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Carl Navarre Named Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Chairman of the Board

Carl Navarre was elected Chairman of the BTT Board of Directors on April 23, 2020, succeeding Harold Brewer. A resident of Islamorada, Navarre has been involved in conservation and non-profit leadership for many years, serving previously on the board of The Wildlife Conservation Society, The National Audubon Society, The Atlantic Salmon Federation, The Peregrine Fund and the Guides Trust Foundation, chairing the latter two. Navarre is the former Publisher and CEO of Atlantic Monthly Press. He founded and served as CEO of MyPublisher.com, a software and services platform for digital photography that was sold to Shutterfly, and previously worked for a decade as a magazine writer for Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, and other national publications.

“I would like to thank Tom Davidson and Harold Brewer for their inspired leadership for the last 20 years,” said Navarre. “And I look forward to working with Jim McDuffie and his talented team as we tackle management challenges for bonefish, tarpon and permit across the Caribbean.”

Navarre has fly-fished the Florida Keys and the Bahamas for nearly 50 years, guiding professionally in the Keys from 1975 to 1978. His time on the water has been rewarded with two world records on fly: a 36.5-pound permit on 12-pound tippet and a 15.3-pound bonefish on 20-pound tippet. Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Welcomes John Davidson to the BTT Board of Directors BTT welcomed John Davidson, a longtime member and volunteer, to the Board of Directors on April 23, 2020. Davidson is President and CEO of Parmenter Realty Partners, a commercial real estate firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, with offices in Miami, Dallas and Richmond, VA. “I look forward to my new involvement with the BTT Board and continuing the family commitment and legacy with this great organization,” said Davidson. An avid outdoorsman, Davidson belongs to the Burge Plantation shooting club in Georgia and has been a passionate fly angler most of his life, enjoying backcountry fishing for tarpon, bonefish and snook, as well as freshwater endeavors for trout and bass. Davidson has been active in building a circle of BTT friends in Atlanta, including serving as co-host of several successful events locally.

New BTT Chairman of the Board, Carl Navarre. Photo courtesy of Carl Navarre

“This is an exciting time in our mission, with many opportunities to conserve the flats fishery,” said BTT President and CEO Jim McDuffie. “We will benefit greatly from Carl’s leadership and

experience as we write BTT’s next chapter.” A graduate in Business Administration from Michigan State University, Davidson founded the South Florida Chapter of Entrepreneurs Organization and served for many years on its international board of directors. He is also a member of the Young Presidents Organization, the Urban Land Institute, where he is a member of the Office Development Council, and currently serves on the board of the Friends of Pennekamp.