Organizations Filed Purposes:
PUBLIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ON SHARKS
WHALE SHARK RESEARCH: TO DETERMINE GLOBAL MOVEMENTS OF WHALE SHARKS, VISUAL ID TAGS AND SATELLITE TAGS WERE DEPLOYED ON WHALE SHARKS IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA, INDIAN OCEAN AND PACIFIC OCEAN. SCIENTIFIC PAPERS ON DNA STUDIES OF WHALE SHARKS AND SATELLITE TELEMETRY WERE SUBMITTED TO SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS. DNA STUDIES CONTINUED. VISUAL ID TAGS AND SATELLITE TAGS WERE UTILIZED TO TRACK WHALE SHARKS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN AND RADIO TELEMETRY WAS USED TO TRACK SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD SHARKS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
EDUCATION: CONTINUING TO WORK WITH EDUCATORS IN THE US, UK, HONDURAS, INDIA, MEXICO AND TANZANIA, AND PROVIDED THEM WITH TEACHING MATERIALS. THE WHALE SHARK ADOPTION PROGRAM IS INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY. THE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SPORT DIVERS WHO WISH TO ASSIST WITH RESEARCH WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE TRAINING ON THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGY. EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS WERE PRESENTED IN COSTA RICA, DJIBOUTI, TWO LOCATIONS IN MEXICO AND AT SEMINARS / TRADE SHOWS IN THE USA. STILL PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO FOOTAGE WERE PROVIDED TO THE MEDIA.
GLOBAL SHARK ATTACK FILE: THE GSAF IS MAINTAINED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION TO PHYSICIANS, MEDICAL PERSONNEL, THE MEDIA AND BEACH AUTHORITIES. WE PROVIDED ONSITE INVESTIGATORS FOR INCIDENTS THAT TOOK PLACE IN AUSTRALIA, BAHAMAS, SOUTH AFRICA, AND THE USA. CASE REPORTS OF INCIDENTS THAT TOOK PLACE IN AUSTRALIA, BAHAMAS, BRAZIL, COMOROS, COSTA RICA, CUBA, EGYPT, JAPAN, LIBYA, MALAYSIA, MAURITIUS, NEW ZEALAND, THE PHILIPPINES, REUNION ISLAND, SAMOA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, SPAIN, ST. HELENA, UK AND THE USA WERE POSTED ON THE GSAF SPREADSHEET, WHICH CONTAINS REPORTS OF MORE THAN 6,300 INCIDENTS FROM 725 B.C. TO THE PRESENT.
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 |
|---|
| Mike Tichenor | EVENTS | 2 | $0 |
| Elise Levin | EVENTS | 2 | $0 |
| Taylor Neisen | SOCIAL MEDIA | 1 | $0 |
| Skylar Thomas | FIELD INVEST | 2 | $0 |
| Melissa Michaelson | DEVELOPMENT | 5 | $0 |
| Patrick Nason Phd | EXPEDITIONS | 4 | $0 |
| Charlie Fasano | RESEARCHER | 4 | $0 |
| Matt Potenski | FIELD DIRECT | 6 | $0 |
| Heather Cifuentes | DIRECTOR, ED | 6 | $0 |
| Richard Miller | DEPUTY DIREC | 25 | $0 |
| Robert Ferrara | CHAIR, BOD | 7 | $0 |
| Ralph Collier | DIRECTOR, GS | 3 | $0 |
| David Grant | LIAISON OFFI | 2 | $0 |
| Lesley Rochat | DIR. MEDIA P | 2 | $0 |
| Carolyn Nickels | MEMBER SERVI | 5 | $0 |
| Sylvia Earle Phd | HONORARY PRE | 4 | $0 |
| Leonard Compagno | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 |
| Jennifer Schmidt Phd | DNA STUDY | 6 | $0 |
| Dean Fessler | DEPUTY DIREC | 10 | $0 |
| Jennifer Hayes | BOD | 5 | $0 |
| Jupp Kerckerinck | CEO | 3 | $0 |
| David Doubilet | BOD | 3 | $0 |
| William L Bunting Jr Esq | LEGAL CSL, B | 3 | $0 |
| Marie Levine | EXEC. DIRECT | 40 | $0 |
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