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Adam Putnam

Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Bartow, Florida Adam Putnam serves as CEO of Ducks Unlimited – only the 6th executive staff leader in the organization’s 82-year history. A lifelong farmer and rancher, he has dedicated much of his career to agriculture and natural resource conservation. Prior to joining DU, Adam served as Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture where heContinue reading “Adam Putnam”

Angela Smith

Angela Smith – Founder of Shark Team One, is a passionate conservationist, photographer, explorer and ocean advocate. In addition to running Shark Team One, she has worked with SHARK SAVERS | WildAid, Bimini SharkLab, The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center and The Nature Conservancy. She has also been a business developmentContinue reading “Angela Smith”

Kelly L. Westover

Kelly L. Westover received her Bachelor’s in Environmental Science and Policy from the University of South Florida in 2001. Upon graduating, she began her career in environmental consulting at SCA Environmental in San Francisco, California, managing environmental remediation projects for the San Francisco County School Board. She began working for Sarasota County in 2005, administeringContinue reading “Kelly L. Westover”

Stephanie Romanach

Stephanie Romañach completed her MA and then PhD (2003) in Ecology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She had previously earned a BS in Zoology from the University of Florida in 1998. Stephanie is a Research Ecologist at the USGS Southeast Ecological Science Center. She uses a combination of field observations and predictive ecologicalContinue reading “Stephanie Romanach”

Christian Henry

Christian Henry comes to KCI after spending five years living on a remote island in The Bahamas co-founding a school and research institute.  He graduated from Swarthmore College in 1996 with a B.A. in Biology; since then, small start-up businesses have generally kept him up late at night.  His experiences as an educator— first atContinue reading “Christian Henry”

Alexander Walter

Walter is a native of Tampa, Florida. He recently graduated from Emory University with a B.A. in sociology and plans to move back to Florida to assume management of his family property, the Thundercloud Ranch. Walter has hunted all of his life and has become involved in many outdoor activities. The outdoors will always beContinue reading “Alexander Walter”