2014 Annual Report 50th Anniversary Edition
Table of Contents Introduction Coastal Center Aquariums Education Research Volunteers Major Gifts and Donors Financial Report Leadership, Board and Staff Directory
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Inspiration, cover to cover At Florida Oceanographic, the sun rises on the Atlantic Ocean and sets on the Indian River Lagoon. We’re focused on preserving and protecting Florida’s precious coastal ecosystems because this is where we live, work and play. Through education, research and advocacy, we hope to inspire others to join us in our mission. Editor New Growth Media Photography Enviro-Force Sam Farkas Florida Oceanographic Society Dr. Ed Lippisch Steven Martine New Growth Media
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Our Mission: To inspire environmental stewardship of Florida’s coastal ecosystems through education and research.
A year to remember At the beginning of our fiscal year, October 2013, the “Lost Summer” had just ended. The releases of 452 billion gallons of freshwater from Lake Okeechobee to the coastal estuaries from May through October 2013 brought devastating amounts of phosphorous, nitrogen, suspended silt, and toxic algae blooms to these important ecosystems.
shoreline restorations, seagrass surveys, oyster reef deployments, and water quality testing.
This year, we hosted 53,169 visitors at the Coastal Center on Hutchinson Island – the best attendance in the past eight years. We improved and expanded our exhibits, including refinishing the stingray touch tank and new signs along the nature trail. We also had In the St. Lucie Estuary and southern Indian 195 active volunteers contribute more than River Lagoon, we lost 100 percent of the living 13,000 hours, and our TEAM Ocean program oyster reefs and 85 percent of the seagrass beds, provided unique opportunities to 16 summer while health department warnings intern students from five regional kept people from contact with high schools. the waterways. Thousands attended rallies, carried This was a very special signs and wrote letters as year to remember. We we advocated hard to celebrated the 50th fix the problem. The anniversary of Florida political leadership Oceanographic both in Florida and Society with our Washington, DC biggest event ever, responded to the “Oceans Alive: Tides pressure and took of Time.” Our generous action with special Congressional supporters and sponsors hosted briefings, Senate Select Committees and this wonderful gala, which included a appropriations for restoration programs. special commemorative Tides of Time magazine to celebrate this major milestone in our organization’s history. Several initiatives resulted from the 2013 water crisis and we began restoring the coastal resources. This past summer, the wet season We are truly thankful for the success of brought local watershed runoff, but without 2014 and sincerely appreciate all of our Lake Okeechobee discharges, so conditions members, donors, volunteers, and contributors improved. We were able to get back in the who made it possible. We look forward to water with our educational programs including the coming year – as the dawn breaks the summer camps, sea turtle walks, and fishing horizon, we will begin each day with renewed programs. Our research and conservation strength and continue our mission to inspire efforts also moved back in the water with living environmental stewardship. Phil Wintercorn Board Chair
Mark Perry Executive Director 1
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Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center: A Treasure Coast gem The expansive Coastal Center features: • 750,000-gallon Game Fish Lagoon with nurse sharks and various species of local game fish • NEW! Sea Turtle Pavilion with daily educational programs featuring the Coastal Center’s resident non-releasable sea turtles • Newly refinished Rays on the Reef stingray touch tank with daily feeding programs Situated between the Atlantic Ocean and Indian River Lagoon on Hutchinson • Sea Star Touch Tank Island in Stuart, the Coastal Center provides hands-on discovery for all ages. • Children’s Activity Pavilion With coastal hardwood hammocks, mangrove swampland, and lagoon shoreline, • Nature trail featuring an Ais Indian Encampment and “I Spy” loop trail with daily guided walks the location provides excellent opportunities for education and research aimed at increasing knowledge of these unique environments. • Butterfly garden featuring native plant species • Art installations “Watching a child touch a stingray or sea star for the first time is a beautiful • Frances Langford Visitor Center with NEW “Habitat in the Round” and thing,” says Mark Perry, executive director. “Many are timid or scared at first, various educational exhibits, and aquariums • Well-appointed gift shop with jewelry, books, toys, and more! but once they learn about these animals, not only do they work up the nerve to interact with them, they want to protect them. That’s our mission at Florida Visit the Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center, a Treasure Coast gem. You’ll find Oceanographic – we want to inspire people of all ages to appreciate and preserve our coastal environment for generations to come.” inspiration, education, and fun – and our local waterways will reap the rewards. Whether you’re 2 or 92, there’s something extraordinary about touching a stingray, seeing a sea turtle up close, or witnessing a feeding frenzy in a 750,000-gallon Game Fish Lagoon. During the 2013-14 fiscal year, more than 53,000 visitors enjoyed these activities and more at Florida Oceanographic Society’s 57-acre Coastal Center.
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53,000 + Visitors Trend in attendence by fiscal year
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More than
760,000
gallons of saltwater
Aquariums: Behind the scenes, beneath the surface With more than 400 fishes and four endangered and threatened sea turtles, the care and comfort of the Coastal Center’s animals is a top priority. The work of Florida Oceanographic’s aquariums and life support team never ends.
Coastal Center turtles are renewed and maintained by the department quarterly.
400 +
Maintaining the water quality of the Coastal Center’s 760,000 gallons worth of saltwater aquariums is a major undertaking in itself. They perform food preparation and multiple daily Ongoing testing and upkeep coincides with Fishes feedings, including vitamin supplements and the equipment maintenance and repair. administration of medicine when needed. Routine health exams and ongoing research focuses on This year, Florida Oceanographic replaced three improving the wellbeing of not only Coastal major water pumps, thanks to the financial Center animals, but animals in captivity as a support of members and donors, and the effort whole. For example, they supplement the green of the aquariums and operations teams. In sea turtles’ diet with a nutrient-rich crop of the addition, the stingray touch tank, one of the top alga Ulva lactuca (sea lettuce) that is cultivated in the turtle pool. In fact, recent veterinary tests attractions at the Coastal Center, underwent a professional refinishing by Aquatic Surfaces, conducted on Florida Oceanographic’s resident providing a beautiful and safe new finish. sea turtles revealed exceptionally blood, Morehealthy than making them ideal blood donor candidates. gallons of Center The advocacy animals at the Coastal provide the public with an opportunity to get The aquariums staff continuously studies saltwater up close and personal, adding to the educational best practices in animal care. To sustain that, Florida Oceanographic sends aquarists annually experience provided by staff and volunteers. By teaching visitors about these animals and their to the Florida Keys Sea Turtle Workshop natural habitats, Florida Oceanographic hopes to stay abreast of the latest techniques and regulations. State-issued permits for the to inspire their protection.
760,000 400 + Fishes
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Non-releasable sea turtles at the Coastal Center
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Green
(endangered)
1
Loggerhead (threatened)
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Inspiration through education Education is at the forefront of everything Florida Oceanographic does. In addition to the regularly scheduled programs at the Coastal Center, here are the education and community outreach highlights of 2013-14: Student Education: More than 42 marine science experiences were conducted for 2,977 students, plus 181 teachers and chaperones. They included on site field trips, outreaches, and new this year: online outreaches designed to video conference into the classroom with the Coastal Center’s non-releasable sea turtles.
Nighttime Sea Turtle Walks: Florida Oceanographic offered 16 Nighttime Sea Turtle Walks in June and July. There were no cancellations due to weather; 15 out of the 16 groups viewed a Loggerhead sea turtle on the beach including 15 public walks and one staff/ volunteer walk. Total registration included 397 people. There were 16 turtle scouts/apprentices and two staff members involved. Florida Oceanographic had a 94 percent success rate for viewing this reptilian spectacle.
Coastal Lecture Series: Eight free lectures were presented during the 2014 Florida Oceanographic Coastal Lecture Series with 596 attendees. Topics ranged from Everglades restoration to the adaptations of the mangrove rivulus. Ais on the Lagoon: The 3rd Annual Ais on the Lagoon community paddle celebrated National Florida Oceanographic Oyster Restoration Estuaries Day on Sept. 28. It was a satellite Education: 50 students from the Marine event for the Indian River Lagoon Science Oceanographic Academy of Westwood High Festival coordinated by the Smithsonian in Fort School in St. Lucie County participated in the Pierce. More than 72 people attended aboard Florida Oceanographic Oyster Restoration kayaks, canoes, and stand up paddleboards. Education program funded by the Indian River Kevin Gidusko from the Florida Public Lagoon National Estuary Program grant. Archeology Network presented artifacts and anecdotes, and Tom McCrudden provided Game Fish and Fish Games: The 3rd Annual clams for a traditional Ais Indian breakfast. Game Fish and Fish Games were March 16 at Indian Riverside Park in Jensen Beach. This Sea Squirts Story Time: Librarian and free fishing clinic attracted 47 children, age Florida Oceanographic volunteer Darlene 6-14. A group of 15 volunteers from the Stuart Encomio established Sea Squirts Story Time, Rod and Reel Club, Stuart Fly Rodders and now under the direction of the volunteer Florida Oceanographic helped make the event department, featuring Joyce Gherlone. It a success. Sponsors included Fish Florida, remains a Tuesday afternoon tradition at the Florida Sportsman Magazine, Snook Nook, Coastal Center, entertaining more than 140 and Coastal Angler Magazine. children and their parents. 6
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Marine science experiences
2,977 Students
Summer Camp: Florida Oceanographic hosted four weeks of camp for 58 children, age 4-11. Three weeks of snorkeling and fishing Specialty Immersions attracted 17 young adults. An entire week of the Expedition Florida Specialty Immersion course was sponsored by Hawk Levy. Chuck Barrowclough, Treasured Lands Foundation, shuttled 11 children from Indiantown for full scholarships. We also awarded full scholarships to four young women for Specialty Immersion courses thanks to the American Association of University Women.
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Research: Cultivating knowledge and stewardship Florida Oceanographic is leading efforts in research, monitoring and restoring habitats in South Florida, particularly in the Indian River Lagoon, North America’s most bio-diverse estuary and home to more than 4,300 species of plants and animals, including 36 rare and endangered species. Martin County Living Shorelines: In 2013, living shorelines were installed at Bird Island, Peck Lake Park and Pendarvis Park. This was a collaborative project with Martin County, funded by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). More than 200 volunteers contributed 750 hours to construct 1,100 square feet of reefs, and 1,200 marsh grass plants were installed along the shorelines. Larval Seeding: With funding from Martin County, oyster reefs constructed at Flagler Park in May 2014 were seeded with oyster larvae produced by the Research Aquaculture, Inc. hatchery. This is a continuation of larval seeding originally performed in 2009 and 2012. Florida Oceanographic Seagrass Training, Education and Restoration (FOSTER): This SFWMD-funded project created a citizen science program to monitor the health of seagrass and associated fish species. Shoal grass, paddle grass, Johnson’s seagrass and manatee grass have been consistently observed in the FOS seagrass bed, and 45 species of fish were recorded, although the most recent sampling showed a decrease in fish species recorded. To date, 116 volunteers have contributed more than 700 hours toward this project.
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St. Lucie Estuary Observatory project: Water quality monitoring stations are located at four sites in Martin County, with a fifth installed as part of FOSTER. Biological sound is monitored via a remote hydrophone system at two sites, while two more are being configured to deliver sounds to FOS via the Internet. This project is funded by
SFWMD, a collaboration with Ocean Research & Conservation Association and Dr. Grant Gilmore to establish the water quality and bio-acoustic stations. The effects of the 2013 discharges were captured by the stations with salinities as low as 10 ppt (<1/3 the salinity of seawater) at the St. Lucie Inlet. Citizens’ Water Quality Monitoring: Since 1998, volunteers have tested water quality parameters weekly at sites throughout the St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon. Results are tabulated into a report card and published in the Stuart News and on FloridaOcean.org every week to inform the public. Volunteers monitor 27 sites resulting in nearly 1,500 hours annually. Great Annual Fish Count: Every July, FOS participates in Reef Environmental Education Foundation’s (REEF) Great Annual Fish Count. This nationwide citizen science effort helps census fish species at reef and dive sites. As a REEF Field Station, FOS adopted Bathtub Reef as its census site and hosts a fish ID workshop prior to the survey. In 2014, 38 volunteers attended the workshop and 33 volunteers participated in the survey. 130 species of fish have been recorded at Bathtub Reef since the REEF surveys began. Northern Estuaries Resource Recovery: This pilot program is designed to re-establish vital estuarine habitats of shellfish and submerged aquatic vegetation beds within the St. Lucie Estuary, Indian River Lagoon, and Caloosahatchee Estuary. Lake Okeechobee discharges have resulted in major losses in these critical habitats in both estuaries. Restoration activities will help recover oyster and seagrass resources lost in 2013.
Shell Recycling Program: Weekly shell collections from local restaurants generate at least 1 ton of oyster shell per month, keeping more than 12 tons of shell per year out of local landfills. The shell is bagged to create reef modules to construct new oyster reefs in the St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon. In 2014, FOS collaborated with the City of Stuart to expand its shell recycling program to city restaurants. Special collection buckets were produced and distributed with educational materials, illustrating the need and benefits of oyster restoration. Shell is currently collected from eight local restaurants, as well as local residential communities and seafood festivals.
To date: Square feet of oyster reefs restored Locations in Martin and St. Lucie counties
Florida Oceanographic Oyster Restoration (FLOOR)
Volunteers
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Volunteers: The life force of Florida Oceanographic Florida Oceanographic Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volunteer workforce allows the organization to provide quality service, professionalism, support and stewardship without increasing the cost to members and visitors. As team members, volunteers assist in every facet of the organization. They present daily programs, work in admissions, assist with school groups, help out at special events, provide office support, and more. Without volunteers, Florida Oceanographic Society simply could not function. Volunteers are not only engaged and visible at the Coastal Center, they are also increasingly
involved in citizen science initiatives, including monthly seagrass surveys, water quality testing, and oyster reef restoration efforts. The Florida Oceanographic Oyster Restoration program provides volunteer opportunities for the entire family. This program engages adults and children in meaningful activities that not only restore these valuable ecosystems, but also increase awareness of environmental issues and inspire stewardship. Florida Oceanographic embraces its diverse volunteer population and is incredibly grateful to everyone who contributes to the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission by donating time, talent, and treasure.
TEAM Ocean During the summer months, Florida Oceanographic welcomes a team of high school interns into its competitive TEAM (Teens Excited About Marinelife) Ocean summer internship program.
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Students
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Volunteer hours
Interns assist in all departments at Florida Oceanographic, gaining hands-on experience in marine science education, research, restoration, and aquatic life support.
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Local high schools Bags of oyster shell prepared for deployment
195
Active volunteers
13,171 Hours contributed
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Major Donors (As of Sept. 30, 2014) $1,000,000 + Frances Langford Foundation $500,000 + Evinrude Family Mr. & Mrs. Francis Roach Shirley Family Foundation Karl Wickstrom Family $200,000 + Robert Bauman Jim & Diney Burke Community Foundation of Palm Beach & Martin Counties Margaret B. Hurlburt Charitable Remainder Trust Marmot Foundation Anonymous Clayton & Anna May Timmons Barbara Briggs Trimble Sam Zemsky $100,000 + Carolyn Donigan & Deane MacMillan 12
Melissa Escobar Jock & Twinks Irvine Andrea Lutz Robert & Suzanne Pearson John & Janey Pratt Gail & Lois Warden $50,000 + Victoria Brown & Ed Botwinick Dan & Janet Chabot John & Lore Dodge Free Family Foundation Paul G. Gemeinhardt Marital Trust Natalie MacDonald George & Nancy Montgomery Peter M. Panchura John Pierson Louise Potter Mildred & Frank Savastano John & Susan Sullivan William & Helen Thomas Charitable Trust Judy Viny Robert & Carol Weissman Cindy & Jim Ziemba
$25,000 + Frank M. Byers, Jr. Mary W. Chaplin Comerica Bank Jean Ford Deal Bob & Ellen Drisner Elizabeth Ordway Dunn Foundation Tom Duff David & Cheryl East Florida Power & Light Robert & Mary Graves John & Barbara Grimmer John & Carolyn Hanson William & Carole Hauke, Jr. Bob & Corinne Healey The Henry Foundation David & Yancey Hillegas Mary Ann Houghland Dale & Mary Hudson Wayne & Marti Huizenga Bruce Jerner Kantner Foundation Austin Kiplinger Paul & Helen Kleinfeld Charles E. Knopf, Jr.
Fred & Betty Kopf Peg Lindberg MAH Foundation Curtis & Edith Munson Foundation New England Fish Market Betsey Moore Northern Trust, NA Arthur & Augusta Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara Patricia Oldford Alden & Jane Peck Ellen Peitz Perkins Charitable Foundation Nils & Susan Peterson Bonnie Pitman & David Gelles Premier Party Rentals Thomas & Suzanne Reynolds, Jr. Seacoast National Bank & Trust Co. Susan Sullivan John A. & Elizabeth F. Taylor Charitable Foundation Jill & Stan Wattles John & Dot Whiticar Pat Zygmun
Lifetime Legacy Members (As of Sept. 30, 2014) Richard & Terri Almandi Jim & Mary Jo Askew Liz Ball Carol Barnett Robert Bauman Bruce & Ann Bedford Sandra & William Bevins Margaret Bradley Jim & Diney Burke Dan & Janet Chabot Bill & Sue Conner Stuart & Barbara Cozzens Doug Crompton Larry & Diana Cusick Charles deGarmo John & Lore Dodge Carolyn Donigan & Deane MacMillan Eunice H. Drewsen Bob & Ellen Drisner Mr. & Mrs. Willis H. duPont David & Cheryl East Lee & Gaby Elsey Melissa Escobar Thomas A. Evinrude
Jonathan F. Fanton Jordan & Jean Fields Harry & Carole Free Barbara & Jerry Gordon Joseph & Ray Gordon Robert & Mary Graves Dave & Vicki Grove Allan Hadhazy Chuck & Diane Hanlon John & Carolyn Hanson William & Carole Hauke, Jr. Bob & Corinne Healey Wolcott Henry David & Yancey Hillegas Robert & Ina Hochberg Mary Ann Houghland Dale & Mary Hudson Seacoast National Bank & Trust Co. Wayne & Marti Huizenga Marion L. Hutchison Jock & Twinks Irvine Anonymous Leslie F. Johnson & Lisa Berry Bud & Marjorie Jordan Kantner Foundation
Ulla & Harold Kaplan, Jr. Austin Kiplinger Harold & Marjorie Kleiner Paul & Helen Kleinfeld Fred & Betty Kopf Frances Langford Foundation Arthur & Marylin Levitt Peg Lindberg Kevin Lindsay Joseph LoTufo Andrea Lutz Natalie MacDonald Sean & Shannon Mann Kent & Judy Mergler John & Michele Mildenberger Jim & Judith Mitchell George & Nancy Montgomery Malcolm R. Myers Northern Trust, NA Jim Oehlberg Arthur & Augusta Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara Peter M. Panchura John & Joanne Payson Robert & Suzanne Pearson Alden & Jane Peck
Leigh Perkins Nils & Susan Peterson John Pierson Bonnie Pitman & David Gelles Louise Potter Thelma A. Powell John & Janey Pratt Premier Party Rentals Frances Rago Douglas & Carol Rearick Nathaniel P. Reed Thomas & Suzanne Reynolds, Jr. Rich & Yvonne Ross Paul A. Shirley Virginia Skuse John & Joyce Slavsky Geoffrey Smith Eugene & Gretchen Souther John & Susan Sullivan Susan Sullivan Frank & Edwardine Tasco Clayton & Anna May Timmons Barbara Briggs Trimble
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Lifetime Legacy Members (continued) Toll Brothers Hugo & Patti Unruh Judy Viny Gail & Lois Warden
Jill & Stan Wattles Robert & Carol Weissman George & Kathy Wentworth John & Dot Whiticar
Bill & Donna Whittaker Karl Wickstrom Family Walter & Sarah Wood Sam Zemsky
John & Kay Ziegler Cindy & Jim Ziemba Pat Zygmun
Endowment Fund Donors (Named Funds $10,000 or more) Arthur & Doris Schneyman Fund The Hauser Foundation Fund
Harry & Helen Burbeck Fund, a gift of Kay & John Ziegler Dwyer Family Fund
William & Carole Hauke, Jr. Fund Clifton & Margaret Perry Fund Robert & Suzanne Pearson Fund
Mr. & Mrs. George H. Swift III Fund Barbara Briggs Trimble Fund
To start a fund, contribute to an existing fund, or designate a bequest, please contact us.
Annual Donors (Oct. 1, 2013 through Sept. 30, 2014)
Thank you to ALL of our loyal donors and members, including Benefactor, Patron, Family and Individual Members. We truly appreciate your support! $50,000 + Frances Langford Foundation $25,000 + Victoria Brown & Ed Botwinick Barbara Briggs Trimble $10,000 + Thomas Buhr
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Jean Ford Deal Carolyn Donigan & Deane MacMillan The Everglades Foundation Marmot Foundation Melissa Escobar Deborah Glasrud Lentsch Anonymous Charles E. Knopf, Jr. Andrea Lutz
Patricia Oldford Clayton & Anna May Timmons Karl Wickstrom Family $5,000 + Bill & Lolly Anderson William & Cecilia Anspach Frances & James Berger Pat & Doyle Cloud
Comerica Bank Larry & Diana Cusick Bob & Ellen Drisner Tom Duff Maria & Daniel Dunn Allen & Susan Herskowitz Grace Jacobs & Jill Jacobs-Quinn Rob & Molly Lehman H.W. & Patricia Lichtenberger
Kevin Lindsay, Lindsay Marine MAH Foundation St. Lucie Jewelry & Coin, Hawk Levy Curtis & Edith Munson Foundation Northern Trust, NA Robert & Suzanne Pearson Paul A. Shirley Rufus & Melynda Wakeman $1,000 + Beryl Anthony Aquatic Surfaces Charles H. Babcock Sally Batz & Henley Sandidge Robert Bauman George & Anna Bergalis Bernie Boniface Patricia A. Borg Jim & Diney Burke Elise & Tim Burns Jane & Robert Burton Frank M. Byers, Jr. CaribSea Sharyn & Vincent Cerniglia Dan & Janet Chabot Ray & Jean Compton Timothy & Maureen Cotter William & Audrey Crandall Kevin & Lisa Crawford
Mary Crosson & Joseph Rocchio Glen & Susan Dell Ellie Disarno Kathy & Joe Durand Bernadette & Per Ellingsen Lee & Gaby Elsey Fenton Lang Bruner & Associates Paul Filipe Rip & Noreen Fisher Florida Power & Light Sir John Ford Wayne & Debra Freihofer Anthony D. George, Attorney at Law Richard Gilder & Lois Chiles Elliott & Lauri Goldstein-Scher Robert & Mary Graves John & Barbara Grimmer James & Betsy-Rathbun Gunn John & Carolyn Hanson William & Carole Hauke, Jr. Jack & CeeJay Heckenberg Paul & Verna Hederman David & Yancey Hillegas Marge & Jack Hohman Mary Ann Houghland Hutchinson Island Marriott Beach Resort Indian River State College Jock & Twinks Irvine Robert & Sharon Jones
Thomas & Peggy Kane Sandra T. Kaupe Jules & Gwen Knapp Fred & Betty Kopf George & Carol Labadie Ralf & Robert Massey Judith B. Mott New England Fish Market James F. & Ann L. Orr III Kenneth & Janet Ozier Perkins Charitable Foundation Nils & Susan Peterson Betty & Nelson Pfundt Bonnie Pitman Rich & Angie Pontynen Thelma A. Powell Craig & Elizabeth Price Wendy Randall Linda F. & Leonard M Randolph Jr., MD Nathaniel P. Reed Dr. Desmond & Madeline Reilly Mike & Beth Rosenberg Stuart & Michele Sabol Allan & Anne Salvatori Mildred & Frank Savastano Leigh Savoy The Stephen Schafer Memorial Anne & Stuart Scott Seacoast National Bank & Trust Co.
Janet & Charles Seidler Shirley M. Sontheimer Peter & Marie Spirk Nelson & Sandra Stefany Robert Stengel & Valerie Crane Dr. Emily Stevens & Brian Brown Ray & Ellyn Stevenson Brian & Jennifer Studebaker Carla & Neil Subin John & Susan Sullivan Steven Swann, Morgan Stanley Mr. & Mrs. Bradley R. Thayer UBS, Craig Price Judy Viny Charles & Kathleen Walgreen Wallace Automotive Group Water Pointe Realty Group of Stuart Jill & Stan Wattles James & Magalen Webert Robert & Carol Weissman Patricia Werhahn Dickson L. Whitney Whiticar Boat Works Wide Waters Property Owners Association Wright, Ponsoldt & Lozeau, Trial Attorneys
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Annual operating performace (Fiscal year Oct. 2013 - Sept. 2014) Research & Grants Earned Income Annual Support
7%
Support and Revenues
Total Support and Revenues
7%
7%
Admissions $347,577 Educational Programs 64,503 Gift Shop 157,695 General Contributions 345,270 Membership Contributions 179,980 Special Events 261,843 Research & Grants 107,115 Other Income 5,902
Admissions
18%
12%
11%
4%
$1,469,885
12%
24%
Development & Fundraising
14%
14%
24%
Educational Programs Educational Programs General Contributions Gift Shop Membership Gift Shop Contributions General Contributions Special Events General Contributions Research & Grants Membership Membership Contributions ContributionsSpecial Events Special 4% Events Research & Grants Research & Grants
Programs
24% 13% 14% 13%
13%
Visitor Center
Visitor Center
Facilities
Facilities& Life Support Aquariums
Visitor Center $178,952 Facilities 189,634 Aquariums & Life Support 213,453 Education & Volunteer Department 173,151 Research & Conservation 200,779 Development & Fundraising 279,622 19% Administration 196,619 $1,432,210
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13%
19%
15% 14% 12%
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Gift Shop
11%
11%
Administration
Total Expenses
24%
4%
12%
Expenses
Admissions
24%
18%
18%
Admissions Educational Programs
24%
15%
Visitor Center Facilities
Aquariums & Li
Education & Volunteer Aquariums & Life Support Department Education Research & Conservation
13%
& Vo Education & Volunteer Department Department Development & Fundraising Research & Con Research & Conservation Administration
Development & Development & Fundraising Administration 15% Administration
Then and now: 50 years of environmental stewardship Executive Officers Board Chair Phil Wintercorn Vice Chair Vicki Brown Secretary Frank Byers, Jr. Treasurer Mark Cocorullo Board of Directors Doyle Cloud Robert Drisner William F. X. Dwyer Allen Herskowitz Matthew Hooks Greg Sapp W. Scott Turnbull
Honorary Trustees Bob Bauman John B. Dodge Tom A. Evinrude Dale Hudson Dr. Edwin Massey Jack Nicklaus John Pratt Nathaniel P. Reed Paul A. Shirley Barbara Trimble Karl Wickstrom
Aquariums & Life Support Brittany Biber, Aquarium & Life Support Manager Chris Britton, Aquarium & Exhibit Specialist Elisa Kermani, Aquarium Technician
Staff Directory
Development Linda Canada Bolin, Development Coordinator Karla George, Communications & Volunteer Coordinator Samantha Warner, Community Relations Coordinator
Administration Mark Perry, Executive Director Jeannie Noon, Director of Business Administration & Operations Cathy Muir, Administrative Assistant
Education Ellie Van Os, Director of Education & Exhibits Michelle Byriel, Education & Exhibit Specialist Shannon Dack, Education Specialist
Operations Steve Rusnak, Operations Manager Andrew Cardno, Operations Technician Research Vincent Encomio, PhD, Director of Scientific Research Pam Hopkins, Research Associate Visitor Center Susana McHale, Visitor Services Manager Gail Neward, Gift Shop Associate Angie Pontynen, Admissions Associate Matt Rank, Admissions Associate Ann Sheehan, Gift Shop Associate
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