About Us | Museum Leadership
Governance
The Museum of Life and Science is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Barry Van Deman with more than 20 years experience as an innovative museum leader and science educator, and governed by an elected and appointed volunteer Board of Directors empowered with the fiduciary authority to administer the affairs and carry out the mission of the Museum.
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Chair: Christopher
A.M. Simmons, Associate Vice-President,
Vice Chair: John E. Reardon, Chief Scientific
Officer, Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Secretary:
Treasurer: Gayle Sheppard, Chairman of the
Board, Saffron Technology, Inc.
Farad Ali,
Phil Bartos,
Emma S. Battle, Director of Online Marketing, Red Hat, Inc.
Joe W. Bowser,
Eleanor Boyd, Instructor, Duke Certificate Program in Non-Profit Management; Non-Profit Consultant and Coach
Wendell M.
Davis, Deputy County Manager,
Arlene J. Diosegy, Partner, Williams Mullen
Holly Ewell-Lewis, Homemaker, Marketing Director
Dr. Paul D.
Fullagar, Professor of Geological Science, University of
Dr. Thomas
F. Keller, Dean Emeritus, Fuqua
Dr. Cynthia Kuhn,
Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology; Professor in
Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences,
Ted Obomanu, President, Mantel Solutions
Marjorie Brown Pierson, Fine Art Photographer
Ted Voorhees,
Julian Wachs, Retired, Community Volunteer
Charlie
Wilson, Project Manager, C.T. Wilson Construction Co., Inc.
President
and CEO: Barry A. Van Deman