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Our Staff

Director’s Office

Executive Director
William M. LeFevre

Administrative Assistant to the Director
Caroline Flinn

Development Office

Director, Development and Major Gifts
Christina Johnson

Development Officer
Sarah Gibbs

Annual Fund & Membership Officer
Eliza Montague

Development Associate
Lauren Song

Special Events/Facility Rentals

Director, Special Events  
Marcia Julien
919-668-5100

Special Events Assistant
Emma Livingston
919-668-5679

Marketing/Media Relations

Communications Director
Lauren Smith Hong
919-730-3144

Marketing & Communications Assistant
Katherine Hale

Terrace Shop

Terrace Shop Manager
Leola Smith
919-684-9037 

Horticulture

Director of Horticulture
Robert Mottern

Curator, Doris Duke Center Gardens
Jason Holmes

Curator, Culberson Asiatic Arboretum
Paul Jones

Curator, Terraces and Historic Gardens
Mike Owens

Curator, Blomquist Garden of Native Plants
Annabel Renwick

Ruth Mary Meyer Japanese Garden Horticulturist
Michelle Rawlins

Horticulturists
Megan Botzenhart
Martin Jahn
Branden Kowalyszyn
Maegan Luckett

Assistant Horticulturists
Michael Entwistle
Isaac Lund
Cara Rose
David Totten
Joel Woolard

Paul J. Kramer Plant Collections Manager
Scott LaGreca

Facilities Maintenance Specialist
Nick Schwab

Education, Public Programs, Visitor Services & Volunteering

Director of Learning and Community Engagement
Kavanah Anderson

University Partnerships and Community Engagement Program Coordinator
Kati Henderson

Education Program Coordinator
Liani Yirka

Volunteer Coordinator
Niki Saylor

Visitor Services Coordinator
A. Stradley

Education and Visitor Services Administrative Assistant
Kendall Toewe

Visitor Services Weekend Assistant (Saturdays)

Visitor Services Weekend Assistant (Sundays)
Andrea Ryan