BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Robert O. Stevens, DVM
Kathy M. Klock, Esq.
Betsy Knoblock
Joaquinn Lopez, CPA
Sandra Crumb
D. M. Lauretano Haines
Henry M. Knoblock, Esq.
Ted Turner
Director and President
Director and Vice President
Director and Secretary
Director and Treasurer
Director
Director
Director
Director
HONORARY DIRECTORS
Robert Denenberg
ADVISORY BOARD
Ted Turner
Dr. James F. McBain, D.V.M.
Alex Costidis
Dr. Stan Kuczaj
Micah Brodsky, V.M.D.
Mark Simmons
Todd Feucht
Mark Trimm
Jeff Foster
VP of International Operations of Ocean Embassy, Inc.
Retired
PhD Candidate; Aquatic Animal Health Program; Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florida
Laboratory Director, Marine Mammal Behavior and Cognition Laboratory,
University of Southern Mississippi
Staff Veterinarian, Dolphins Plus and the Marine Mammal Conservancy, Inc.
Oceans Embassy
Oceans Embassy
Oceans Embassy
FLORIDA COUNSEL
Henry M. Knoblock, Esquire
BIO
Backgrounds of a few MMC representatives…
Robert G. Lingenfelser graduated from Miami Dade College, with an Associate in Arts Degree from the Mechanical / Ocean Engineering Program. He also holds numerous certifications in diving expertise, including a Diver Medical Technician certification as well as an Air/Mixed Gas and Bell/Saturation certification from the College of Oceaneering in Wilmington, CA. He worked for many years as a commercial diver in Asia and the Middle East, before transitioning over to working with marine mammals in 1987. His career began as a dolphin trainer assistant for the Ocean Reef Club before moving on to be named the President of the Marine Mammal Conservancy in 1995. Robert is the primary contact for MMC and oversees all operations of the corporation, including the management, logistics and husbandry/rehabilitation program of all stranded animals that MMC responds to.
Art Cooper is a graduate of the University of Miami, is a SCUBA Instructor and has worked with dolphins and other marine life since January 1990. He is the Vice President and Director of Operations for Dolphins Plus and Dolphin Cove in Key Largo, Florida. Art manages a large staff of marine animal trainers specializing in husbandry, behavior, and conservation. Art recently stepped down as the Chairman of the Board of MMC and currently sits as MMC’s Vice Chairman, as well as heading MMC’s Scientific Research Committee.
Dr. Robert O. Stevens graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University, in 1975. Dr. Stevens worked in private practice with Dr. Deke Beusse, prior to joining the veterinary team as Staff Veterinarian and Assistant Curator of Mammal and Birds at Sea World Ohio, in 1977. In 1985, Dr. Stevens established the Mobile Veterinary Clinic, a private exotic and small animal practice. Around the same time, he became the contract veterinarian for Epcot’s then-newly constructed Living Seas Pavilion. Dr. Stevens is currently the Director of Animal Health Services at Dolphins Plus and Dolphin Cove and is the Veterinarian of Record for MMC. Dr. Stevens’ has worked with a wide range of exotic animals, from marine mammals, birds, fish and reptiles to both small and large species of domestic animals.
Dr. Micah C. Brodsky graduated from the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Veterinary Medicine, in 2002. Since then, he has been involved with a number of different projects as a consulting veterinarian, including the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Research Project at the La Flor Wildlife Refuge in Paya La Flor, Rivas, Nicaragua. He has also worked on the Wild Dolphin Health and Risk Assessment Program at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, as well as the Marine Mammal Health Assessment, Sirenia Project regarding manatee biology, ecology and adaptive management in the south Florida area. He has worked primarily with wildlife and continues to work and volunteer time for a variety of domestic and international conservation projects. Dr. Brodsky is currently staff veterinarian for Dolphins Plus and Dolphin Cove and consulting veterinarian for MMC. Dr. Brodsky’s professional interests include clinical medicine, conservation medicine and epidemiology.