Mount Auburn Cemetery
Rie Macchiarolo currently serves as the Director of Ornamental Horticulture at Mount Auburn Cemetery, a position held since March 2023. Prior experience includes roles as an Ecological Field Technician at Parterre Ecological from April 2020 to March 2023, and as a Design & Project Manager at Green City Growers from May 2015 to April 2020. Additionally, Rie worked as an Outreach Coordinator for the Environmental and Transportation Planning Division of the City of Cambridge from March 2015 to December 2016. Rie is a graduate of The Conway School of Landscape Design, holding a Master of Science in Ecological Design, and also obtained a Certificate in Permaculture Design from Phipps Conservatory. An academic background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Prior to focusing on ecological design, Rie served as the Director of Community Homes at Lifesteps, Inc. from September 2009 to August 2013.