Patrick Pedonti

My younger years were spent overseas in the Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, and Southeast Asia. I learned to love the natural beauty of those places. Twenty years ago, I visited Gasparilla Island in SW Florida and realized this is where I wanted to live. This led me to Big Waters and their critical work in preserving this environmentally sensitive area.

Patrick joined the board in 2024. Originally from the Boston Massachusetts area, he was a Chief Financial Officer at a publicly traded software company for over 20 years

Patrick Pedonti

Big Waters Staff

Whitney Johnson

Database and Donor Stewardship Administrator

Nilyana rodriguez

Digital Content & Design Specialist

Lee Amos

Land Stewardship Manager

Shalla Ashworth

Director of Philanthropy

Tianna Boswell-Porter

Tianna Boswell-Porter

Marketing and Events Manager

Connie Brown

Connie Brown

Director of Community Engagement

Pam Brownell

Pam Brownell

Chief of Staff

Sarah Denison Williams

Sarah Denison Williams

Community Education Manager

Esmeralda Figueras

Land Steward

Michael Greatchus

Executive Assistant

Christine Johnson

Christine Johnson

President

Brooke Langston

Director of Land Protection

Dawn Lansing

Dawn Lansing

Development Officer

Sam Peterson

Sam Peterson

Bay Preserve Site Manager

Robyn Powell

Robyn Powell

Controller

Sarah Rubin

Youth Education Manager

Sam Valentin

Sam Valentin

Director of Marketing and Events