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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael
T. Moore, Esq. (Chairman)
Moore & Company, Inc.
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Donald
R. Tomlin, Jr. (Vice Chairman)
President/Owner, Tomlin & Company, Inc. |
Dean Klevan
President and CEO, International SeaKeepers
Society |
Jim
Gilbert (Board President)
Former Editor-in-Chief, ShowBoats International |
Lee R. Anderson
(Chairman 2002-2003)
President, APi Group, Inc. |
Brian E. Cobb
President, CobbCorp |
Jean-Michel
Cousteau
President, Ocean Futures |
Patty Elkus
Director's Cabinet, Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
J. Mark Grosvenor (Chairman 2004-2005)
Chairman, Grosvenor Industries |
Robert Fisher
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Marilyn King
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Vee King Shaw
Chairman, The Shaw Group, Singapore |
Jay
Wade (Vice Chairman)
President, Red Earth Systems
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Frank
Wlasek
MetalNave, Brazil |
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 Michael
T. Moore
Michael T. Moore has been practicing maritime and
aviation law for over twenty years. Before founding
his own firm he was a partner with Holland &
Knight and chaired the firm’s Marine and Aviation
Practice. He has also served several terms on the
firm’s board of directors. Prior to Holland
& Knight, Mr. Moore was associated with Messrs.
Burlingham, Underwood & Lord in New York and
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia offices. Mr. Moore is included
in Who’s Who in American Law and is a fellow
of the American Bar Association. Mr. Moore is also
a member of the board of trustees of the United
Way of Greater Miami, a former chairman of the Alexis
De Tocqueville Society and the Coral Gables Youth
Center Advisory Board. Mr. Moore is chairman of
the board of the United States Coast Guard Foundation
and President of the Admirals of the Fleet of Florida.
Mr. Moore resides in Coral Gables, Florida. |
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 Donald
R. Tomlin, Jr
Don Tomlin has spent approximately a decade
and a half in the real estate business followed
by a decade and a half in the media business
(TV, radio and newspapers). Mr. Tomlin acquired,
managed and sold a diversified media company
which owned 22 radio stations, 9 television stations
and 104 daily newspapers in the US.
Mr. Tomlin operates
a private investment banking business, Tomlin & Company,
Inc., and through affiliates such as Belmoro
Corporate Advisors, LLC has provided merger and
acquisition advisory service for more than $5
billion of transactions in the last few years
to companies in the print and electronic media
arena. Tomlin interests also include a venture
capital investment company that provides capital
to start up and early stage, technology related
businesses.
Mr. Tomlin has developed over 6,000 multi-family
housing units in US resort areas valued at over
$700 million. In addition, he has significant experience
with syndicated bank loans and bond issues. As
the lead investor, Tomlin interests
have provided the capital for the development
of the City of Ayrsley, in Southwest Charlotte,
North Carolina, and for Park West,
a 1,600(+) acre mixed-use community in Mt. Pleasant,
South Carolina. With his brother
Pat Tomlin, Don developed Lake
Carolina, a 1,600(+) acre mixed-used development
in Columbia, South Carolina.
Mr. Tomlin is married to Rachelle Boyer Tomlin
and has three young children. |
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Dean Klevan
 Dean Klevan joins SeaKeepers following a distinguished career in the financial services industry. Most recently, he was the President of the Coral Gables Trust Company, an institution he helped to found. He also served in senior positions with Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, and Citicorp in the United States and abroad. He brings a business perspective to the challenges faced by a not-for-profit in today’s weakened economic environment.
Dean is an active advocate for ocean preservation. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation. He has previously served on the advisory committee of the Pew Institute of Ocean Science and the School of Ocean Science at Nova Southeastern University. An avid sports fisherman and diver, he is keenly aware of the crises faced by the oceans today.
Dean has a history of philanthropic involvement. He serves on the Planned Giving Council at the University of Miami. He has previously served on the Boards of Trustees of the Historical Museum of Southern Florida and Plymouth Congregational Church and has been a mentor at the University of Miami. Dean served in the U.S. Army obtaining the rank of Captain.
Dean is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of Business. He resides with his wife, Christy Starr Klevan, in Coconut Grove, Florida. |
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 Jim
Gilbert
Jim Gilbert is the founding editor-in-chief
and former president of ShowBoats International,
the journal of record for the luxury yacht industry.
Under his leadership the magazine has galvanized
the private and corporate sides of the yachting
community in support of marine conservation.
He is also a founder of the International SeaKeepers
Society.
Through charitable events and private donors,
Mr. Gilbert has raised more than $10 million
for various international programs, including
numerous coral reef research and preservation
projects through the Museum of Oceanography in
Monaco and the Rosenstiel School at the University
of Miami. He created the Bal
de la Mer, an annual marine conservation
fundraiser held each year in Monaco under the
High Patronage of the ruling Grimaldi Royal Family.
Mr. Gilbert also established the SeaKeeper
Award, an annual
award in recognition for lifetime achievement
in the field of marine conservation.
In 2006, Mr. Gilbert received the
prestigious Leadership
Award from the International Superyacht Society. |
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 Lee
R. Anderson
Lee R. Anderson served as Sea Keepers Chairman from
November 2001-October 2003 and in that time, among
his accomplishments perhaps none was more lasting
than the instrumental role he played in strengthening
Sea Keepers member base. Known for his gregarious
nature, Lee and his wife Penny served as exceptional
ambassadors for the organization and continue to
introduce friends and colleagues to the work SeaKeepers
does.
Like so many of our members, Lee spends a great
deal of time on his yacht and believes fervently
that we all have a responsibility to learn as much
as we can about the world's oceans in an effort
to one day eradicate the damage they've sustained
and help to protect them for future generations. |
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 Brian E. Cobb
Brian Cobb is the president and principal shareholder of CobbCorp. Mr. Cobb has more than 35 years of experience in the broadcast industry as an owner, manager and broker, and was a principal and founder of Media Venture Partners before founding CobbCorp. Over the last 25 years, he has been involved in the brokerage of more television stations than any other individual in the industry. Previously, Mr. Cobb served as executive vice president of General Electric Broadcasting Company. He was the most often promoted manager during his thirteen-year term with General Electric Broadcasting. Mr. Cobb has also served on panels for many trade organizations including the National Association of Broadcasters and National Association of Television Program Executives, as well as being a past president of the National Association of Media Brokers.
Additionally, Mr. Cobb is a trustee for Florida Gulf Coast University, America’s fastest growing collegiate educational institution. He is also one of the founders of the Naples Children and Education Foundation and a former chairman. In 2002, Gulfshore Life Magazine named him “Man of The Year”. For his civic endeavors, Mr. Cobb was named Philanthropist of the Year on National Philanthropy Day in Southwest Florida in 2004. Mr. Cobb is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, an honorary business fraternity, and was a Jaycees Outstanding Young Man of The Year.
Brian and his wife Denise were named the 2004 "Philanthropists of the Year" by the Community Foundation of Collier County. |
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 Jean-Michel
Costeau
As Executive Vice President of The Cousteau Society
for nearly 20 years, and now as Founder and President
of Ocean Futures Society, Mr. Cousteau travels the
globe, meeting with leaders and policymakers at
the grassroots level and at the highest echelons
of government and business. Ocean Futures Society,
a non-profit marine conservation and education organization,
serves as a voice for the ocean by communicating
in all media the critical bond between people and
the sea and the importance of wise environmental
policy.
Mr. Cousteau has produced over 75 films, received
the Emmy, the Peabody Award, the 7 d'Or, and the
Cable Ace Award. He currently resides in Santa Barbara,
California. |
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Patty Elkus
 Patty Elkus is an active community leader volunteering with non-profits in the San Diego community. Raised in Silicon Valley her interests include the earth sciences and advocating for the health and well-being of children. With a talent for bringing people together in support of a worthy cause, Ms. Elkus has served on San Diego Boards of ARCS Foundation, Inc, (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists, whose mission provides graduate scholarship support in the natural sciences, medicine, and engineering), the Rady's Children's Hospital Auxiliary of San Diego, Poway Chapter, and as President of the National Charity League, Poway Chapter. Patty is also a contributing member of the San Diego Women's Foundation.
With a background in PR/Advertising and Graphic Design, Patty has developed an expertise in non-profit Special Events and Fundraising Development. As a member of the EW Scripps Associates and the SIO Director's Circle in San Diego, and long-time Birch Aquarium supporter, along with her husband who serves on their Advisory Board, Ms. Elkus has been named to the Director's Cabinet of Scripps Institution of Oceanography by Director Tony Haymet. Patty looks forward to contributing to the synergy between the International SeaKeepers Society and SIO in their joint initiative, the Coastal Monitoring Project. |
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Mark Grosvenor
Mr. Grosvenor is Chief Executive Officer of Grosvenor
Industries, originally established in San Diego
in 1979. Grosvenor Industries also owns and operates
Grosvenor Square Shopping Center. Since 1979,
Mr. Grosvenor has built three hotels and has founded
or become involved with many other national businesses.
In 1984, he started Medallion Foods, Inc. in Newport,
Arkansas, a snack food manufacturing company supplying
Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and Costco as well as other
companies. In 1989, Grosvenor formed GHG Hospitality,
Inc., which owns and operates eleven hospitality
projects including motels, hotels, resorts, and
marinas across the United States. In 1973 he founded
Jaymark Financial, a real estate company with
offices in San Diego, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan.
Mr. Grosvenor was Chairman of SeaKeepers from 2003-2005.
He resides in both Wyoming and California. [For Spotlight Article click here]
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 Vee
King Shaw
Mr. Shaw is founder of The Shaw Group in Singapore.
He is the Chairman of the Cinematographic Film
Distributors Association, Chairman of the National
Fire Prevention Council, and is an Honorary Fellow
of the Academy of Medicine in Singapore. He lives
in Singapore.
Mr. Shaw is a passionate and accomplished fisherman,
scuba and free diver who cruises extensively
in Asian Pacific waters aboard his yacht SeaShaw.
He has held several free diving fishing records. |
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 Jay
Wade
Jay Wade founded his first company in 1988, developing
software designed for use in electronic case management
systems for the U.S. Federal Court system. After
successfully growing and selling that company in
1999, Mr. Wade continued on to pursue business interests
in other technology-related fields. Currently, Mr.
Wade splits his time between Red Earth Systems,
an information technology professional services
firm; Coyote Customs, a manufacturer of custom metric
choppers; and Sub Aviator Systems a manufacturer
and operator of winged submersibles. He lives in
Oklahoma City. |
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 Frank
Wlasek
As part of an international demonstration project,
the SeaKeepers Society has equipped the first of
several liquefied natural gas tankers traversing
the coastline of Brazil and the mouth of the Amazon
River with its ocean-monitoring module. The monitors
are being installed on tankers built by Metalnave,
whose chairman is Founding Member Frank Wlasek.
Metalnave is donating the funds for this important
project, which has the backing of several universities
in Brazil, where Mr. Wlasek lives. |
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