The Friends of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to support the Museum. All Friends activities serve the broader goal of helping the Museum illuminate the natural world and inspire its conservation.

Board of Directors

Officers

  • Andrea Fox, Chair
  • Charles Aris, Inc.
  • John Rumsey, Vice Chair
  • RHA Wealth
  • Tara Cho, Secretary
  • Womble Bond Dickinson
  • Anna Townsend, Treasurer
  • Cherry Behaert LLP

Board

  • Donna Aldridge
    BASF
  • Drew Ammons
    Ammons Development Group
  • Sloan Carpenter
    Parker Poe
  • Tara Cho
    Womble Bond Dickinson
  • Dr. Cassandra Stroud Conover
    Retired Attorney & Educator
  • Chad Eckhardt
    ERMCO
  • Jennifer Elam
    Thomas R & Elizabeth E. McLean Foundation, Inc.
  • David Emswiler
    Bank of America
  • Amy Fulk
    30 Public Relations
  • Emily Dahl McLoughlin
    Purposefuel Marketing
  • Alfred Leach
    Leach Advisors LLC
  • Mark McIntire
    Duke Energy
  • Will Morgan
    Manning Fulton
  • Lou Muglia
    Burroughs Wellcome Fund
  • Andrea Nixon
    Financial Services Executive/Community Leader
  • Zeel Patel
    InClinicRx
  • Will Polk
    NC Public Safety
  • Scott Quesenberry
    SECU
  • Michael Rapacz
    Radeas
  • Tommy Sevier
    McGuireWoods
  • Matt Shelton
    Bandwidth, Inc.
  • Jake Shepherd
    BUILT Global
  • Alice Tate
    Spydercast LLC
  • Missie Thompson
    Community Volunteer
  • Dr. Denise Young
    Director, NC Museum of Natural Sciences

Friends Staff

Development & Administrative Staff

Retail & Rental Operations


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