Organizations Filed Purposes:
CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED SEA TURTLES
REHABILITATION OF INJURED/SICK SEA TURTLES. CARE AND PLACEMENT OF NON-RELEASABLE TURTLES. HEALTHY SEA TURTLES ARE RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD. NON-RELEASEABLE SEA TURTLES ARE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. IN 2017 SEA TURTLE HAS 561 SEA TURTLES STRANDED, OF THESE 304 WERE LIVE AND 203 WERE DEAD. 257 SEA TURTLES WERE RELASED IN 2017.
CONSERVATION-SUPPORT OF SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION EFFORTS WORLDWIDE. SPONSOR OF LOCAL (SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA BEACH) BEACH PATROLS AND SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CORRAL FOR PROTECTION OF SEA TURTLE NESTS AND EGGS. IN 2017, 100 NESTS WERE RECOVERED (9,154 EGGS). THERE WERE 7,858 HATCHLINGS. LAST SUMMER THERE WERE 8 INTERNS.
EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO SCHOOL GROUPS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TO INFORM THEM OF THE ENDANGERED STATUS OF SEA TURTLES AND HOW TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS. IN 2017, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 165,000 VISITORS TO THE FACILITY. THERE WERE SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS BOTH TO THE FACILITY (159) AND VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS (35) AS WELL AS OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY (33).
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 |
|---|
| Mary Laddis | SECRETARY | 2 | $8,531 |
| Dr John Butler | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Peggy Trahan | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Shane Wilson | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| William Hoenes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Boruff | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robin Farris | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rob Cackley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Demoss | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Patrick Burchfield | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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