Team

Jonathan Frederick began his career in Tampa, FL as a SCUBA-diving educator at a major aquarium. In 2001, he moved to North Carolina to start what became the first residential environmental education program in NC State Park history. Most recently, he served as the Program Manager for Morehead Planetarium and Science Center. He’s proud to be named the first director of the North Carolina Science Festival. Favorite historical science figure: George Washington Carver

Todd Boyette became Morehead’s fifth director in July 2006. Todd is an accomplished science center director having previously served as the president and CEO of The Health Adventure in Asheville, NC, and Imagination Station in Wilson, NC. He is also a past president of the North Carolina Grassroots Science Museums Collaborative. Todd, along with Denise Young, is co‑founder of the North Carolina Science Festival. Favorite historical science figure: Marie Curie

Denise Young is responsible for Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s educational programming including planetarium shows, summer camps, and adult classes. After arriving at Morehead Center as Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s first ever full-time outreach educator in 2002, Denise became the education director in July 2004. Denise, along with Todd Boyette, is co-founder of the North Carolina Science Festival. Favorite historical science figure: Jane Goodall

Jeff is an eighth-grade science teacher at C.W. Stanford Middle School in Hillsborough and has taught secondary science for seven years. He is a science teacher leader and a district science curriculum planner for Orange County Schools, an ASSET Fellow for the Center for Teaching Quality and a LASER (Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform) member. Favorite historical science figure: Sir Isaac Newton

Lizza joins the Festival team with experience in youth development and informal science education. She previously worked at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago developing hands-on science curricula and facilitating training programs for community partners with the museum’s Afterschool Science Minors program. More recently, she developed and facilitated science programming for the City of Raleigh parks and recreation department. Favorite historical science figure: Charles Darwin

Jeff Hill leads Morehead’s development activities and guides guest relations, marketing and retail operations. Morehead hired Jeff in 2002 as its first marketing director. He also served as Morehead’s interim director, February 2005-July 2006. Favorite historical science figure: Galileo

Elisa is a sophomore at UNC-Chapel Hill, with interests in global studies, Italian and business. She enjoys the Festival because she gets to experience the awesome events and work with awesome people. Favorite historical science figure: Leonardo da Vinci

Jerrod is a sophomore at UNC-Chapel Hill. He began working with the Festival in its second year and plans to continue. He is studying Peace, War and Defense and balances his studies and his Festival work with his position in the University’s Air Force ROTC program. Favorite historical science figures: Orville and Wilbur Wright