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Discover Life in America's Distinguished Board Members

Discover Life in America is governed by a volunteer board of directors from the scientific, academic, and business communities.


At right, DLIA Board Chairman, Ernie Bernard presents a portrait of a new species to science to U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander during the dedication of the Twin Creeks Science and Education Center. The Alexander springtail (Cosberella lamaralexanderi), was discovered during the ATBI and was named for the trademark plaid shirt Senator Alexander has been known to wear on the campaign trail.

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Photo by Chuck Cooper.

Lamar Alexanderi photo.

 

Board of Directors, as of June, 2008

Ernest Bernard
Board Chairman,
Committees:
Science
University of Tennessee
Department of Entomology
205 Plant Sciences Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-4560
Phone: 865-974-7947
Fax: 865-974-4744
ebernard@utk.edu
Steve Bohleber
Marketing & Development
123 NW 4th St.
Suite 503
Evansville, IN 47708
Phone: 812-423-4535
Fax: 812-434-4888
Steve@bohleberlaw.com
Gillian Bowser
Committees:
Marketing & Development
Gulf Coast CESU Coordinator
2261 Texas A & M University
210 Francis Hall
College Station, TX 77843-2261
Phone: 979-845-9787
Fax: 979-845-6680
gbowser@ag.tamu.edu
Patricia B. Cox
Board Secretary,
Committees:
Education,
Science
TVA Heritage Project
401 W. Summit Hill Dr.
WT11C 407K
Knoxville, TN 37901
Phone: 865-632-3609
Fax: 865-974-0956
pbcox@tva.gov
W. Michael Dennis
Committees:
Breedlove, Dennis & Associates,
Inc., Environmental Consultants
330 W. Canton Ave, Winter Park,
FL 32789-3195
mike@bda-inc.com
Michael E. Irwin
Committees:
Science,
Information Management
15634 E. Wandering Creek Pl.
Mountain Creek Ranch
Vail, AZ 85641
meirwin@uiuc.edu
Kevin Fitz Patrick
Committees:
Marketing & Development,
Communications
458 Morgan Rd
Candler, NC 28715
Phone: 828-670-7434
Cell: 978-578-5586
kevinfp@gmail.com
Jim Lowe
Committees:
Science
P.O. Box 1448
Robbinsville, NC 28771
Phone: 828-479-9271
jhlowejr@hotmail.com
Bill Lucey
Committees:
Rainforest Adventures
P.O. Box 4928
Sevierville, TN 37864
Phone: 865-428-4091
Rainforest24@juno.com
John Morse
Committees:
Science
Clemson University
The Clemson Arthropod Collection
Department of Entomology
Long Hall, Box 340365
Clemson, South Carolina 29634
Phone: 864-656-5049
Fax: 864-656-5065
jmorse@clemson.edu
David Scanlon
Board Treasurer,
Committees:
Finance,
Nominating
7308 Oxmoor Drive
Knoxville, TN 37931-1825
Phone: (423)938-9897
jltdhs@yahoo.com
Rebecca Parker-Shiflett
Committees:
Marketing & Development
Blount County Schools
Rebecca P. Shiflett Photography
8606 Malmaison Way
Knoxville, TN 37923-7142
Phone 865-560-5416
Fax: 865-560-5416
rpshiflettphoto@bellsouth.net
John Thompson
Committees:
102 Tamerland
Peachtree City GA 30269
Phone: 770-631-3767
Fax: 404-307-6513
jjt2002@msn.com
Robb Turner
Board Vice-Chairman,
Committees:
Information Management
1316 Highvue Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37962
Phone: 865-567-6581
rsturner@utk.edu
Peter White
Committees:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Campus Box 3280
Biology Department
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3375
Phone: 919-962-6939
Messages: 919-962-0522
Fax: 919-962-1625
peter.white@unc.edu

Science Advisory Panel

Dr. Sylvia Earle 1826 Clement Ave.
Bldg. 19
Alameda, CA 94501
Phone: 510-530-9388

National Geographic Explorer in Residence
Dr. Dan Janzen University of Pennsylvania
Department of Biology
415 S. University Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-898-5636
Fax: 215-898-8780
djanzen@sas.upenn.edu
Dr. Tom Lovejoy The Heinz Center
1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Suite 735 South
Washington, D.C. 20004
Phone: 202-737-6307
Fax: 202-737-6410
Dr. Ron Pulliam University of Georgia
Chief Editor, Soil Biology & Biochemistry
Institute of Ecology, Ecology Annex
Athens, GA 30602-2360
pulliam2@uga.edu
Dr. Peter Raven Missouri Botanical Garden
2345 Tower Grove Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: 314-577-5111
Fax: 314-577-9595
Praven@nas.edu
Dr. Edward O. Wilson Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University
26 Oxford St.
Room 419
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-495-2315
Fax: 617-495-1224
Ewilson@oeb.harvard.edu

Staff

Todd Witcher
Executive Director

Discover Life in America
Twin Creeks Natural Resource Center
1316 Cherokee Orchard Rd.
Gatlinburg, TN 37738-3627
Fax: 865-436-1728

Phone: 865-430-4757
Email: todd@dlia.org
Chuck Cooper
Database Technician
(and interim Web Technician)
Phone: 865-430-4758
Email: chuck@dlia.org
Heather MacCulloch
Administrative Assistant
Phone: 865-430-4756
Email: heather@dlia.org