Meet Our Team

Kate Sorrels

FOUNDER AND PROJECT LEAD
Kate is a Professor of History at the University of Cincinnati. She’s also a member of the Civic Garden Center’s 2025 Greenspace Guardians cohort.
Christina Hartlieb

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HARRIET BEECHER STOWE HOUSE
Christina is our liaison to the Stowe House, ensuring that our projects align with the museum’s interpretive plan.
Chris Homan

LEADER, STOWE PARK ADVISORY COUNCIL
Chris is a retired Senior Operations Manager at GE Aerospace, where she was a leader of the Green Team. She is also a member of the Civic Garden Center’s 2025 Greenspace Guardians cohort.
Sarah Fortenberry

CORE MEMBER, STOWE PARK ADVISORY COUNCIL
Sarah is a Paralegal with Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati and member of the Civic Caden Center’s 2025 Greenspace Guardians cohort.
Ann Gimbert

CORE MEMBER, STOWE PARK ADVISORY COUNCIL
Ann is a member of the Civic Garden Center’s 2025 Greenspace Guardians cohort and an active member of numerous conservation efforts in Cincinnati.
C.J. Pierce

CORE MEMBER, STOWE PARK ADVISORY COUNCIL
C.J. is a gardener and yoga instructor who is also an Educator at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House.
Fred Warren

MEMBER, STOWE PARK ADVISORY COUNCIL
Fred leads tours of historic Cincinnati landmarks and neighborhoods, including Walnut Hills. He’s also a long-time steward of the plantings around the Stowe House.
Beth Ullery

MEMBER, STOWE PARK ADVISORY COUNCIL
Beth is a Senior Consumer Researcher and leader of the Green Team at 84.51˚. She’s also a member of the Civic Garden Center’s 2025 Greenspace Guardians cohort.
Kymisha Montgomery

MEMBER, HISTORIC GARDENS RESEARCH PROJECT
Kymisha is the Urban Agriculture Coordinator at CIncinnati’s Civic Garden Center.
Kris Ramprasad

MEMBER, HISTORIC GARDENS RESEARCH PROJECT
Kris is an Emeritus Professor of Medicine at UC and an alum of the UC History MA program.
Brandon Reynolds

MEMBER, HISTORIC GARDENS RESEARCH PROJECT
Brandon is the Volunteer Coordinator at Cincinnati’s Civic Garden Center.
Zinnia Stewart

MEMBER, HISTORIC GARDENS RESEARCH PROJECT
Zinnia is the Community Outreach Coordinator at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House as well as an oral history expert, a teacher, and a poet.
Mark Harris

HISTORIC GARDENS RESEARCH PROJECT
Mark is an artist, writer, curator and Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Cincinnati.
Carmel Buckley

HISTORIC GARDENS RESEARCH PROJECT
Carmel is a sculptor and Professor of Fine Arts at Ohio State University.
Mona Jenkins

HISTORIC GARDENS RESEARCH PROJECT
Mona is President of the Walnut Hills Area Council and founder of Queen Mother’s Market Cooperative.

Student Fellows

Theo Jansen

GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOW
Theo is a PhD student in History at UC and a member of the Historic Garden Research Project.
Lily Webb

CO-OP STUDENT
Lily is a fourth-year Environmental Science student at UC. She is restoring the landscape around a historic redbud tree by replacing turf with native plantings, adding wildlife habitat, and creating educational signage on tree and habitat care.

Course Partners

Brian Grubb

BS HORTICULTURE PROGRAM COORDINATOR, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Herbaceous Ornamental Plants, Spring 2025
Rachel Linnemann

ARTIST AND SCHOOL OF ART FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Fiber Sculpture, Summer 2025
Taft Marsh

ASSOCIATE, HUMAN NATURE; INSTRUCTOR, SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Foundations of Landscape Architecture, Fall 2025
Teresa Cook

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EDUCATOR, ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Writing for Parks and Museums, Fall 2025
Matthew Lynch

PROFESSOR OF FINE ARTS, SCHOOL OF ART, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Ecology, History, and Creative Expression, Spring 2026 (with Kate Sorrels)