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Clemson University Restoration Institute Office Locations 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

John W. Kelly, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Phone:  843-554-7226 (N. Charleston campus) or 864-656-3015 (Main campus)
Email:  jkelly@clemson.edu

FACULTY PROGRAM LEADERS

Nadim M. Aziz, Ph.D.
Resilient Infrastructure Director
Phone: 864-656-3002
Email: aziz@clemson.edu

Michael Drews, Ph.D.
Clemson Conservation Center Director
Phone:  843-744-2974, Ext. 11
Email:  dmichae@clemson.edu

Gene Eidson, Ph.D.
Restoration Ecology Director
Phone:  864-656-2619
Email:  geidson@clemson.edu

Kathleen A. Richardson, Ph.D.
Advanced Materials Director
Phone:  864-656-0549
Email:  richar3@clemson.edu

Nicholas C. Rigas, Ph.D.
Renewable Energy Director
Adjunct Professor
Phone: 843-554-7226, Ext. 113
Email: nrigas@clemson.edu

RESTORATION INSTITUTE STAFF

EdiVania (AJ) Arena
Executive Administrative Assistant
Phone (N. Charleston): 843-554-7226, Ext. 114
Phone (Upstate): 864-656-4156
Email: arena@clemson.edu

Elizabeth Colbert-Busch
Director of Development
Phone:  843-554-7226, Ext. 117
Email:  ebusch@clemson.edu

Alan Godfrey
Director of Real Estate and Financial Affairs
Phone:  843-554-7226, Ext. 112
Email:  galan@clemson.edu

Peter Hull
News Writer (contact for media inquiries)
Phone;  843-554-7226, Ext. 118
Email: phull@clemson.edu

Karl Kelly
Director of Corporate Operations
Phone: 864-993-1981
Email:  karl@clemson.edu