David L. McDonald

Chairman, Florida Ports Council

Kumar Mahadevan, Ph.D. (Vice Chair)

President and CEO, Mote Marine Laboratory

James F. Murley, Esq. (Treasurer)

Florida Atlantic University

Laura Geselbracht (Secretary)

Senior Scientist, The Nature Conservancy

Lenore Alpert, Ph.D. (Executive Director)

Florida Ocean Alliance

Jim Cantonis

President, Acme Sponge and Chamois Co., Inc.

Andrew M. Clark, Ph.D.

President, Maritime Communication Services

Duane E. De Freese, Ph.D.

Vice President Science and Business Development
AquaFiber Technologies Corporation

Eric Draper

Deputy State Director/Policy Director, Audubon of Florida

Ken Haddad

Former Executive Director, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Karl E. Havens, Ph.D.

Director, Florida Sea Grant College Program

Elaine Heldewier

Director, Environmental Health and Safety
Carnival Cruise Lines

Frank Herhold

Executive Director, Marine Industries Association of South Florida

Bill Hogarth

Director, Florida Institute of Oceanography

Rob Kramer

President, International Game Fish Association
Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum

R. Steven Lewis, P.A.

Attorney, Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A.

George A. Maul, Ph.D.

Department Head, Department of Marine and Environmental Systems,
Florida Institute of Technology

John Ogden. Ph.D.

University of South Florida

Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D.

President and CEO
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc.

Ellen Prager, Ph.D.

President, Earth2Ocean, Inc.

Richard M. Pruitt

Director, Environmental Programs
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

Jerry Sansom

Executive Director, Organized Fishermen of Florida

Michael W. Sole

Vice President, State Government Affairs, Florida Power & Light

Megan Stolen

Senior Researcher,
Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute

Bruce Taylor

President, Taylor Engineering