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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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