AT THE GARDEN — Senior staff

Civic and Educational Affiliations

Western Golf Association/ Evans Scholars Foundation

Capital Campaign Committee, Northwestern University Chapter House

As vice president of marketing and development for the Chicago Botanic Garden, Jim Boudreau directs all fundraising and integrated marketing efforts, shaping communications strategies and overseeing a $50 million plant conservation science initiative. The latter includes the scheduled September 2009 opening of the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center.

Mr. Boudreau joins the Garden from the National Restaurant Association, where for six years he served as senior vice president for brand marketing for products and services, responsible for brand management, integrated direct marketing, and fundraising.  
As senior vice president of risk management and marketing services for the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, Mr. Boudreau managed training and certification programs including ServSafe, the restaurant industry’s No.1 food safety and certification program.

Prior to his role at the National Restaurant Association, Mr. Boudreau served as vice president/account director at Leo Burnett USA, managing the Starbucks, United States Postal Service, JM Smucker, and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association accounts. Before that, he was a manager at Ogilvy & Mather Chicago; Foote, Cone & Belding; Campbell Mithun Esty; and IBM. 

Mr. Boudreau received a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in advertising from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.