Sue Allen retired from nursing a few years ago and moved to Wilmington. She has always been a lover of the coast and a good steward of the earth. Sue…
David Cignotti is a retired public school teacher / assistant principal, a longtime resident and former mayor of Wrightsville Beach and a proud alumnus of the University of North Carolina…
Angie Crowe moved to Wilmington in July 2018 and joined the federation in March 2019. She graduated from Ohio State University, majoring in Zoology with a specialty in Aquatic Ecology.…
Dennis retired as an Environmental Specialist from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and moved to Brunswick County with his wife, JoAnn, from the Raleigh area in 2015. Dennis became active…
Suzanne believe everyone should celebrate our interconnectedness with the natural world and is dedicated to serving the community, preserving and advocating for our environment. As a UNCW Randall Library staff…
Jan Farmer resides in Surf City on Topsail Island and graduated from the University of North Carolina with a degree in Environmental Studies and a concentration in Political Science. Jan…
Kate Fuller has always harbored a deep love for all things environmental. Her upbringing alongside a veterinarian in Florida exposed her to a multitude of wild animals in need of…
Shari began volunteering for the Federation back in the spring of last year. Shari grew up in western Pennsylvania and moved to Martinsville, Virginia to teach biology. She became a…
After monitoring the living shoreline located at Carolina Beach State Park in October of 2019, this husband and wife duo felt compelled to get more involved and became official southeast…
Roxann Lawson became a coastal ambassador in 2019 after joining the program with daughter, Angie Crowe. Roxann has participated in numerous volunteer restoration events this year from marine debris cleanups,…
Edmund “Beau” McCaffray is a longtime volunteer and friend of the federation. Before Beau retired from the New Hanover County Schools, his second favorite job was developing vegetation and fuel…
Janice retired from the State of Delaware in July 2015 as an educator. She worked part-time for the University of Delaware during the 2015-2016 school year providing mathematics professional development…
Following a career as an attorney, judge and Senate confirmed Presidential appointee, Jessica Parks moved to Wilmington from the Washington, DC area, ready for new challenges. She values the coast…
I’m originally from Martinsville, VA, but I fell in love with the quiet and resilience of salt marshes and the North Carolina coast while earning my BS in Marine Biology…
A Topsail Island resident along with her husband and daughter, Ann Stewart is a retired Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State who got to the coast as…
Sharlyn grew up in Southern California, her childhood spent primarily outdoors. She received a Bachelor’s Degree from California State University at Channel Islands. Her love of nature blossomed when she…
Anne Terry resident of Carolina Beach and a long-standing coastal ambassador for the federation first became involved with the federation in 2014. In 2018 she received the Pelican Award for…
Ken Vogt served a 44-year professional career in the planning, design, construction, startup, operation and maintenance of water and wastewater systems. Ken received his Bachelor of Science and Master of…
Sue moved to Wilmington in 2016, after selling her restaurant and bar in Pennsylvania. Her love of the ocean and research brought her to the Coastal Federation as a volunteer.…