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OUR TEAM

MEET THE OCEAN FRIENDLY ESTABLISHMENTS TEAM

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Bonnie Monteleone

​President of OFE’s parent organization Plastic Ocean Project (POP). Provides stamp of approval to OFE Committee.
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Ginger Taylor

Founder of the OFE campaign. Serves on OFE Committee. 
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Victoria Widman
Serves on OFE Committee. OFE Coordinator. Cape Fear/Parent Chapter OFE Coordinator. ​
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Tricia Monteleone

​VP of POP. Serves on OFE Committee as POP liaison. Educates about plastics and latest research by POP.
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Kim Swinny

​Serves on OFE Committee. Assists with advertising and education in Cape Fear Chapter.
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Justine Chew

Serves on OFE Committee. Works with webpage design/maintenance. Contact for new OFE chapters. 
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Kendall Welch

​Serves on OFE Committee. Communicates with and records certified OFEs in Cape Fear Chapter.
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Lora Sharkey

Serves on OFE Committee. Keep Brunswick County Beautiful Liaison.
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Amy Chapman

​Serves on OFE Committee. Keep Brunswick County Beautiful Liaison.
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Riley Alber

​Serves on OFE Committee. Compost Expert and Owner of Wilmington Compost Company.
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Ray Worrell

Serves on OFE Committee. Owner of Slice of Life restaurant. Provides a perspective from restaurant owners.
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Avery Owen

​Serves on OFE Committee. UNCW POP Liaison. Assists web design and outreach initiatives.
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Leah Hernandez

NC Aquariums Liaison. 
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Susanne Brander

Coordinator for Oregon OFE.
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Becca Drohan

Serves on OFE Committee. Coordinator for Crystal Coast OFE.
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Janet Farmer

Coordinator for Topsail OFE.
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Meredith Fish

Coordinator for OBX OFE. Representative of NC Aquariums. Serves on OFE Committee.
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Lisa Rider

​Coordinator for Little Cayman Chapter.
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Leslie Vegas

Assistant for OBX OFE. Representative of NC Aquariums. Serves on OFE Committee.
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         Jenna Livernois

Assistant for OBX OFE.​ Representative of NC Aquariums. Serves on OFE Committee.
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Kathryn Yanacek

National/Global Chapter Coordinator. Serves on OFE Committee.


In Memoriam of Malcolm Miller


​Malcolm and his wife Ruth served on the OFE Committee and recruited many of our beloved community OFEs. All the love to his life and legacies.
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