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Our Staff

LuAnne Pendergraft
luanne@portdiscover.org
Director

Jessica Faulkingham
jessica@portdiscover.org
Marketing & Membership Manager

Chrissy Benton
Store Manager / Science Educator

Candace Stevenson
Weekend Educator

Michelle Donahue
michelle@portdiscover.org
Director of Education & Exhibits

Judi Stuart
judi@portdiscover.org
Visitor Services Manager

Loren Albertson
Science Educator

Moses McDaniel
Weekend Educator

2011 - 2012 Board of Directors

Chair:
Dr. Margaret Young
Professor of Biology
School of Math, Science & Technology
Elizabeth City State University

Vice Chair:
Ms. Kathryn Underwood Melton, J. D.
Educator and Community Volunteer

Treasurer:
Ms. Candy Tilley
Albemarle Smart Start Partnership

Secretary:
Ms. Ginger Hurdle
Marketing and Events Coordinator
Gateway Bank

Past Chair:
Ms. Rhonda Twiddy
Business Leader

Dr. Maurice Crawford
Assistant Professor of Biology
School of Math, Science & Technology
Elizabeth City State University

Mr. Phil Donahue
Vice President
Albemarle Hospital Foundation &
Community Foundation

Mr. Ray Donnelly
Proprietor
Elizabeth City Bed & Breakfast

Mr. Bill Drescher
Assistant Professor, Graphic Design
Elizabeth City State University

Lt. Tom Huntley
US Coast Guard

Dr. Gloria Payne
Elizabeth City State University
Rausch Endowed Distinguished Professor Biology

Ms. Joanne Sanders
Coordinator
Academically & Intellectually
Gifted Program
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools

Mr. Clay Swindell
Collections Specialist
Museum of the Albemarle

Ms. Kesha Williams
Director of Media Relations
University Relations and Marketing
Elizabeth City State University

Ms. Lisa Williams
Associate Professor of Mathematics
College of the Albemarle

Mr. William T. Younger, III
Division of Mathematics and Sciences
Instructor
Tidewater Community College