Kay Chubbuck: VP of Engagement and Learning
Kennett Square, PA – Kay Chubbuck has been named Vice President of Engagement and Learning for Longwood Gardens. In this role, she will oversee the development of Longwood’s award-winning in-person, online, and community-based educational and training programs, which have attracted and engaged learners of all ages from around the globe since 1956.
With more than two decades of experience in creating and implementing educational experiences, Chubbuck most recently was Vice President for Education at New York Botanical Garden (NYBG). During her tenure, she developed both in-person and online educational opportunities, overseeing programs for upwards of 100,000 school children and 16,000 adult learners annually. By introducing new technologies and flexible online courses to reach a global audience, she played a key role in advancing the Garden’s digital programs.
Previously, Chubbuck worked for Sotheby’s Institute of Art as Director of Non-Degree Programs and later as Global Online Director. In these roles, she designed and launched a new online graduate degree program for mature and non-traditional students, nurtured international partnerships for joint-degree programs, and created an experiential summer program for teens that included scholarships for students from backgrounds underrepresented in the arts.
Longwood Gardens encompasses 1,100 acres of gardens, woodlands, meadows, fountains, a 10,010-pipe Aeolian organ, and grand Conservatory. It continues the mission set forth by founder Pierre S. du Pont to bring joy and inspiration to everyone through the beauty of nature, conservation and learning. Since 1956, thousands of students from all over the world have participated in one or more of Longwood’s intensive programs, ranging from School & Youth Programs that educate 45,000 students both online and in person each year, to the two-year Professional Horticulture Program and the Fellows Program. Graduates have gone on to leadership roles in many of the world’s top horticultural institutions. For more information, visit longwoodgardens.org
