Board of Directors

Mr. Arnold Leo

Chairman - East Hampton Town Baymen?s Association

Mr. Les Hodgson

Secretary/Treasurer - Marco Sales

Dr. Lee Alverson

Natural Resource Consultants

Mr. Pat Burchfield

Gladys Porter Zoo

Mr. Dick Jones

HEB Grocery

Dr. Brian Rothschild

School of Marines Science & Technology UMASS Dartmouth

Honorary Board

Mr. Billy Joel

Ms. Adelade de Menil

Mr. Peter Matthiessen

Mr. Bruse Hornsby

Mr. Lee Weddig

 

Picture of Thor Lassen

Thor Lassen President

Ocean Trust is headed by Thor Lassen educated in environmental and marine science at the University of Virginia and Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and honored nationally as a NOAA Fisheries 2004 Environmental Hero and Seafood Business magazine’s 2000 Person of the Year in recognition of restoration partnerships he established between private sector, government and conservation interests.

Ocean Trust has a solid track record in building fishery, wildlife and marine conservation partnerships across diverse interests in the public and private sector achieving many significant milestones and receiving six national awards for its work: 

Milestones
EPA Gulf Guardian Award 2007
Coastal America Award 2006
USFWS Wetlands Conservation Award 2006
DOI Cooperative Conservation Award 2005
NOAA Environmental Hero 2004
Seafood Business Person of the Year 2000

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