Administration
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Don Drake
Interim Director
Email: dondrake@hawaii.edu
Office: (808) 988-0457
![Kyle Koza, Fiscal Officer](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/lyon/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/01/IMG_1486-683x1024.jpg)
Kyle Koza
Fiscal Officer
Email: kkoza@hawaii.edu
Office: (808) 988-2971
Derek Higashi, Office Manager
Education Department
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Raedelle Van Fossen
Education Manager
Email: raedelle@hawaii.edu
Office: (808) 988-0461
Reiko Ueki, Education Specialist
Madison Daniel, Education Associate
Wingston Chirphill, Office Chicken
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Facilities
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Clancy Ako
Facilities Manager
Email: cako3@hawaii.edu
Office: (808) 988-2479
Kim Zane, Facilities Assistant
Grounds and Collections Department
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Līloa Dunn
Grounds and Collections Manager
Email: liloa@hawaii.edu
Office: (808) 988-0466
Nate Kamaka, Assistant Arborist
Rob Santiago, Gardener
Tylor Schwarze, Research Support
Richard Sears, Research Support
Lyon Foliage Donation Request Form (Google Form opens in a new tab)
Hawaiian Rare Plant Program
Micropropagation Laboratory
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Devon Gordon
Micropropagation Laboratory Manager
Email: devong@hawaii.edu
Office: (808) 988-0470
Ashley Acoba, Micropropagation Lab Technician
Seed Conservation Laboratory
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Nathaniel Kingsley
Seed Conservation Laboratory Manager
Email: nkingsle@hawaii.edu
Office: (808) 988-0469
Diane Hardy, Seed Laboratory Research Technician
Horticulture Department
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Timothy Kroessig
Horticulture Manager
Email: kroessig@hawaii.edu
Office: (808) 988-0472
Katie Hachmeister, Horticulture Assistant
University of Hawaii Foundation
![Audrey Hirayama](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/lyon/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/02/Audrey-Hirayama-square-web-150x150.jpg)
Audrey Hirayama
Director of Development, College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources and Lyon Arboretum
Email: Audrey.Hirayama@uhfoundation.org
Office: (808) 956-9172
Mobile: (808) 780-3420