Staff
Executive Director
Cheryl Armstrong
336.879.7284
[email]
Directors
Howie DeVane
Director of External Affairs
[email]
Andrea King
Director of Finance & HR Officer
336.879.7254
[email]
Jayne Owen Parker, Ph.D.
Director of Communications and Education
336.879.7273
[email]
Lisa Smith
Director of Donor Relations
336.879.7251
[email]
Tonya Saunders
Director of Membership
336.879.7258
[email]
David Whitaker
Director of Retail
336.879.7269
[email]
Office Staff
Chris Scott
Development Officer and Corporate Counsel
336.879.7256
[email]
Kay Taylor
Capital Campaign & Conservation Project Officer
919-883-6314
[email]
Kelli Akins
Accounting Officer
336-879-7287
[email]
Ben Heitman
IT Coordinator
336-879-7297
[email]
Office Staff (continued)
Stephanie Cox
Data Processing Officer
336.879.7257
[email]
Kelly Nields
Corporate Membership Officer
336.879.7252
[email]
Becca Sigafoos
Communications, Education, and Volunteer Officer
336.879.7274
[email]
Amy Brown
Membership and Adopt Specialist
336.879.7280
[email]
Ashley Millikan
Institutional Advancement Specialist
336-879-7277
[email]
Brandon Rhoten
Donor Relations Officer/
Ride and a Guide Manager
336.879.7365
[email]
Toni Baugh
Data Entry Specialist
336.879.7285
[email]
Karen Brown
Donor Relations Executive Specialist
336.879.7253
[email]
Office Staff (continued)
Tina McDowell
Donor Relations Administrative Specialist
336.879.7270
[email]
Lisa Newton
Accounting Assistant
336.879.7289
[email]
John Payne
Donor Relations Officer
[email]
Karen Powell
Donor Relations Officer/Events
336.879.7262
[email]
Alisha Williams
Membership Assistant
336.879.7255
[email]
Sabrina Perdue
On-Site Membership Service Specialist
Retail Staff
Mona Ghorab
Associate Retail Director/Buyer/Manager Africa and Junction Traders Gift Shops
336.879.7265
Karen Allen
Retail Store Manager - Earth Explorer/ Scooterbug Rentals
336.879.7267
Harlie Boling
Assistant Manager
336.879.7261
Elizabeth Curtis
Associate Manager
336.879.7261
Devan Cagle
Assistant Manager
336.879.7267
Linda Hobbs
Assistant Manager - Earth Explorer
336.879.7267
Website Photographs
Unless captioned otherwise, all animal photographs on this website are the work of Valerie Abbott, a long-time volunteer at the North Carolina Zoo. To see more of Valerie's photographs, visit her Flickr page.
Emeritus Retired Staff
Mark MacAllister
Emeritus Education and Outreach Coordinator
[email]