| WIMARCS was created in 2004 to develop a support system for
research and conservation projects and programs that protect and conserve
marine animals. Through education, support groups, and awareness, WIMARCS
will assist our community, students, researchers, and government agencies in
conserving our marine environment. If you have any questions, need to
report a turtle activity, want to become a LCC Group, want to volunteer, or donate to us, you can
contact us through email, snail mail, or phone. We are located at:
WIMARCS
202 Prosperity
Frederiksted, St. Croix, USVI 00840
Phone: 340-772-1382 |
Steve Garner, Executive Director of WIMARCS, has owned a
business in St. Croix for over 9 years. Steve has a Bachelor of
Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from the University of Alabama at
Birmingham and has over 18 years of project management and engineering
experience. His devotion to the marine environment started in 1998 as
owner of Scubawest Dive Shop in St. Croix and has continued as project
manager of the WIMARCS Sea Turtle programs.
Jeanne
Garner, WIMARCS Director of Research, is currently
working on her PhD in Wildlife and Fisheries sciences at Texas A&M University. She holds a Master of
Science in Marine Biology from Florida Atlantic University and a Bachelor of Science in
Biology from Cornell University. Jeanne has been the Principal
Investigator and Project Coordinator for the Leatherback Turtle Project at
Sandy Point since 2002 and specializes in nutritional biology of marine
animals.
Jeremy Conrad, Field Director and Biological Technician, is
currently working on his Master of Science in Marine Biology at Florida
Atlantic University. Jeremy has been a field leader on the
Leatherback Turtle Project at Sandy Point since 2003 and was appointed Field
Director in 2006.