Our staff directory lists contact information for our staff by department. To e-mail staff members, simply click on their name.

To view contacts for a particular department, click a link below.

• Administration/Board Offices
• Curatorial Division
• Museum Advancement
• Education
• Exhibits
• Planetarium
• Operations Division
• Maintenance & Security
• Museum Store

President/Director
Dr. Ann Tippitt	704-866-6902
Assistant Director, Operations
Karl McKinnon	704-866-6903
Executive Assistant
Dawn Gevat	704-866-6901
Accountant
Janice Edge	704-869-1985

Manager of Collections
Carrie Duran	704-869-1009
Research Coordinator/Curator of Archaeology
Dr. Alan May	704-866-6917
Curator of Life Sciences
Duane Flynn	704-866-6916
Adjunct Curator, Backcountry Lifeways
Kay Moss	704-869-1031
Adjunct Curator, Mycology
Aileen Stanley	704-866-6917

Museum Advancement Director
Debbie Windley	704-836-0020
Membership Coordinator
Bonnie Marcantel	704-866-6904

Marketing Director
Mary Alice Rogers	704-866-6923
Communications/Publications Coordinator
Kristy Crisp	704-866-6909

Administrative Assistant
Paulette Leak	704-854-6676
Head of Education
Tony Pasour	704-866-6919
Backcountry Lifeways
Suzanne Simmons	704-866-6913
Gaston County Outreach
Hugh Sherrill	704-866-6914
Environmental Education
Becca Kirlin	704-866-6911
Aboriginal/Native Studies
Steve Watts	704-866-6912
Grassroots Outreach
Laura Dameron	704-869-1033
Mandy Jordan	704-869-6915
Steve Pin	704-866-6910

Chief of Exhibits Development and Design
David Shurbutt	704-869-1029
Exhibit Preparator
Jim Hackney	704-866-6921
Exhibit Preparator
Rudy Rudisill	704-866-6921

Planetarium Head
Jim Craig	704-866-6922

Accounting & Purchasing/Visitor Services
Frances Troutman	704-866-6905
Receptionist
Sherri Heavener	704-866-6908
Receptionist (P/T)
Becky Murph	704-866-6908

Museum Operations Supervisor
Lanny Cook	704-836-0019
Safety & Security Officer/Weekend Security
Mark Rudisill	704-866-6055
Custodian
Glenn Deese	704-866-6920
Barry Nixon	704-866-6920
Outside Crew Leader
Steve Lawber	704-866-6920

Manager
Nancy Hagerman	704-866-6924
Clerks
Wilma Jordan	704-866-6924