Current Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands Board of Directors
(left to right) Mike Shay, Eileen Newton, Scot Clark, Alisa Avery, Megan Carew, Tamala Conner, & Jenn Clementoni
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
Jenn Clementoni
Vice President & Social Media
Megan Carew
Marketing Director
Tamala Conner
Director of Education
Eileen Newton
Treasurer
Alisa Avery
Secretary & Tour Director
Notable Friends
Dr. Chris Marsh
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
Robert Pruit