Lori Miller is the Refuge Ecologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service working across the Southeastern US and Caribbean. Her education includes a Bachelor's degree in meteorology from the University of St. Thomas and a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida. As a meteorologist, Lori has worked in marine, tropical, aviation, and television meteorology. In 2002, she joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and transitioned into hydrology and water management. Lori joined U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2008 and began a career in aquatic restoration, environmental engineering, water resource planning and management, and climate change. She was awarded the national Person of the Year in Climate in 2014 for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the national Individual of the Year Environmental Leadership award for the Department of Interior in 2015.

Board of Director experience includes Vice President of Lake of the Ozarks Watershed Alliance (LOWA) in 2005-2008 and Treasurer of the Missouri Floodplain and Storm-water Managers Association (MFSMA) in 2007-2008.

Kendra has been involved with sea turtles, marine life, and our Vero Beach coastal habitats since 2015. Her Master’s degree is from the University of Central Florida where she was part of the Marine Turtle Research Group for three years during her studies specializing in the economic and behavioral impacts of sea turtle tourism conducted around the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge. She loves encouraging her team of turtle volunteers, and spending her time with them on the beaches.