Organizations Filed Purposes:
SOUNDWATERS MISSION IS TO PROTECT LONG ISLAND SOUND THROUGH EDUCATION AND ACTION.
SOUNDWATERS, INC.'S MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY IS TO ENGAGE OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, ACCESS AND STEWARDSHIP, BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY IS STRONGER WHEN WE ARE CONNECTED TO, AND LEARNING FROM LONG ISLAND SOUND.
SOUNDWATERS WAS FOUNDED IN 1989 TO PROTECT LONG ISLAND SOUND THROUGH EDUCATION AND ACTION. FOR OVER 30 YEARS WE HAVE ENGAGED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO BUILD A DEEPER INTEREST AND LITERACY IN SCIENCE FOR IMPROVED SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT AND TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT WHAT WE ALL CAN DO TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE SOUND. WE UTILIZE OUR LEARNING LAB AND AQUARIUM, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES ON THE SHORELINE AND UNIQUE ON-THE-WATER SAILING EXPERIENCES TO ACHIEVE HIGH-IMPACT LEARNING AND RETENTION, INCREASE CONFIDENCE, MOTIVATION AND POSITIVE BEHAVIOR, AND CREATE LIFELONG LEARNERS.KEY PROGRAMS INCLUDE: 1) RIGOROUS, EXPERIENTIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION, PRE-K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL; 2) STEM EDUCATION SAILS ABOARD OUR 80-FOOT, THREE-MASTED SCHOONER SOUNDWATERS; 3) SKILL-BUILDING INTERNSHIP AND MENTORING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; 4) SUMMER ENRICHMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS; 5) MARITIME SKILLS TRAINING FOR YOUTH 18-24; 6) OUTREACH/ EVENTS FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY INCLUDING PUBLIC SAILS, PADDLE SPORTS, MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL ACTIVITIES AND MORE. SOUNDWATERS ANNUAL REACH IS TREMENDOUS: 111 SCHOOLS, 37 TOWNS, 225 PUBLIC SAILS, 330 VOLUNTEERS, THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES AT PUBLIC EVENTS. WE ANNUALLY REACH 40,000 ADULTS AND CHILDREN. MORE THAN 50% OF CHILDREN WE SERVE ARE FROM LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. SOUNDWATERS IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT NO CHILD OR SCHOOL WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM OUR PROGRAMS DUE TO AN INABILITY TO PAY. SOUNDWATERS INNOVATES CONSTANTLY TO DEVELOP NEW WAYS TO IMPROVE LONG ISLAND SOUND. CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS INCLUDE AQUACULTURE, WITH A FOCUS ON OYSTERS AND KELP (SEAWEED). BOTH PROJECTS INVOLVE GROWING A CROP THAT BOTH IMPROVES WATER QUALITY AND IS ECONOMICALLY VIABLE. AT BOTH OUR OYSTER UPWELLER AND OUR KELP FARM, SOUNDWATERS IS EXPLORING NEW WAYS TO IMPROVE THE SOUND AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC. LIKE MOST ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE, SOUNDWATERS WAS DEEPLY AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. BEGINNING IN MARCH, 2020 VIRTUALLY ALL SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS WERE CANCELLED. WE PIVOTED TO REMOTE PROGRAMS AND WERE ABLE TO EDUCATE THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ON AN EXCITING NEW, VIRTUAL PLATFORM.SOUNDWATERS IS CURRENTLY LAUNCHING THE MULTIYEAR HARBOR AMBITIONS CAMPAIGN TO BUILD A STATE-OF-THE-ART HARBOR CENTER AT BOCCUZZI PARK IN STAMFORD (WITH COMPLETION EXPECTED IN SPRING 2022) AND TO LAUNCH, EXPAND AND ENDOW STUDENT ACCESS TO NEW ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE-CHANGING PROGRAMS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Leigh Shemitz | PRESIDENT | 37.5 | $245,009 |
| Robert Mazzone | VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT | 37.5 | $106,501 |
| Margaret W Peterson | FINANCE DIRECTOR | 30 | $85,782 |
| Sheila Bennett | VICE CHAIR (OUTGOING) | 5 | $0 |
| Valerie Senew | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Ted Ferrarone | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) | 1 | $0 |
| T Michael Preston | VICE CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| Susie Baker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Mitchell | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) | 1 | $0 |
| Sara Adams | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Randy Bourne | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Pieter Eenkema Van Dijk | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Huston | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Olga Burke | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Towey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Solecki | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Maureen Bailie | VICE CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| Marianne Pollak | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mairead O'Sullivan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Laureano-Rikardsen | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph Fuller Jr | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) | 1 | $0 |
| John Baxter | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) | 1 | $0 |
| Joanna T Rowan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jimmy Stuart | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James Poucher | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| James Barker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jake Rath | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gregory Gigliotti | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Fred Lorthioir | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Emily Dreas | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Tamu Lucero | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Doug Bora | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | 5 | $0 |
| Christian Von Ancken | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bud Grebey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ben Gifford | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Antony Carvette | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Allott | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea Fraleigh | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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