Discovery Place Names New Board Members

Museum appoints seven members to Board of Trustees

July 20, 2009

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Discovery Place appointed seven new board members to the Museum’s board of trustees. They include Jeanne Brayboy, William Clyde, Ph.D. of Queens University of Charlotte, Suzanne Freeman of Carolinas Medical Center, Brian Kelly of Time Warner Cable, Lorrell Meloy of the Guild of Discovery Place and Charlotte Nature Museum, Elizabeth Perry, M.D. of Signature Healthcare and Amy Vance of Presbyterian Hospital.

Returning board members include Chuck Allen of US Airways, Rich Campbell of Sockwell Partners, Chris Cecil (Vice Chairman) of GenSpring Family Offices, Bruce U. Clayton formerly of the Corporate Bond Group, Nelson Cosgrove of Joe Gibbs Racing, Chris Cotton of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Hilary Davidson of Duke Energy, Paul S. Donohue of Alston + Bird LLP, Leigh Goodwyn of Good Marketing Concepts, Inc., Robert B. Hambright (Chairman) of Balfour Beatty Construction, Kelly Katterhagen (Treasurer) of IOA Corporation, Patsy Kinsey of Pease Associates, Inc., Cindy Moss of Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, Fritz Nauck of McKinsey & Company, Inc., Kay Norris, Chris Perri of Beacon Partners, Larry Polsky (Former Chairman, 2004-2006) of L & J Associates, Staci Rosche (Apprentice) of McGuireWoods LLP, Dr. Karen B. Schmaling of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Mike Seelig of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Kathy Shonts of the Guild of Discovery Place and Charlotte Nature Museum, Heather Tamol (Apprentice) of Wray Ward, Stephanie Taylor of Wells Fargo/Wachovia and Lloyd Wimberley, Ed.D. of Wingate University – Metro College.

Discovery Place is located in uptown Charlotte at 301 N. Tryon Street. Convenient parking is available in the Museum’s parking garage – the Carol Grotnes Belk Complex – at the corner of Sixth and Church streets. For more information about Discovery Place, guests can call 704-372-6261 or visit discoveryplace.org.

One of the top hands-on science museums in the nation and one of the top five most-visited sites among museums and historical attractions in North Carolina, Discovery Place provides ever-changing, entertaining facilities that foster experiences in areas that range from life science to marine biology. More than half million people from all over the United States visit Discovery Place, the IMAX® Dome Theatre and Charlotte Nature Museum each year. Discovery Place is supported, in part, with a Basic Operating Grant from the Arts & Science Council in addition to the generous contributions of the Museum’s philanthropic members, annual fund donors and corporate sponsors.


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