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September 1, 2013 - August 31, 2014
oh the plAces We’ll Go...Dear Friends of EPI,
As a child, Adrian grew up looking out at the ocean, yet was always afraid of whales. When he heard about EPI’s whale program, he thought it might be an opportunity to cure his fears.
Like Adrian, the world faces daunting challenges. EPI offers place-based science education to underserved youth in six countries to help address environmental and educational challenges by building connection, knowledge, and capacity: the necessary ingredients for youth and their teachers to take an active role in conservation.
Last year, Adrian spent five days on the water with us, helping the University of Baja California Sur monitor and protect the great whales he once feared. After his course, he said the whale is now his favorite animal and, “Being around these huge creatures is the best thing that has happened to me!”
Adrian changed his way of thinking and his behavior as a result of his EPI experience. He takes shorter showers, picks up trash, and started recycling at home. He learned that his actions matter and that he can make positive change in the world. And Adrian is just one of thousands of amazing EPI alumni taking their new knowledge and transforming it into action.
EPI is the only organization focused on engaging local teens throughout the Americas in applied conservation that protects species and habitat, and youth like Adrian help carry this mission forward in their daily lives and community efforts. This work is critical if we are to succeed in overcoming the myriad of environmental challenges facing our planet.
We sincerely appreciate your generous support, which allows EPI to engage thousands of underserved teens in hands-on conservation every year. Together, we will continue to make a difference, one student at a time.
In gratitude,
Buzz HinesChair, Board of Directors
P.S. - I invite you to be inspired by more of EPI’s 18,000+ participants in our 2014 Yearbook.
Letter from the Board Chair.................. 1FY 2014 Highlights ............................... 2Program Overviews ............................. 3Program Numbers ............................... 5Spotlight on Yellowstone .................... 6Financial Summary ............................. 7
Spotlight on Galapagos ....................... 8Statement of Activities &Financial Position ................................ 9Spotlight on Costa Rica ........................ 10FY 2014 Giving ..................................... 11Leadership Circle ................................. 17Board of Directors & Staff ................... 18Partners ............................................... 20
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pAGe 1Ivan Agam
o, 14, Galapagos
“I believe that, as students,we can have a long-term positive
impact as the next generation in Galapagos.”
In 2014, EPI engaged more students and had a greater impact on conservation thanever before. Local youth across six countries in North, Central, and South America
got involved in hands-on science and conservation projects, engaged their peers,and made a difference in the world. We connected cultures and empowered thenext generation of conservation leaders, and we even received a few accoladesalong the way!
Check out some of our incredible highlights from 2014:• Reached 4,361 students and teachers through our programs• Provided more educational days to our students, with a 28% increase in
participant days to 19,651• Launched two new alumni opportunities: a Collegiate Scholarship Fund and
the Bitterroot Wildlife Internship• Created new partnerships with support from the Oak Foundation and the
P.M. Angell Foundation for our Belize program• Celebrated our 18,000th participant• Received national recognition for the third consecutive year as one of
America’s Best Places to Work by Outside Magazine• Created six EPI Teacher Trainings, including three Education Fellowships in
Costa Rica and Mexico, one training in Panama, and the National Science Congress and a teacher workshop in Costa Rica.
Improve and inspire science
education and conservation
efforts worldwide through
field-based, student-scientist
partnerships.
M i s s i o n
Create an ecologically literate
society where the world’s
youth are empowered to take
an active role in conservation.
V i s i o n
WhAt A diffeRence A yeAR MAkes!
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ouR 2014 pRoGRAMs
In the Galapagos Islands, students worked with the Galapagos National Park to rehabilitate the threatened giant Galapagos land tortoise. Youth supported biodiversity protection by helping researchers monitor wild tortoises, protect nests, care for juveniles, eradicate invasive species, and restore habitat.
Gal
apagos
Photo Credit:Francisco Lazo
Bel
ize
In partnership with the Oceanic Society, University of Belize, Belize Audubon Society, and Wildlife Conservation Society, EPI students engaged in bottlenose dolphin, lionfish, conch, lobster, sea urchin, and coral research on the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere. They also participated in jaguar research at Cockscomb Jaguar Reserve in collaboration with the Belize Audubon Society.
On the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, the world’s fourth most important nesting habitat for vulnerable leatherback sea turtles, students monitored nesting females. Youth
helped restore habitat, gathered vital data during nightly turtle censuses, andprotected nests against human and environmental threats.
Costa Rica
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In Chirriqui, Panama, students participated in water monitoring activities to study the health of local watersheds. They collected biological, chemical, and physical data that helped them appreciate the importance of the cloud forest ecosystem and how effects of watershed functionality cascade from the mountains to the coast.
ouR 2014 pRoGRAMs
Panama
Yello
wstone
In Montana’s Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, students collected data to help determine management and protections provided to two species under the Endangered Species Act: the
greater sage-grouse and the grizzly bear. Students also contributed to on-the-ground service projects that directly improved wildlife migration opportunities in important corridors.
Whale and Island Ecology programs in Mexico engaged youth in marine biodiversity protection and research. Students collected data on cetaceans and invertebrates to monitor populations and
ecosystem health in order to support a proposed conservation zone, proactively address threats to marine life, and ensure the future stability of this thriving marine ecosystem.
Mexico
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Mexico
Panama
Yellowstone
Belize
Costa Rica
Galapagos
76%
Reached
4,361
participants
Provided 2,756
scholarships
Grew participant days by 28%
Increased local student participation to 74%
Thanks to our generous supporters, in FY 2014, EPI... field pRoGRAM pARticipAtion
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We experienced significant growth in our FY 2014 season, increasing the number of participants and participant days in the field as well as the number of scholarships provided to underserved youth.
In addition to helping provide more local teens with a transformative EPI field experience, our supporters are helping us ensure that science education and conservation knowledge are
accessible, regardless of socio-economic status.
EPI Participants by Country
Belizean Students
Costa Rican Students
Galapagos Students
Mexican Students
Panamanian Students
U.S. Students
Panamanian Students
Mexican Students
U.S. Students Belizean Students
Costa Rican Students
2%
55%
19% 3% 13%
7% Galapagos Students
Mexico
Panama
Yellowstone
Belize
Costa Rica
Galapagos
76%
field pRoGRAM pARticipAtion
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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Belize
55%57%
65%70%
94%100%
Yellowstone Costa Rica Galapagos Mexico Panama
% of Local Participants
BelizeYellowstone Costa RicaGalapagos MexicoPanama
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0%
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
66184 218
417
861
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EPI’s strategic plan targets an average 60/40 ratio of local to visiting participants, while filling our courses to 90% capacity and increasing alumni programming.
In FY 2014, we achieved an average of 74% local students across all of our field programs. We exceeded the 60% local goal at the majority of our sites, in part by augmenting our alumni and other outreach activities.
Students & Teachers
Yellowstone
spotlighton
A neW kind of RAnch hAndEPI and the MPG Ranch joined forces in 2014 to deliver a new EPI alumni internship program in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley. Eleven alumni from our Mexico and Yellowstone programs each spent a month assisting wildlife researchers on the 9,800 acre MPG Ranch, whose mission emphasizes restoration, research, education, and information sharing. During the internship, our alumni worked one-on-one with an MPG scientist and contributed significantly to ongoing conservation and restoration projects at the MPG Ranch.
the poWeR of oneLaura McDermott was killed in a tragic accident on September 23, 2012. In honor of her life and her passion for travel, Laura’s family chose to support youth participation in EPI’s Yellowstone program by organizing a corn hole tournament fundraiser. Laura’s friends and family describe her as “a beautiful, one-of-a-kind soul who had a contagious zest for life.” EPI is grateful for the more than $5,000 her loved ones have contributed through Laura’s fund over the last two years, providing youth the opportunity to experience and be inspired by the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.184Participants
engaged
5Years partnering withThe Nature Conservancy
A RecoRd yeAREPI Yellowstone celebrated milestones, successes, and student achievements throughout the 2014 season. On-the-ground research focused on the sage grouse, a species in peril across the western United States, and EPI students collected data for our U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service partner that will help inform whether the sage grouse is listed under the Endangered Species Act in 2015. Additionally, we celebrated:
90% Of participants excitedto recommend EPIYellowstone to peers
29%More funds raisedthan in 2013
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While every student pays tuition to invest themselves in project outcomes, EPI ensures programs are affordable to youth from all economic backgrounds.
EPI is a tuition-driven organization with more than
half of our $3.5M budget derived from earned income, providing a match for every
dollar donated.
finAnciAl suMMARySeptember 1, 2013 - August 31, 2014
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In 2014, 80% of participants were underserved youth
funded through donations.
Overhead is low, with 84% of every dollar directly
funding conservation and youth education.
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Expenses Programs
Fundraising
Administration
Fundraising5%
Administration11%
Programs84%
Revenue Tuition
Grants
Donations
Other Income
Grants30%
Donations11%
Other Income2%
Tuition
57%
GalapaGos
spotlight
on
An inspiRinG pARtneRship
Stephen Blake: An indefatigable dreamer, a world-renowned scientist, and the heart of our students’ work with the Galapagos giant tortoise. Since our 2011 field season, Steve has inspired and helped connect our Galapagos students with real science. In 2014, Steve worked with both our local and international students to gather data on the giant tortoise’s role in seed dispersal on the islands. He also gave local students in EPI’s Eco-Club, Mola Mola, the opportunity to join him in the field, looking for wild tortoises using telemetry, then attaching transistors to their shells to collect GPS data on their movements.
Mola Mola club members helped Steve enter this data into specialized
software designed to track animal movement and create
migration maps with the help of Google Earth. We work to make a better world not just one student at a time, but also with scientists like Steve, who inspire our work. Read more about this
project on our EPI Blog!
A scientist in the MAkinG
Growing up in Galapagos, Walter Pisco always loved nature, but he says EPI inspired
him to turn his passion into a career. Walter first joined us for our Island
Ecology Program in 2013, but since then, he has become a leader in our Eco-Club, educated the community on conservation issues, worked with the Galapagos National Park, participated in our
Yellowstone program, and even been interviewed by the BBC and
National Geographic.
In 2014, Walter was accepted into the renowned marine biology program at the
Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur in La Paz, Mexico. To help Walter achieve his dreams and make positive change in this world, EPI launched a new Collegiate Scholarship Fund, and three very generous donors helped ensure that Walter can take the next step towards his dream of becoming the director of the Galapagos National Park. We can’t wait to work with him in the future!
Walter (in white) leads a talk in Galapa
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2014 2013 2012 2011Total Assets 1,929,515 1,910,828 2,263,292 1,714,381Total Liabilities 414,199 373,396 363,958 388,260Net Assets 1,515,316 1,537,432 1,899,334 1,326,121Revenue
Tuition 1,988,534 1,599,470 1,288,250 1,350,804 Grants 1,037,877 848,679 839,095 747,413 Donations 385,218 257,941 194,746 190,767 Other Income 72,363 48,916 40,439 34,350
Total Revenue 3,483,992 2,755,006 2,362,530 2,323,334 Expenses
Fundraising 168,629 129,197 123,077 170,014 Administration 401,952 296,990 280,725 243,929 Program ServicesAdmissions/Recruitment 743,022 613,836** 192,668 187,668Belize 232,988 46,339 Costa Rica 511,245 495,842 562,842 602,147 Galapagos 460,317 343,263 429,175 413,876 Mexico 694,315 497,001 442,507 411,792 Panama 49,473 56,952 42,482 Yellowstone 166,375 122,334 87,043 91,946 Global Services/Scaling 110 5,216 29,683 10,301 Operations & Education/General Program 128,991 126,380 118,316 138,532 Ecotours 0 0 0 3,074 Total Program Services 2,986,836 2,307,163 1,904,716 1,671,668
Total Expenses 3,557,417 2,733,350 2,308,518 2,273,279 Change in Net Assets -73,425 21,656 54,012 50,055
stAteMent of ActiVities & finAnciAl position
**Growth reflects a shift in U.S. student airfare from in-country budgets to admissions.pAGe 10
Costa RiCa
spotlight
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BiocenciAIn October, Costa Rica hosted the second annual Biocencia festival, celebrating science, conservation, and local youth involvement. More than 650 people attended, 56 research and technology projects were submitted for judging, and EPI participants shared drawings, recycled crafts, paintings, and photographs with guests. This incredible event was attended by the U.S. Ambassador in Costa Rica, the Viceminister of Science and Technology, and the National Advisor for Science Education. Check out our aerial footage of the event.
ouR neW cAMpusJust in time for our 15th anniversary, we’ve moved into the perfect home for staff and students in Costa Rica! At the picturesque base of the Heredia mountains, we created EPI’s newest Education Center - a one-acre native-landscaped campus with offices, participant lodging, instructor housing, and plenty of inspirational outdoor space. We look forward to hosting workshops, camps, talks, and community engagement activities on site to promote environmental literacy and sustainable living!
We ♥ teAcheRsIn 2014, we set out to reach more teachers, to give them tools to take back to their classrooms, and to help inform their curriculums. In Costa Rica and Panama, we held four different teacher trainings:
teAcheR WoRkshop19 local teachers • 4 days
pAnAMA teAcheR tRAininG6 local teachers • 4 days
MARine educAtion felloWship13 U.S. teachers • 8 days
nAtionAl science conGRess80 teachers • 1 formal presentation
20 teachers • 4 hour workshop15 teachers • 12 hour field workshop
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pRotectoR ($50,000-$99,999)
Edward L. Anderson Jr. FoundationLeona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
chAMpion ($10,000-$49,999)
AnonymousDisney Worldwide Conservation Fund
EcoventuraGlenn & Tana Kincaid
Gurinas TrustMichael & Rocio Haas
Horne Family FoundationInternational Galapagos Tour Operators Association
Roger LangLlewellyn Foundation
Mitchell Petersen Family FoundationOak Foundation
Paul M. Angell Family FoundationSeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund
Sam and Tillie WaltonYardi Systems, Inc.
BenefActoR ($100,000+)
THANK YOUto our generous supporters!
youR 2014 Gifts
Candeo Fund
foReRunneR ($5,000-$9,999)
AnonymousBrock Foundation
Canodros S.A./Silversea Cruises EcuadorThe Confluence Fund
Costa Rica Ministry of Science and TechnologyMatt & Lily Eggers
Harry Halvorssen FundBuzz & Lisa HinesIntel Costa Rica
David and Charl KappelThe Lightfoot Foundation
Christy & Donaldson MieleSilver Foundation
Eileen & Anant Yardi
steWARd ($2,500-$4,999)
Emily AdamsDylan Charles & Markley Bavinger
Channel Cloud ConsultingGaurav & Tara Dhillon
Drollinger Family Charitable Foundation
Galapagos Tortoise ProgramSteven Carpenter & Lisa HogenIntel Community Grant Program
KleintoursPaul Carl Kocher
Allen & Gloria Larson
Louis R. Lurie FoundationDana Lurie
Stephen & Annette McCarthyNorcross Wildlife Foundation
Roy & Susan O’ConnerPPL MontanaRobert Sartain
Slater Family FoundationState of Montana Gear Up Program
U.S. Embassy Costa RicaKaty VanDusen
Wilmot Wheeler Foundation
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MARine educAtion felloWship
Our Marine Education Fellowship introduced twenty-one teachers from across the U.S. to EPI’s hands-on ecology curriculum in Costa Rica and Mexico in 2014, increasing participation
by 50% over the prior year. As part of the program, fellows spent a week in the field and discussed strategies for increasing science learning inside and outside the classroom.
The annual fellowship provides an invaluable opportunity for educators to rekindle their love of teaching while acquiring authentic field ecology experience that they can
bring back to their students. Participating high school teacher Dawn Adams, whose professional background includes a host of education courses, noted that EPI’s
fellowship “is unparalleled to any professional development that I’ve taken.”
youR 2014 Gifts
coMMunity leAdeR ($1,000-$2,499)
AEI ConsultantsAnderson ZurMuehlen & Co.
Karen & Dale BarryBlue Oak Foundation
Janel Crawford & Johannes MeerjanssenElizabeth DenisonKen & Karen Dial
Farella, Braun & Martel LLPShira Fruchtman
Jeremy GalenWilliam & Colleen Gardner
Alfredo GuilbertAlan Harper & Carol Baird
Pam & Willie HodgesHouston Zoo, Inc.
Richard & Lori KleinRoger & Sue Lang
Jessica Lindl & Anton Honikman
Michele MaguireMercy Manning
Andrew & Beth McCarthyNiparaja
Clayton NoldeDale & Katherine Osborn
Carl Palmer & Carrie KappelLoren & Ethelyn Pankratz
Jill Perelman
Ann & John PerkinsLynn & John Price
PreCheckSteve & Karen Wiel
Youth Service America
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2014 in-kind donAtions
Thank you to our 2014 in-kind donors, who supported EPI staff retreats, student symposia, fundraisers, community events, our Galapagos Raffle, and so much more!
Arthur Court Designs Aurora Theatre Company Belize Aventuras el Lago Diving ServicesBay Area Discovery MuseumBella Vista Ranch Lindblad Bernice’s Bakery Black Coffee Roasting Co.Blue Ribbon FliesBooks, Inc.Botique HotelB.R. Cohn Winery & Olive Oil Co.Felisia & Colin CastanedaChez PanisseCornell University PressCostanoa Lodge & CampCrystal Paradise Resort Sarah Davies & Whitney TiltDraught Works Eagles Nest Outfitters Inc. Eartheasy.comExpeditions
Montana AceMonterey Bay AquariumMonterey Bay Whale WatchNico Martin PresentsOakland East Bay SymphonyThe Phoenix PastificioPortola Hotel & SpaPrimrose Natural Skincare Los QuetzalesRon RamsbascherRancho MargotRED Sustainable TravelSalesForceScotty’s TableSea Trek Ocean Kayaking Center SenspaSports Basement Sustainable Living Ltd.UC Botanical GardensKaty VanDusen & Frank JoyceChristy Walton
Gallery 16 + Urban Digital ColorGreenpostcards.comGrizzly & Wolf Discovery CenterGull Boats & RVHidden Canopy TreehousesNick and Ali Holmes-SmithJean & Ann HortonMark & Adam JacobsteinThe Jungle ParadiseKitti’s PlaceLa Luna CupcakesCarole LaineLa TourangelleLeave No Trace Center for Outdoor EthicsLindsay Wildlife MuseumLa Pena Cultural CenterLandmark TheatersMammoth Mountain ResortJohn MelvinMendocino Brewing CompanyMissoula Bicycle WorksMissoula Job Service
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Byron Ackerman & Kathleen DervinAdventureSmith ExplorationsPaul Alaback & Carol Brewer
Cynnie Anderson & Jerry RampelbergRodney & Kathy Anderson
Amy AndrewsBryan & Karen Bagwell
John BeckmannBendel Communications Intl.
Bill Bevis & Juliette CrumpThe Boeing Company
David CadeJennifer Boyer & Jeff Crouch
Sachu Constantine & Suzanne DelbancoJack Corsello & Karen Boezi
Chris Creatura & Peter MoultonDale Djerassi
First Interstate BankFirst Interstate BancSystem FoundationGary Fleener Michael & Joelle Hurlston
Lisa & Frank GiampaNikki & Brian Grist
Jane HaysJulia Horn
MentoR ($250-$999)
Ann & Michael JenkinsJesus Jimenez & Anna Gonzalez
Andrea KayEileen Kim & Devin Jindrich
Steve KromerMichael Kuntz
Caroline & Willis KurtzLisa Lenard
Charles LewisEmily Leys
Paul & Elizabeth LoehnenJim Lutz
Caroline MckaySue Mendelsohn Valerie Messer
Julie & Jon MeyerMissoula Community Foundation
Missoula Job ServiceKirk Neely & Holly MyersAlan and Ellen Newberg
Jerry & Linda PlackoWill & Caroline Price
Julie Osborn & Scott PankratzTrajan Perez
Charles Petrie & Patricia McKernanPlangea, Inc.
Melanie & P. Andrew PuckettRichard Reineke
Lisa Rooney-ZarriBill Rossbach
Fco. Javier RubioJennifer & Riyad Salma
Sanborn’s Travel ServiceStephen Speckart & Patricia Forsberg
Brad & Becky StirnBeth Stockdell
Jane TannerAllen TaylorSEE Turtles
Sarah Vargas-Hurlston & Rene Vargas-VoracekRegina & Helmut Walter
Doug Webber & Nancy WinslowWells FargoDoris Welsh
Steve & Karen WielDon & Bente Winston
Jenny WongDale Woolhiser
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Julie AdamsKim Adams
Sarah AdamsWilliam Adams
Richard & Lucille AdelmannGlenn & Priscilla Aguiar
Victoria AlpaughChristina Arguelles
Raymond & Cynthia AtenJulie Atwell
Courtney Babcock & Miles KeyCarla BakerNancy Ball
Collin Bangs & Patsy PlaggemeyerRaquel Baudrit
Max BauerBob & Shirley Bayley
Heike & Daniel BernsteinSteven & Ann BerzinMichael Bettencourt
Carole BeyerRobert Bird & Vikki Kilminster-Bird
Natalie Bonnewit & Matthew MyersMelanie Bosquez
Virgil & Laurie BossLaura & Scott Bovard
Cecilia & Matthew BowmanBozeman Brewing CompanyBridger Brewing Company
Lauren BroccolettiEllen BrodbineArlene BrookeLetitia BrownNancy Brown
Buffalo Wild Wings
Anna BuxtonSimon BuzzardDaniel CairnsBurt Caldwell
Lauren Caldwell & Gabe FurshongRachael CaldwellSarah Campbell
Mary Ellen CampbellAdriana Cardozo
Carol Hennessy CarlsonScarlett and Hudson Carpenter
Katie & Taras CarpiacMary Cattani
CFC of Western MontanaJeong Leem Chae
Hingman Chan & Yuen LeeCole Chandler
Erin ClarkCleaver Design Associates
Samuel CloughJack & Laurel Coates
Gillian ColdsnowLane Coddington
Cooke FamilyRichard & Teresa Copeland
Rial CummingsChristopher & Helena Cunningham
Mike CutchinCarla D’Antonio & Thomas Dudley
Richard & Shana DaumSarah Davies & Whitney Tilt
Susan DavisEd DefranciaDavid Depew
D’Eredita Family
Mike Derezin & Lisa Barton DerezinBernard Diamond & Lynne Cohen
Daryoosh & Ania DilmaghaniCharmagne Dolphin
John & Danuta DonovanAnne Marie Dunbar
Dorcie DvarishkisDerek Dykman & Pat Burger
Elof FrankPedro Gonzalez Espinoza
Joseph Eto & Elizabeth Heller EtoMary & Ben Feinberg
Michelle and K. Ewan FergusonCaitlin Ferrell
Lynn-Wood FieldsChristine Fitzsimmons
Richard FreyMartha & Thomas Friedlander
Joe FrommGalapagos Conservation Trust
Genentech, Inc.Kate & Nik Geranios
Lindsay GerlachDonna GilbertEmily Glenn
Gregory GoldsmithJerry Goldstone
GoodsearchMelissa Goslee
Goto & Yamaguchi FamilyShasta Grenier & Tom Winston
Keith & Pamela GuillotteJanelle Hall
John & Maxine HamachiBarbara & Alexander Hammond
Kisa HanlonJudith and Bill Hanna
Haley HansonHarbin Family
Craig Hartman & Jan O’BrienCornelius Haskell
Larry & Bette HaysBob & Carolyn Heywood
Paul HinkstonRobin & Jan Hogen
Rebecca HolmesGregory & Mary Houlihan
Roberta HudlowKathryn Hungerford
Ann & Michael JenkinsAlan & Michelle Jensen
Lora & Chris Johnson Landon & Sarah Jones
Jennifer JongsmaKayla JosephHelen Joyce
Hanna & Stan JurkiewiczJohn KammanPeter Kamman
Mary Keller & Thomas KeeganDiana Kepner
Ketron Financial, LLCDan & Christine Kielar
Christine KingCharles Kinney
Steve & Collette KirchhoffKatherine Klein
Jonathan & Melissa KoomeyRichard Koomey
Anna Krieger
fRiend (up to $249)
youR 2014 Gifts
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Jayson MorrisPamela MoskalMoyer Family
Bruce & Rachel MullerNeilesh MutyalaZoe & Ken Nance
Emily NelsonNesbitt FamilyMartha Newell
Nicole NolteNorthfork Financial
Oliver & Mary NorvilleVictoria Nosler
Vince & Erin NuzzoCurt Oldenburg & Joan Florsheim
Sarah OsborneMisha Palecek
Helen & Edward PereiraChristopher & Lisa Preston
John PurnellChuck & Shirley Pearce
Kristy PhanDenise Pinkston & Jeffrey Sinsheimer
Meghan ProberAnn Quirk
Amy Ratzlaf & Sneed CollardRecoup
Ruth ReinekingKendra RicherMelanie Rios
Rhys Roberts & Kari QuandtBrian RobinsEve Robinson
Liz & Bill RogersStacy & Travis Romeo
Deborah & Mike RooseveltRose Ann Rotandaro
Rebekah RottenbergClara Rowe
Wendy RoweJory Ruggiero
Elizabeth SalzlerMaggie Sanders
Mayra Gutierrez SandovalWilliam & Jennifer Sawyer
Joan SchefferAndrea & Mark Scherting
Jennifer SchoolfieldAlexandra Gorman Scranton
Douglas Sell & Katina CoulianosWayne Sentman
Micah SewellCraig & Regina Shields
Hannah SierackiLorraine Simmons
Sandra & Garrick SimmonsLin Smith
Mark SorensenSkander SpiesGeorge SpornKelsey Stamm
Karen Stanko-BroganAlice & Finn Sternlicht
Lianne StewartBill Stoddart & Heidi Robison
Maria StokstadDann & Lisa Swallow
Charles & Kathy SwannackBrittany Szigeti
Jere Takahashi & Terri KimHoward & Penelope Taylor
Rebecca TaylorHarold Thomas & Kathleen Les
Frank Toney
Bill & Sarah TowleRich Toscano & Jessica Emerson
Caroline & Graham TurnerThomas Tyler & Cheryl Fields Tyler
Martha UeltscheyVail Family
James Veazey & Teal KelemenVisa Matching Gift Program
Meredith WarrenKyle WatsonVicki WatsonKeith WeiszDoris Welsh
Melinda WilderSteve & Karen WielBradford Williams
Mark & Sue WilliamsJennifer & Norman WilliamsonMarianna & Wade Williamson
Wiltberger FamilyLeah Woock
Larry Wornian & Mary LanierJenya & Dan Worrell
Brian YatesKeil Young
Shelley ZaloudekJessica Zephyrs
Steve KromerKristina & Greg LaCommare
Sylke & Derek LaineRyan Lamberg
Gina LambrightMichelle Lapinski
Angela LaRosaRoxanna Lefort
Doug & Dana LeipoldBarbara Lewis & Steve Miller
Robert & Martie LeysAdrienne L’HeureuxLiberty Bottle Works
Grazyna & Warren LiebermanGayle Lovett
Lucarelli FamilyLuo FamilyLisa MackiPeg Malloy
Emily & Dale MaloneLeea Manikowski
Manus FamilyStanley Mar & Lorraine Otsuka
Nina & Stephen MarkhamJake Martin
Gillian McCarthyLinda McCraig
Gerard & Ellie McDermottDonna McDonald & Marvin Suomi
Laurie & Craig MeyerKate Miele
Mixed Greens PreschoolJill Moak
Monberg FamilyMontgomery Distillery
John & Abby MooreLiz Moore
fRiend (up to $249)
youR 2014 Gifts
speciAl thAnksto All ouR Auction
BuyeRs At ouR AnnuAl fundRAiseR in sAn
fRAncisco!
EPI strives to recognize all contributors accurately. If there is an omission or mistake, we apologize and ask you to you notify us.
The remarkable individuals in EPI’s Leadership Circle have graciously named EPI as a beneficiary in their wills. Their collective vision will help sustain EPI’s financial future, thereby ensuring an enduring
legacy of conservation-minded citizens. We are deeply grateful to our Leadership Circle Members.
Laurie & Virgil BossMarianne & Jimmy Capra
Steve & Annette McCarthyJulie Osborn & Scott PankratzJennifer & Norm Williamson
epi leAdeRship ciRcleTHANK YOU!
Please contact us if you would like to be a part of this movement and help sustain EPI for future generations of
conservation leaders!
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BoARd of diRectoRs GloBAl stAff
Buzz Hines, ChairPartner - Farella Braun + Martel LLP
Matt Eggers, Vice ChairVice President of Sales - Tesla Motors, Inc
Katy VanDusen, SecretaryCommunity Organizer - Monteverde, Costa Rica
Christy Miele, TreasurerFounder - Yoga4Teens
Peggy BendelPresident - Bendel Communications
Dylan CharlesPartner - Channel Cloud Consulting
Santiago DunnExecutive President - Ecoventura
Lisa HogenChief Development Officer - Kiva.org
Carrie KappelAssistant Project Scientist - National Center for Ecological
Analysis and Synthesis
Emily LeysGlobal Director of Girls’ Education - Room to Read
Steve McCarthy, EmeritusFounder - Systems Engineering Associates, Inc.
Julie OsbornCo-Founder - Ecology Project International
Scott PankratzCo-Founder - Ecology Project International
Scott PankratzExecutive Director/Co-Founder
Julie OsbornAdvancement Director/Co-Founder
Kimberly BrevikAdministrative & Executive Assistant
John KammanAdmissions Manager
Simon BuzzardRecruitment Coordinator
Derek LaineIT Coordinator
Rachael CaldwellCommunications Manager
Lisa LenardDevelopment Officer
Kate GeraniosGrants Coordinator
Erin NuzzoDevelopment Coordinator
Haley HansonMarketing & Media Coordinator
Melissa PetersonEnrollment & Administrative Coordinator
Julia HornDevelopment Officer
Joan SchefferChief Medical Screener
Micah SewellRecruitment Coordinator
Brant WarrenProgram Operations Director
Kyle WatsonRecruitment & Airfare Coordinator
Jennifer WilliamsonFinance & Administration Director
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Program Manager
Lucía Saraí DeandaCampus Coordinator
Claudia Diaz GuzmanOutreach Coordinator
Aracely Rojas SierraAlumni Program Coordinator
Flor VazquezProgram Assistant
Istar VignalOutreach Assistant
Baltazar Arce Varca Administrative Coordinator
Sylviane Jaume SchinkelProgram Coordinator
Heidi PorrasNew Projects Coordinator
pAnAMAAdriane Cromer
Program Coordinator
yelloWstoneErin Clark
Program Manager
Lisa MackiProgram Coordinator
BelizeJerry EnriquezProgram Manager
Alonso MohedanoProgram Coordinator
GAlApAGosAna María Loose
Program Manager
Oliver TisalemaAdministrative Coordinator
Juan Sebastián Torres Program Coordinator
Adriana DiazKatherine Foley
Frank GaritaJessica GilbertMarcela LeonAdam Martell
Katharine MenaJuan MoreiraJenny Oviedo
David QuesadaClara Rowe
Costa RicaBelizeCorey Constantino
Klavdija JenkoJaen Nieto
Andrea Reneau
GalapagosSarah Bernstein
Andres FialloFrancisco LasoAlex Nishida
Jordan TrujiloSebastian Vizcarra
MexicoOlivia Angell
Joel CoronadoAdriana Garmendia
Juan C. MontañoChristian TorresBenjamin Troyo
PanamaOmaira ArauzMarlon Olmos
Multi-SiteConstanza Mora
Roberto RodriquezFlorencia SundCarlos Trejos
Juan Carlos Zuniga
YellowstoneBecky Fitzpatrick
Allie GoldbergLily Haines
Evan Holmstrom Pedro Linares
Jon LinchKatharine Sampson
field instRuctoRs
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Eylen Zuniga Acuna Program Coordinator
Melissa SeguraCommunications & Outreach Assistant
Diana VargasAdministrative &
Finance Coordinator
Olman Alvarado ZapataField Program Assistant
Mario ZumbadoAdministrative & Logistics Assistant
pAGe 20
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Belize
pAnAMA
pAGe 21
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Estacion Biologica
las Tortugas
La Suerte Biological
Station
Pacuare Nature Reserve
Mexico
GAlApAGos
Parque NacionalGalapagosEcuador
Galapagos Ministry
of Education
Galapagos Tortoise Movement Ecology
Program & Stephen Blake
www.ecologyproject.org
Conservation for the next generation
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