Current Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands Board of Directors
Alisa Avery, Tricia Fidrych, Megan LaFountain, Scot Clark, Janis Nesbit, Amber Hewitt, not in photo, Megan Carew
Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands
The Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands, Inc., a 501c3, was formed under the guidance of Pete Richards in October of 2019. On February 28th of 2020 Pete died but his legacy lives on. The Board of Directors are proudly continuing Pete’s vision of the “Wonderment of the Wetlands.”
Our mission is to support the cypress wetlands and rookery, increase community awareness through education, and advocate for maintaining this stormwater retention system as a working organic laboratory.
We hope you will join us in our quest to aid the Town of Port Royal in maintaining and educating, both young and old, about this unique and natural treasure. Join us by donating here.
Original Board of Directors
Bernadette Clayton, Kathleen Bray, Pete Richards, Sally Jessee, Rob Merchant, Kate Hamilton Pardee
Check out this amazing interview that former board members, Betsy Richards, did with the Beaufort News talking about the history of the Friends of the Port Royal Cypress Wetlands and the things we do. Great job Betsy!
Board of Directors
Scot Clark
President
Email: president@foprcw.org
Joe Schmitt
Master Naturalist
Email: masternaturalist@foprcw.org
Megan LaFountain
Treasurer
Email: treasurer@foprcw.org
Alisa Avery
Secretary & Tour Director
Email: info@foprcw.org
Megan Carew
Marketing Director
Email: marketing@foprcw.org
Janis Nesbit
Volunteer Coordinator
Email: volunteercoordinator@foprcw.org
Tricia Fidrych
Education Director
Email: education@foprcw.org
Amber Hewitt
Social Media Director/Photographer
Email: socialmedia@foprcw.org
Notable Friends
Dr. Chris Marsh
Former Board Member – Jenn Clementoni
Former Board Member – Eileen Newton
Former Board Member – Tamala Conner
Former Board Member – Mike Shay
Former Board Member – Bernadette Clayton
Former Board Member – Lynn Day
Former Board Member – Kathleen Bray
Former Board Member – Vernon Peers
Former Board Member – Dan Frese
Former Board Member – Elizabeth “Betsy” Richards
Former Board Member – Kate Hamilton Pardee
Former Board Member – Nathan Sturre
Former Board Member – Sally Jessee
***Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands, Inc. owns and operates the official friendsofportroyalcypresswetlands.org and foprcw.org websites.***