$74M Naples botanical garden names interim CEO

Naples Botanical Garden has named Carl Crosetto, who was board chair of the nonprofit from 2018-2021, interim president and CEO. 

Crosetto, according to a Tuesday statement from the organization, takes on the CEO role after the departure of former leader Donna McGinnis, who had been CEO of the nonprofit since 2017; McGinnis is leaving to take the same role at Denver Botanic Gardens.

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Crosetto's role as CEO is effective Jan. 16, 2026, the release states, as it is for McGinnis in Colorado. 

Crosetto has “deep institutional knowledge of the Garden,” the release states, in addition to having had “a distinguished career leading complex organizations, including serving as president of Bowne & Co., a Fortune 500 company.”

Britt Patterson-Weber, who has been with Garden for 17 years, will serve as Interim Deputy CEO during the transition period, the organization says. 

Naples Botanical Garden, in the statement, says in the coming weeks, the board will “announce a CEO Search Committee that will engage a national firm to guide a comprehensive search for the Garden’s next peesident & CEO, with oversight provided by the Executive Committee.”

Naples Botanical Garden, founded in 1993, had $73.98 million in assets in fiscal 2024, according to public tax filings. It had $27.35 million in revenue and $17.45 million in expenses for the year, the filings show. The facility is on about 170 acres 3 miles from downtown Naples.