Executive Committee
Glenn Wiltshire, President
(Acting Director, Port Everglades)
Spencer Crowley, Vice President
(Real Estate Co-chair, Land Use and Development Practice, Akerman LLP)
Jackie Larson, Secretary
(Executive Director, Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association)
Jeff Eble, Ph.D., Treasurer
(Florida Program Director, Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute)
Paul Anderson
(President & CEO, Port Tampa Bay)
Duane E. De Freese, Ph.D.
(Executive Director, Indian River Lagoon Council)
James F. Murley, Esq., Founder
(Chief Resilience Officer, Miami-Dade County)
Kumar Mahadevan, Ph.D.
Director Emeritus, Founding Member
David L. McDonald
Director Emeritus
(President, McDonald, Miller & Coleman LLC)
Lenore Alpert, Ph.D., Executive Director
(Executive Director, Florida Ocean Alliance)
Board of Directors
Holly Lynn Baumgartner, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and The Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center, NSU
Josh Carroll
Vice-President, Global Destination Development
Royal Caribbean Group
Michael P. Crosby, Ph. D.
President and CEO
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
Richard E. Dodge, Ph.D.
Director Emeritus
Monty Graham, Ph.D.
Director, Florida Institute of Oceanography
University of South Florida
Sherry Larkin, Ph.D.
Director, Florida Sea Grant College Program
Associate Dean of Research, University of Florida
Alexis Meschelle
Executive Director
Organized Fishermen of Florida
Phil Purcell
CEO & President
Marine Industries Association of South Florida
Kellie Ralston
Vice President of Conservation and Public Policy
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust
Jim Sullivan, Ph.D.
Executive Director
FAU-Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Matthew Upton
President
Roffer’s Ocean Fishing Forecasting
Bradley Watson, Esq.
Vice President of Policy & Engagement
The Everglades Foundation
Jeff Watters
Director, Government Relations
The Ocean Conservancy
Gretchen Winters
Executive Director
Florida Harbor Pilots Association
Julie Wraithmell
Executive Director
Audubon Florida
Susan Zellers
Program Director
Ocean Exchange