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Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s

Board Of Directors Appoints New CEO

The Board of Directors extensive career, Aside from his profession, Dehart’s favorite activity
of Loggerhead Marinelife D ehart helped is being dad to two amazing kids. “My daughter (age
Center (LMC) is pleased build and open 14) is an equestrian, and son (age 11) plays ice hockey,”
to announce its newly three large public he said. Dehart enjoys scuba diving and underwater
appointed President and aquarium facilities, photography, and previously served on the board of the
Chief Executive Officer, including Frost Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) for
marine biologist Andy Science, Ripley’s 12 years. He also enjoys activities away from the ocean
Dehart. A quarium of such as camping, hiking, and snowboarding.
Dehart has more than 25 Canada in Toronto About Loggerhead Marinelife Center
years of experience in marine as the director of Loggerhead Marinelife Center, located in Loggerhead
research, conservation husbandry, and the Park, Juno Beach, Fla., is a sea turtle research,
initiatives, and aquatic life Kingdom of the rehabilitation, education, and conservation center. The
support operations at several CEO Andy Dehart Seas Aquarium at center also manages the Juno Beach Pier across the
major aquariums across the Henry Doorly street from the park. Established in 1983, Loggerhead
North America. He started working at aquariums at just Zoo in Omaha, Marinelife Center seeks to promote conservation of
15 years old. Prior to joining LMC, Dehart served as vice Neb. Additionally, ocean ecosystems with a special focus on threatened
president of animal husbandry and marine conservation he spent 19 years and endangered sea turtles. Its facilities include a sea
at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in at the National CEO Andy Dehart (scuba) turtle hospital, a research laboratory, and exhibit areas,
Miami. During his extensive career caring for and working Aquarium in both including live sea turtles and other coastal creatures.
with marine life, Dehart, along with the teams he has Baltimore, Md., and Washington, D.C.
managed, worked with non-releasable hawksbill, green, Due to his expert knowledge of marine life, Dehart has
and loggerhead sea turtles, providing them with excellent appeared on a variety of network broadcasts, including
husbandry and veterinary care. TODAY, NBC Nightly News, Larry King Live, and The
“Mr. Dehart’s passion for ocean conservation and vast Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. He has also been featured
knowledge of marine life will help LMC continue its vital in seven Shark Week productions for the Discovery Channel,
research, rehabilitation, and education programs,” said and served as s hark advisor for the channel. Captain’s was established in 1980 servicing
Brian Waxman, LMC Board chairman. “We are excited “Over the course of my 30-year career, I have been deeply Palm Beach County and is a privately
for the next chapter of the center’s expansion, and Dehart’s involved in the conservation of the world’s oceans. I have owned and managed company.
positive leadership skills and experience gives us complete collaborated with the team at Loggerhead Marinelife Center Captain’s is committed to providing

confidence as he takes on this commitment.” over the years and have always felt a strong connection,” dependable, reliable and professional
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