Telephone E-mail
Information Hotline
549-6863
Main Office & Reservations
962-1236 mhplanet@unc.edu

Dept. of Public Safety
Parking Services
962-3951
Ticket Office/Gift Shop
843-7997
Area code: 919

Director's Office
Director Todd Boyette 843-2085 todd_boyette@unc.edu

Finance and Administration
Director of Finance and Administration Susan Durham 843-2600 msdurham@email.unc.edu
Financial Coordinator Tara Carbonetti 843-2303 tfcarbon@email.unc.edu
Systems Specialist Larry Van Alstyne 843-7052 larryv@unc.edu
IT Support Specialist Alex Tyrone Jenkins 843-7052 tyrone@unc.edu

External Relations
Director of External Relations Jeff Hill 843-7995 jeff_hill@unc.edu
Guest Relations Manager Adam Phelps 843-3574 arphelps@unc.edu
Marketing Manager Karen Kornegay 843-7952 kck@unc.edu
Retail Manager Ron Risch 843-7996 risch@email.unc.edu
Donor Relations Manager Claire Ruocchio 843-3475 clr@unc.edu
Asst. Guest Relations Manager Michael Washington 843-4743 miwashin@email.unc.edu
Jupiter Ball Coordinator Terry Gunnels 843-3474 tgunnels@email.unc.edu

Education and Planning
Director of Education and Planning Denise Young 843-7959 dlyoung@email.unc.edu
Science Program Manager Jonathan Frederick 843-7951 jfred@email.unc.edu
Afterschool Coordinator/Educator Carly Apple 843-7951 mca@email.unc.edu
Science 360 Manager/Adult Educator Amy Sayle 843-4129 amy_sayle@unc.edu
Exhibits Manager Michele Kloda 843-9071 mkloda@email.unc.edu
Summer Camp Coordinator/Educator Beth Cranford 843-7334 bethcran@email.unc.edu
Digital Artist Peter Althoff 843-8330 palthoff@email.unc.edu
Digital Production Manager Jay Heinz 843-5906 jayheinz@email.unc.edu
Digital Artist Jim Kachelries 843-8330 jimk@email.unc.edu
Graphic Designer Laura Walters 843-8329 lbwalter@email.unc.edu
Star Theater Director Richard McColman 843-7961 rhm@email.unc.edu
Chief Technician Steve Nichol 843-7950 nichol@email.unc.edu
Planetarium Educator Mickey Jo Sorrell 962-3300 sorrell@email.unc.edu
Coordinator, NC Science Festival Julie Rhodes 962-5842 jcrhodes@email.unc.edu

External Programs
Director of External Programs Crystal Harden 843-8496 charden@email.unc.edu
Senior Curriculum Developer Amber Vogel 843-1628 vogel@unc.edu
DESTINY Science Education Specialist Cathy Pike 843-9036 pikec@unc.edu
DESTINY Science Education Specialist Polly Dornette 843-9036 pollyd@email.unc.edu
DESTINY Science Education Specialist Nicholas Hoffmann 843-7716 nicho@email.unc.edu
PLANETS Science Education Specialist Elysa Corin 843-7716 ecorin@email.unc.edu
GSK Science in the Summer Coordinator Jarrett Grimm 843-7716 jlgrimm@email.unc.edu
DESTINY Bus Driver Lanny Oakes 843-2096 loakes@unc.edu
DESTINY Bus Driver Jeff Parrish 843-2096 jmp1987@email.unc.edu

Housekeeping
Housekeeper Whit Windham 843-7956 wwindham@email.unc.edu
Housekeeper Margaret Gillam 843-7956 mgillam@email.unc.edu
Housekeeper Wanjahi Gichau 843-7956 gichau@email.unc.edu