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THE INTERNATIONAL SEAKEEPRS SOCIETY WELCOMES NEW PRESIDENT & CEO
Dean C. Klevan Joins Nonprofit After Distinguished Private/Public Caareer

Miami, FL USA (March 30, 2010) –The International SeaKeepers Society is pleased to announce Dean C. Klevan as its new President and CEO.  Dean 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.

Chairman Michael T. Moore stated, “Speaking for SeaKeepers Board of Directors, we are thrilled to bring Dean onboard to lead the Society into a new era. SeaKeepers has reached a critical stage in its development and is poised to play a vital role in the understanding of global climate change. We believe that Dean, with his exceptional leadership skills and unique business expertise, is the person to guide the Society there.”

“We are given the responsibility of being the stewards of the world’s resources for the next generation. None is more sensitive or more important than the oceans and its inhabitants,” Dean said. “SeaKeepers allows us to gain critical knowledge on the state of our seas and provides this at no cost to the global scientific community.  The selfless contribution of its members is a real reminder that a few can make the world better for many.  I am excited to join, and look forward to the next generation of the Society.”

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.

For more information, a complete bio on Dean C. Klevan, and/or interview requests, please contact Averill Conley at +1 (786) 877-0757 or via email at conley@seakeepers.org

About SeaKeepers and SeaKeepers Professionals
Founded in Monaco in 1998, the International SeaKeepers Society – a 501(c)3 nonprofit - was started by a small group of yacht owners concerned by the deteriorating health of the seas. Their initial mission was to develop a compact, automated and cost-effective ocean and atmospheric monitoring system to install aboard their yachts, to provide data to scientists on the world’s changing oceans. Since its inception, the innovative SeaKeeper 1000TM monitoring system has been deployed in approximately 90 locations around the world, including yachts, cruise ships, ferryboats, government buoys, freight ships and piers. The SeaKeeper 1000TM is endorsed by the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and used by three divisions of NOAA – its National Marine Fisherie s Service, National Marine Sanctuaries Program, and National Weather Service. To find out how to become a SeaKeeper, “adopt” a SeaKeeper 1000TM monitoring system, or to learn more about the Society, please visit www.seakeepers.org.

For more information, a complete bio on Dean C. Klevan, and/or interview requests, please contact Averill Conley at +1 (786) 877-0757 or via email at conley@seakeepers.org

The International SeaKeepers Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, registered in the United States. Registrations as a charitable organization in other countries are in process.