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 2024-2025

Managing Editor of Journal 2019-2025

Dr. Mark McCallum

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

Vice President 2024-2025

Dr. W. Linwood Coker

Campbell University
Dept of Chemistry & Physics
PO Box 1547
Buies Creek NC 27506
Ph 910-891-1739

Collegiate Academy Executive Co-Director 2018-2023Dr. Laura ReichenbergPfeiffer University Department of Biology Misenheimer, NC 28109 Ph 704-463-3320

President Elect 2024-2025

Dr. Laura Hudson Reichenberg

Pfeiffer University
Department of Biology
Misenheimer, NC 28109
Ph 704-463-3320

Vice President 2021-2022Dr. Taek YouCampbell University  Dept Biol. Sciences 205 Day Dorm Rd Buies Creek, NC 27506 Ph 910-893-1734

Immediate Past President 2024-2025

Dr. Taek You

Campbell University
Dept Biol. Sciences
205 Day Dorm Rd
Buies Creek, NC 27506
Ph 910-893-1734

Secretary 2019-2022Dr. Maria PickeringMeredith College  Dept Biological Sciences  3800 Hillsborough St Raleigh NC 27607-5298 Ph 919-760-8437

Secretary 2022-2025

Dr. Maria Pickering

Meredith College
Dept Biological Sciences
3800 Hillsborough St
Raleigh NC 27607-5298
Ph 919-760-8437

Treasurer 2021-2024Dr. Evan ReynoldsCampbell UniversityCampbell University  Dept of Chemistry & Physics 143 Main Street Buies Creek NC 27506 Ph 910-893-1736

Treasurer 2021-2024

Dr. Evan Reynolds

Campbell University

Campbell University
Dept of Chemistry & Physics
143 Main Street
Buies Creek NC 27506
Ph 910-893-1736

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 2021-2024

Dr. Eric Anderson

East Carolina University
Department of Biology
1000 E 5th St
Greenville, NC 27858-4353 Ph 252-328-6895

Elected Board Member 2019-2022Dr. Michael StiffLenoir Rhyne University Dept Biology                     625 7th Ave NE Hickory NC 28601 Ph 828-328-1741

Elected Board Member 2022-2025

Dr. Michael Stiff

Lenoir Rhyne University
Dept Biology 625 7th Ave NE
Hickory NC 28601
Ph 828-328-1741

Elected Member 2023-2026

Dr. Danielle Graham
Fayetteville State University N
Dept of Biological and Forensic Sciences
1200 Murchison Road
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Ph 910-672-1055

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

Collegiate Academy Executive Co-Director 2021-2024

Ryan Brandt

Elon University
Dept Biology
McMichael Science Building 124I
2625 Campus Box Elon NC 27244

Collegiate Academy Executive Co-Director 2024-2027

Dr. John Merle

Chemistry Department
Winston Salem State University
Winston Salem, NC 27110
Ph 336-750-2237

Publication Committee Chairperson 2018-2024

Dr. Karen Guzman

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

Finance Committee Chairperson 2017-2024

Dr. Eid Haddad

Fayetteville State University
Dept of Biological Sciences
Science and Technology Building #426
Ph 910-672-2436

Education Committee Chair 2022-2025

Dr. David Parker

Elon University
Dept Biology
McMichael Science Building 124E
2625 Campus Box Elon NC 27244

Strategic Planning Committee Chairperson

Dr. Judy Moore

Lenoir-Rhyne University
Department of Biology
625 7th Ave
Hickory NC 28601
Ph: 828-328-7925

Bryden Awards Committee Chair 2023-2025

Graduate Counselor 2021-2024

Dr. Zhenquan Jia UNC Greensboro
Department of Biology
312 McIver Street Greensboro, NC 27412 Ph 336-256-0078

Yarbrough Research Grants Committee Chair 2023-2026

Dr. Emanuel Waddell

North Carolina A&T
Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
2907 East Gate City Blvd
Greensboro, NC 27401

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 2021-2024

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 2019-2025

Dr. David Judge

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

Student Academy Executive Director 2021-2025

Dr. Chris Thomas

North Carolina School Science & Mathematics Distance Education 1219 Broad St Durham, NC 27705-3577 Ph 919-416-2768

Collegiate Academy President 2024-2025

Jackson Owens

Lenoir-Rhyne University


Ex-Officio Members

Academy Historian 2022-2025

Dr. Lisa Kelly

UNC-Pembroke Dept Biology
PO Box 1510
Pembroke NC 28372-1510
Ph 910-521-6377

Website Coordinator 2021-2024

Dr. Stephanie Mathews

North Carolina State University
Dept Biological Sciences
Campus Box 7614
Raleigh NC 27695-7614
Ph 919-513-3492

Parliamentarian 2023-2026

Dr. Alexey Sukhinin

UNC-Greensboro
Dept of Mathematics and Statistics
PO Box 26170
Greensboro NC 27402-6170

Local Arrangements Committee Chair 2024-2025

Dr. Daniel Autrey

Chemistry Department
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Ph 910-672-1354

Science and Public Policy Committee Chairperson 2024-2027