BOARD OF DIRECTORS — North Carolina Academy of Science

Photo of sunflowers in Dorthea Dix Park, by Maria Pickering, Assistant Professor of Biology, Meredith College.

To represent the Academy, the Board of Directors of the Academy consists of members that represent the interests of all three branches. The Collegiate Academy and Student Academy have separate boards and meet separately to handle their routine business, but Senior Academy business is addressed during the main board meeting along with items that need to be coordinated between the three branches.

The Board of Directors is composed of elected officers and appointed individuals. The Board meets four times per year to consider business related to the activities and functions of the Academy.

**President** 2026-2027
**Dr. Lei Zhang**
Winston-Salem State University
Chemistry Dept
Winston-Salem, NC 27110
Ph 336-750-3179

**Vice President** 2024-2027
**Dr. W. Linwood Coker**
Campbell University
Dept of Chemistry & Physics
PO Box 1547
Buies Creek NC 27506
Ph 910-891-1739

**President** **Elect** 2026-2027
**Education Committee Chair** 2025-2028
**Dr. David Parker**
Elon University
Dept Biology
McMichael Science Building 124E
2625 Campus Box Elon NC 27244

Collegiate Academy Executive Co-Director 2018-2023Dr. Laura ReichenbergPfeiffer University Department of Biology Misenheimer, NC 28109 Ph 704-463-3320 — **Immediate President** 2026-2027
**Dr. Laura Hudson Reichenberg**
Pfeiffer University
Dept of Biology
Misenheimer, NC 28109
Ph 704-463-3320

**Secretary** 2025-2028
**Dr. Mike Kingston**
Elon University
Dept Biology and Environmental Studies
Campus Box 2625
Elon NC 27244
Ph 336-278-6182

**Treasurer** 2024-2027
**Dr. Sarah Goforth**
**Campbell University**
Campbell University
Dept of Chemistry & Physics
143 Main Street
Buies Creek NC 27506

Elected Board Member 2025-2028

Dr. Carly York

Lenoir Rhyne University
Dept Biology 625 7th Ave NE
Hickory NC 28601

Elected Member 2024-2027

Dr. Daniel Brown

Duke University Toxicology Program Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
2200 West Main Street Suite 400
Durham NC 27705

**Elected Member** 2026-2029
**Dr. Darryl Bing**
Durham Technical Community College

**Managing Editor of Journal** 2025-2028
**Dr. Mark McCallum**

Pfeiffer University
Academic Affairs & Dept of Biology
48380 US Hwy 52 Misenheimer, NC 28109
Ph 704-463-3307

**Collegiate Academy Executive Director** 2024-2029

**Dr. John Merle**
Chemistry Dept
Winston Salem State University
Winston Salem, NC 27110
Ph 336-750-2237

Elected Member and Membership Committee Chairperson 2021-2024Dr. Eric AndersonEast Carolina University Department of Biology 1000 E 5th St Greenville, NC 27858-4353 Ph 252-328-6895 — **Membership Committee Chairperson** 2024-2027
**Dr. Eric Anderson**
East Carolina University
Dept of Biology
1000 E 5th St
Greenville, NC 27858-4353 Ph 252-328-6895

**Publication Committee Co-Chair** 2024-2027
**Dr. Karen Guzman**

Campbell University
Dept of Biological Sciences
PO Box 308
Buies Creek NC 27506-0308
Ph 910-814-4365

Elected Board Member 2019-2022Dr. Michael StiffLenoir Rhyne University Dept Biology 625 7th Ave NE Hickory NC 28601 Ph 828-328-1741 — **Publication Committee Chair** 2025-2028
**Dr. Michael Stiff**
Lenoir Rhyne University
Dept Biology 625 7th Ave NE
Hickory NC 28601
Ph 828-328-1741

**Finance Committee Chair.** 2024-2027
**Dr. David Vandermast**
Elon University
Dept Biology
McMichael Science Building 124B
2625 Campus Box Elon NC 27244

**Yarbrough Research Grants Committee Chair** 2026-2029
**Dr. Danielle Graham**
Fayetteville State University
Dept of Biological and Forensic Sciences
1200 Murchison Road
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Ph 910-672-1055

**Bryden Awards Committee Chair** 2025-2028
**Dr. Zhenquan Jia** UNC Greensboro
Dept of Biology
312 McIver Street Greensboro, NC 27412 Ph 336-256-0078

Annual Meeting Committee Chairperson 2021-2024Dr. Maria Santisteban UNC Pembroke Dept Biology PO Box 1510 Pembroke NC 28372-1510 Ph 910-775-4274 Fax 910-522-5754 — **Annual Meeting Committee Chairperson** 2024-2027
**Dr. Maria Santisteban**

UNC Pembroke Dept Biology
PO Box 1510
Pembroke NC 28372-1510
Ph 910-775-4274 Fax 910-522-5754

Executive Editor of the Journal 2019-2022Dr. David Judge Gardner-Webb University Dept of Natural Sciences - Biology PO Box 7221, GWU Boiling Springs, NC 28017 Ph 704-406-4368 — **Executive Editor of the Journal** 2025-2028
**Dr. David Judge**

Gardner-Webb University
Dept of Natural Sciences - Biology
PO Box 7221, GWU
Boiling Springs, NC 28017
Ph 704-406-4368

Ex-Officio Members