Holden Forests & Gardens
Halle Scotese serves as the Director of Private Events at Holden Forests & Gardens since December 2021 and has been an Independent Consultant for Smile By Scotese since 2017, specializing in executive-level collaborations and organizational transformations. Prior experience includes roles as an Executive Leadership Consultant at Marvel Consultants, focusing on recruitment for hospitals, and various positions at City Year, where significant contributions were made to program growth and event management. Early career experience includes education roles at We The People Program and Integrations Treatment Center. Halle Scotese holds a degree in Non-Profit Administration with a minor in Business from Cleveland State University.
Holden Forests & Gardens
Holden Forests & Gardens is made up of two of Northeast Ohio’s most important environmental and cultural institutions — the Holden Arboretum and Cleveland Botanical Garden — whose mission is to advance and inspire a deeper understanding of plants to enhance life. The 12th largest public garden in the country, Holden Forests & Gardens has more than 17,000 member households and annual attendance of close to 400,000, for whom we strive to provide inspirational and educational visitor experiences. Holden Forests & Gardens is making a positive impact in the region through urban greening and forestry initiatives, environmental research, nature-based educational programs, and world-class visitor experiences at its two campuses. We envision a future in which vibrant green communities and diverse native forests of the Great Lakes region flourish and sustain life.