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. Patrick Abbot
Past-Chair
Department of Biological Sciences
Vanderbilt University
patrick.abbot@vanderbilt.edu
Faculty Website

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

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

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