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Board of Trustees

Clair Beckmann, President

Jason Halliburton, Vice President

Megan Marquardt, Secretary

Sarah McClure, Treasurer

Evan Barniskis

Laurie Chouinard

Megan Davis, Ph.D.

Barbara Ellis

Sharon Gilkey

Melissa May, Ph.D.

Cameron Samuel

Elizabeth Shea, Ph.D.

Brad Shingleton

Josh Stewart

Rich Toth

Michael Young

Staff

Sam Ankerson, Executive Director
sankerson@shellmuseum.org

Linda Arnold, Director of Retail
larnold@shellmuseum.org

Jake Chase, Senior Aquarist
jchase@shellmuseum.org

Claire D’Agostino, Aquarist
cdagostino@shellmuseum.org

Jorden Falker, Associate Director of Education
jfalker@shellmuseum.org

José H. Leal, Ph.D., Science Director & Curator
jleal@shellmuseum.org

Jessie Macaluso, Education Coordinator
jmacaluso@shellmuseum.org

Elizabeth Marx Swatfigure, Guest Services Manager
eswatfigure@shellmuseum.org

Stephanie Muddell, Director of Marketing & Development
smuddell@shellmuseum.org

Paige Nehls, Marketing & Membership Manager
pnehls@shellmuseum.org

Sean Pierce, Chief Financial Officer
spierce@shellmuseum.org

Riley Russell, Guest Services Associate & Husbandry Assistant
rrussell@shellmuseum.org

Chris Whitt, Marine Biologist & Collection Assistant
cwhitt@shellmuseum.org

Savanna Wilkinson, Educator
swilkinson@shellmuseum.org