Mount Auburn Cemetery
Ronnit Bendavid-Val has extensive work experience in horticulture and landscape management. In their most recent role as VP of Horticulture & Landscape at Mount Auburn Cemetery, they are responsible for overseeing multiple teams and implementing landscape improvements. Prior to this, they worked as the Director of Horticulture and Director of Gardens & Grounds at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where they managed both indoor and outdoor operations. Ronnit also served as the VP of Horticulture and Park Operations at Friends of the High Line, overseeing park operations and visitor experience. Ronnit has previous experience with the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, where they held various roles in horticulture management and park restoration. Additionally, they worked as a Program Director & Farm Manager at Project Renewal. Throughout their career, Ronnit Bendavid-Val has demonstrated strong leadership skills and a dedication to enhancing and preserving landscapes.
Ronnit Bendavid-Val attended the Faculty of Agriculture at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. From 1987 to 1990, they completed their Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Soil and Water Science. Following that, they pursued further education in the same field, earning a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Agronomy from the same university from 1991 to 1994.
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Mount Auburn Cemetery
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Mount Auburn Cemetery has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the Department of the Interior, recognizing it as one of the country's most significant cultural landscapes. Founded in 1831, it was the first large-scale designed landscape open to the public in the United States. Today its beauty, historical associations and horticultural collections are internationally renowned. Our founders believed that burying and commemorating the dead was best done in a tranquil and beautiful natural setting at a short distance from the city center. They also believed that the Cemetery should be a place for the living, "embellishing" the natural landscape with ornamental plantings, monuments, fences, fountains and chapels. This inspired concept was copied widely throughout the United States, giving birth to the rural cemetery movement and the tradition of garden cemeteries. Their popularity led, in turn, to the establishment of America's public parks.