Board of Directors

The Board of Directors provides oversight and guidance for HBS management and policy on behalf of Western Carolina University, working closely with the Executive and Associate Directors of the Station and the Office of the Provost at WCU.  From its inception, HBS was conceived as a shared, multi-stakeholder resource that serves the scientific and educational community broadly, welcoming faculty, students, and researchers from across the country and around the world.  This is reflected in the Station’s designation as a multi-campus center of WCU.  Accordingly, the HBS Board of Directors is structured to reflect key stakeholder groups within and outside of WCU and the University of North Carolina System.  Board members not serving in an ex officio capacity are elected for terms of 3 years, with a limit of 3 terms.  

For more information about the HBS Board of Directors, please contact our Executive Director at costa@email.edu.

 Current HBS Board of Directors

 

Dr. Christopher Mowry
Chair
Department of Biology
Berry College
cmowry@berry.edu
Faculty Website

 

Dr. Andy Ash
Department of Biology
UNC-Pembroke
andy.ash@uncp.edu
Faculty Website

 

Dr. Carmen Huffman
Office of the Provost
Western Carolina University
beschwab@email.wcu.edu
Faculty Website

 

Dr. Tom Martin
Department of Biology
Western Carolina University
tmartin@email.wcu.edu
Faculty Website

Dr. Paul Manos
Immediate Past Chair
Department of Biology
Duke University
pmanos@duke.edu
Faculty Website

 

Dr. Kristin Cecala
Department of Biological Sciences
University of the South
kkcecala@sewanee.edu
Faculty Website

 

Dr. Nicole M. Hughes
Department of Biology
High Point University
nhughes@highpoint.edu
Faculty Website

 

Mr. John Mitchener (ex officio)
President
Highlands Biological Foundation, Inc.
president@highlandsbiological.org

Dr. Jessica Allen
Department of Biology
Eastern Washington University
jallen73@ewu.edu
Faculty Website

 

Dr. James T. Costa
HBS Executive Director
Department of Biology
Western Carolina University
costa@email.wcu.edu
Faculty Website

 

Mr. Jason Love (ex officio)
HBS Associate Director
Western Carolina University
jlove@wcu.edu

 

Dr. Rada Petric (ex officio)
UNC-IE Highlands Fall Program Director
rpetric@unc.edu
Faculty Website