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