Rachel K. Clark received a degree in Biology from Beloit College in 2002. After graduating, she joined Teach for America and taught seventh-grade science for two years in Franklin County, North Carolina. She has continued working in science education since attaining her master’s degree in Plant Biology. She worked with the U.S. EPA Research Triangle Park’s Environmental Education and STEM Outreach Program, developing and teaching hands-on science lessons for students of all ages. Currently, she supports the Plant Biology undergraduate teaching program at North Carolina State University, where she shares her enthusiasm for botany and education. She also enjoys running and hiking with her family and dog, Twiga.

Alexander Krings, Ph.D. serves as Assistant Professor of Plant Biology and Director of the Vascular Plant Herbarium at North Carolina State University. His work focuses on the discovery, taxonomic circumscription, and monography of plants, as well as the development of applied resources that facilitate plant identification and related communication.

Jon M. Stucky, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Plant Biology at North Carolina State University. He taught undergraduate and graduate courses in field botany for more than thirty years, including Systematic Botany, Wetland Flora, Local Flora, and Grasses, Sedges & Rushes. Dr. Stucky’s research focused on rare plant species ecology and conservation.

H. Joseph Kleiss, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Soil Science at North Carolina State University. He taught undergraduate and graduate courses in soil science for over thirty years, with research focused on soil genesis and related classification questions.