Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees for the Wetlands Institute is dedicated to helping us grow and succeed in fulfilling our mission; To promote appreciation, understanding and stewardship of wetlands and coastal ecosystems through our programs in research, education and conservation. Our Board recognizes the importance of staying true to the Institute’s mission, vision and goals, and they are committed to promoting the wetlands and coastal surroundings that we know and love.

Board of Trustees

  • Raymond M. Burke, Chairman (Avalon, NJ) – President, Burke Motor Group – Director, Sturdy Savings Bank – Director, NJ Economic Development Authority
  • Deborah A. Hays, Vice Chairman (Voorhees, NJ) – Attorney/Partner, Archer & Greiner
  • Jane Rakestraw, Treasurer (Stone Harbor, NJ) – Retired, VP Human Resources, Saks Fifth Avenue NY
  • Anne Galli, Secretary (Spring Lake, NJ) – Retired, Environmental Educator & Adjunct Professor – Vice Chair, New Jersey Commission of Environmental Education
  • Dave Coskey (Avalon, NJ) – President, Longport Media LLC
  • Mike Craig (Cape May, NJ) – Owner, The Washington Inn
  • Roberta DeVries (Lafayette Hill, PA) – Philadelphia Zoo Travel Planner & Program Coordinator
  • John Flynn (Haddon Heights, NJ) – NJ DEP/Green Acres Program, State Trails Coordinator
  • Lois Hamilton (Bala Cynwyd, PA) -Community Volunteer
  • C. Lee Harp (Medford, NJ) – Of Council, Attorney/Partner, Archer & Greiner
  • Dorothy Ives-Dewey (Newtown Square, PA) – Associate Professor, Chair Geography & Planning Department, West Chester University
  • Daniel Kelm, Jr. Ph.D. (Allentown, PA) – Professor of Biology & Sarkis Acopian – Professor of Ornithology and Conservation Biology, Muhlenberg College, PA
  • Mary M. Millar (Avalon, NJ) – Principal, Avalon Carpet, Tile & Flooring
  • Linda B. Osberg (Phildelphia, PA) – Community Volunteer
  • Laura Owens (Villanova, PA) – Community Volunteer – Director of Youth Programs, Yacht Club of Stone Harbor
  • G. Wayne Renneisen (Philadelphia, PA) – Managing Partner, Harvey, Pennington, Cabot, Griffith & Renneisen, LTD
  • Cindy E. Roach (Devon, PA) – Community Volunteer – Retired, Customer Account Manager, Fannie Mae
  • Henry E. Schellinger (Malvern, PA) – Retired, Astra Zeneca Pharmaceutical – Project Director, CR&D – President/CEO, DelWebb LLC
  • John Vanderslice (Shamong, NJ) – Vice President Sales, Evonic Industries
  • Gregory Willis (Cape May Court House, NJ) – Retired, Contractor