Nancy Bechtol
Horticulturist and Scientific Facility Management
Member since: 2001
Ms. Bechtol is Director Emerita of of Smithsonian Facilities at the Smithsonian Institution. As director she managed all facilities planning, design, construction, engineering, operations and maintenance needs within the nineteen museums, nine research centers and the National Zoo, largely in Washington, DC, New York, and Panama. The Smithsonian's worldwide portfolio is over 12 million square feet with over 600 buildings and 43,000 acres of land and is maintained utilizing an in-house workforce of over 1000 FTE and an operating budget of over $400 million. She oversaw the Office of Safety, Health and Environmental Management, Smithsonian Gardens, and Office of Emergency Management, and served as the Smithsonian's Senior Sustainability and Climate Change Adaptation Officer. Ms. Bechtol graduated from University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science degree in Horticulture. She received her Master of Science from University of Delaware through the Longwood Program in Public Garden Administration. Member since 2001.
