Tracy McClendon
Tracy Barlow McClendon is the Vice President of Programs at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, the Garden serves approximately 800,000 guests per year, with a mission to develop and maintain plant collections for display, education, research, conservation, and enjoyment. The Atlanta Botanical Garden consistently ranks as one of the top botanical gardens in the United States.
Tracy oversees the Garden’s Youth and Family Programs, Adult Continuing Education, Public Programs, Interpretation, Volunteers, Libraries, and Community Outreach. During her more than two decades’ tenure leading the department, Tracy has grown the breadth and scope of the Garden’s programs into a robust, year-round series of learning opportunities that reach more than 100,000 students and adults annually onsite, online, and in the broader community.
Tracy and her team are uniquely adept at creating scalable strategies that engage people at every age and stage of life, connecting them in meaningful ways with plants and the planet.