Staff and Board of Advisors

Staff

Mark Weathington, Director

Mark Weathington

Director

(919) 513-7006 more
mark_weathington@ncsu.edu

Arlene Calhoun, Associate Director

Arlene Calhoun

Associate Director

(919) 513-6789 more
arlene_calhoun@ncsu.edu

Tim Alderton, Research Technician

Tim Alderton

Research Technician

(919) 513-7008 more
tim_alderton@ncsu.edu

Amy Beitzel, Development Assistant

Amy Beitzel

Development Assistant

919-515-1680 more
amy_beitzel@ncsu.edu

Joy Burns, School Program Coordinator

Joy Burns

School Program Coordinator

(919) 515-5129 more
joy_burns@ncsu.edu

Dennis Carey, Curator

Dennis Carey

Curator

(919) 513-7007 more
dennis_carey@ncsu.edu

Bernadette Clark, Bedding Plant Trials Coordinator

Bernadette Clark

Bedding Plant Trials Coordinator

(919) 515-1213 more
bernadette_clark@ncsu.edu

Kathy Field, Business Services Coordinator

Kathy Field

Business Services Coordinator

(919) 513-0264 more
kathy_field@ncsu.edu

Sophia McCusker, Nursery Technician

Sophia McCusker

Nursery Technician

(919) 513-7008 more
sophia_mccusker@ncsu.edu

Elizabeth Overcash, Education and Communications Manager

Elizabeth Overcash

Education and Communications Manager

(919) 513-7011 more
elizabeth_overcash@ncsu.edu

Greg Paige, Director of Horticulture

Greg Paige

Director of Horticulture

(919) 513-7009 more
gpaige@ncsu.edu

Amanda Pattillo-Lunt, Rental Coordinator

Amanda Pattillo-Lunt

Rental Coordinator

(919) 513-7457 more
jcrarentals@ncsu.edu

Luke Rangel, Rentals Assistant

Luke Rangel

Rentals Assistant

(919) 513-7457 more
lrrange2@ncsu.edu

Alycia Thornton, MPA, Director of Philanthropy

Alycia Thornton, MPA

Director of Philanthropy

(919) 513-7068 more
alycia_thornton@ncsu.edu

Kathryn Wall, Membership and Volunteer Manager

Kathryn Wall

Membership and Volunteer Manager

(919) 513-7004 more
kbwall@ncsu.edu

Blake Wentley, Education Assistant

Blake Wentley

Education Assistant

(919) 513-7005 more
rbwentle@ncsu.edu

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JC Raulston Arboretum Interns, 2024

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Board of Advisors

Heather Rollins, Chair, Fairview Garden Center
Sylvia Blankenship, Ph.D., Vice Chair
Rob Thornton, Past Chair

Jeanne Andrus, Supporter
Robert Bartlett, Jr., Bartlett Tree Experts
Basil Camu, Leaf & Limb
Cyndy Cromwell, Supporter
Dale Deppe, Spring Meadow Nursery
Brenda Pollard, Garden Club of North Carolina
Cindy Green, Ph.D., Supporter
Marilyn Grolitzer, Supporter
Sandy Harwood, Supporter
David Hoffman, Hoffman Nursery
Ruth Holcomb, Currin's Nursery
Mike Hudson, Sampson Nursery
Ashley Troth, NC State Extension Agent

Ex-officio Member

Frank Louws, Ph.D., Head, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
Tom Skolnicki, University Landscape Architect, NC State University

Board Manager

Alycia Thornton, Director of Philanthropy