmsteds in New Jersey with Anne ‘Dede’ Neal Petri

Saturday 09-28-24 01:00 pm (Eastern)

Location: Haggerty Education Center

Anne 'Dede' Neal Petri
Anne ‘Dede’ Neal Petri

Anne ‘Dede’ Neal Petri holds a degree in American History and Literature from Harvard University and a JD from Harvard Law School. During the course of a varied and brilliant career, she served as First Vice President and then President of the Garden Club of America, and is now the President and CEO of Olmsted Network, the only national organization dedicated to protecting, preserving, and restoring Olmsted parks and landscapes across the country. In April, Dede received the National Garden Club of America’s 2024 Distinguished Service Medal for her “tireless service on behalf of plants and the spaces created to showcase them”.

More to follow regarding the topic of Ms. Petri’s lecture.

Light refreshments will be served.

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