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

2009–2010

Christopher A.M. Simmons, Chair
Associate Vice-President, Duke University

John E. Reardon, Vice Chair
Chief Scientific Officer, Integrated Oncology Solutions, Inc.

Tracey Martin, Secretary
Sr. VP, Region Sales & Marketing Manager, SunTrust Bank

Stephen DeCherney, Treasurer
M.D., M.P.H., Professor, UNC School of Medicine

Barry A. Van Deman
Museum President and CEO

Farad Ali
Durham City Council

Joe W. Bowser
Durham County Commissioner

Eleanor Boyd
State Director, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic

Julia White Buckner
Senior Policy Advisor, North Carolina Department of Justice

Dewanda S. Dalrymple
Senior Accountant, Finance Department, Durham County Government

Wendell M. Davis
Deputy County Manager, Durham County

Arlene J. Diosegy
Partner, Williams Mullen

Holly Ewell-Lewis
Homemaker, Marketing Director

Sarah K. Fish
Director of Trust and Estate Administration, Duke University

Dr. Paul D. Fullagar
Professor of Geological Science, UNC-Chapel Hill

Dr. Carl E. Harris
Superintendent, Durham Public Schools

Thomas F. Keller
Dean Emeritus, The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

Ted Obomanu
President, Mantel Solutions

Marjorie Brown Pierson
Fine Art Photographer

Michael E. Porter
Director, Technical Operations, Merck Manufacturing Division

David H. Pottenger, III
Senior Vice President-Wealth Management Branch Manager, Smith Barney

Tom K. Scott, Ph.D.
Executive Director, American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology

Gayle Sheppard
Chairman of the Board, Saffron Technology, Inc.

Sally Van Wert
Licensing Manager, Bayer CropScience

Ted Voorhees
Assistant City Manager, City of Durham

Julian Wachs
Retired, Community Volunteer

Charlie Wilson
Project Manager, C.T. Wilson Construction Co., Inc.