Grace Elton, who has led New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill through nine years of substantial growth in attendance, membership and its physical footprint, is leaving the organization to take the top job at Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University.
Elton, CEO of the Boylston-based garden since 2017, will become executive director of Duke Gardens in Durham, North Carolina. Her final day at New England Botanic Garden will be Dec. 4, according to an announcement from the organization.
The departure closes a period in which the garden raised more than $31 million in its largest comprehensive capital campaign, added more than 60 acres to its property and saw annual visitation increase by 81%, according to the announcement…