Staff Contacts

Do you have a question about SPESA?  Just ask a staff member. Here you will find the SPESA Staff members and their responsibilities. Click on their name to send them an email or use the following phone number and their extension.  Telephone: +1-919-872-8909

Benton Gardner  (ext. 203) 
(Executive Vice President and Secretary) - Membership Development, Collective Purchasing, International Exhibitions and Pavilions, Exhibitions, Vision and Long Range Planning, Education, Seminars and Meetings

Dave Gardner  (ext. 202) 
(Managing Director) - SPESA Speaks, International Exhibitions and Pavilions, Exhibitions, Vision and Long Range Planning, Education, Seminars and Meetings, Websites, Trade Missions, and Behind The Seams

Kathryn Doggett (ext. 205)
Accounting/Billing, Membership Development, Annual Meetings, Exhibitions, Membership

Kent Lower  (ext. 201)
Graphic Design, SPESA Speaks

Lara Wilson  (ext. 204)
Member Services, SPESA Database Updates, Directory Updates, Spanish/English Communications