Administration
Don Drake
Interim Director
Email: dondrake@hawaii.edu
Office: (808) 988-0457
Kyle Koza
Fiscal Officer
Email: kkoza@hawaii.edu
Office: (808) 988-2971
Derek Higashi, Office Manager
Education Department
Raedelle Van Fossen
Education Manager
Email: raedelle@hawaii.edu
Office: (808) 988-0461
Jenna Watling, Education Specialist
Lia Wong, Education Associate
Departmental email: LyonEdu@hawaii.edu
Facilities
Clancy Ako
Facilities Manager
Email: cako3@hawaii.edu
Office: (808) 988-2479
Kim Zane, Facilities Assistant
Grounds and Collections Department
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 Lab
Micropropagation Lab Office: (808) 988-0470
Devon Gordon, Botanical Support Technician, devong@hawaii.edu
Doug Okamoto, Greenhouse Technician
Seed Conservation Lab
Nathaniel Kingsley
Seed Lab Manager
Email: nkingsle@hawaii.edu
Office:(808) 988-0469
Diane Hardy, Seed Lab Research Technician
Horticulture Department
Timothy Kroessig
Horticulture Manager
Email: kroessig@hawaii.edu
Office: (808) 988-0472
Katie Hachmeister, Horticulture Assistant
University of Hawaii Foundation
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
Pacific Biosciences Research Center: Center for Conservation Research and Training
Elizabeth Dingeldein
Micropropagation Botanical Support
Office: (808) 988-0470