2015 Annual - Audubon Nature Institute

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2015 Annual - Audubon Nature Institute
Audubon Nature Institute
Annual Report 2015
Audubon Nature Institute
2015 Annual Report
From the President Page 1
Board / Commission / Foundation Page 3
Our Mission Page 4
Audubon 2015 Page 5
Our Future Page 17
Financial Summary Page 19
Donor Acknowledgements Page 21
Stay In Touch Page 32
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Audubon Nature Institute
Annual Report 2015
For all of us as Audubon Nature
Institute members, supporters
and employees, 2015 was a
landmark year, both beginning
and ending with the kind of
inspirational endangered
species stories we love.
We began in January with the
release of 28 sea turtles into
the warm and welcoming
waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
These cold-stunned turtles were
rehabilitated here at Audubon
thanks to your support of
Audubon’s rescue and
rehabilitation initiatives.
As the year drew to a close,
you celebrated with us as
Audubon Zoo’s endangered
orangutans took up residence
in their new exhibit, with
From the President
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features for climbing, swinging,
children could ever see on an
exploring and watching the
electronic screen.
world from one of the tallest
points in the Zoo.
Along the way, you enabled
us to grow a legacy for
In between, we celebrated
the future, both in brick
so much together—the 25th
and mortar projects and in
anniversary of Audubon
enduring commitment to our
Aquarium of the Americas,
children, our wildlife, and the
births and hatchings of
environment we call home.
precious new wildlife, events
that enriched our community
Please join me in looking back
and programs that educated
at the incredible year you
our children.
made possible. From all of us
at Audubon Nature Institute,
Our partnership with you
thank you for being part of the
created wonders across the
Audubon family.
city and around the world,
as our collaborations brought
Sincerely,
nature to life in vivid color
and full dimension—sights and
sounds with far more lasting
impact than anything our
L. Ronald Forman
President and CEO
Audubon Nature Institute
Audubon Nature Institute
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2015 Board of Directors
Joseph A. Jaeger, Jr.: Chairman
Christopher Bardell: First Vice Chair
Mark C. Romig: Second Vice Chair
Katherine B. Werner: Recording Secretary
2015 Audubon
Commission
Ronald Markham: Corresponding Secretary
Vincent J. Palumbo: Treasurer
Lynes R. Sloss: Parliamentarian
Leslie P. Gottsegen, DDS: Immediate Past Chairman
J. Kelly Duncan: President
Daniel O. Conwill IV: First Vice President
Byron A. Adams, Jr.
Boysie Bollinger: Second Vice President
Robert W. Brown
Linda G. Baum: Secretary
Jennifer D. Charpentier, MD
K. Barton Farris, MD: Treasurer
Henry L. Coaxum, Jr.
Cecile V. Colhoun
Gayle Benson
Stephanie S. Feoli
Storey Charbonnet
Paul Fine
Angus Cooper
Fenn French
Frances G. Fayard
Jeffrey Goldring
Rashida Ferdinand
Jennifer S. Heebe
Ashley Francis
Andre Hooper
Deborah D. Harkins
Deirdre O. Hooper, MD
Bruce R. Hoefer, Jr.
Wilmer Jacobs
Beth Lambert
Steve Kupperman
Olivia Manning
F. Theodore Le Clercq
William A. Goldring: Chairman
Helena N. Moreno
Nolan A. Marshall, III
Stephanie S. Feoli:
Catherine Morrell
John Payne
Peter Moss
Steve Perry
Field Ogden, MD
Julie Quinn
Linda G. Baum
Pamela Ryan
Charles L. Rice, Jr.
Catherine H. Cary
Charles C. Teamer
Virginia Rowan
Leslie P. Gottsegen, DDS
Tom Watson
Michael Smith
Joseph A. Jaeger, Jr.
Carol B. Wise
Allison B. Tiller
Peter E. Moss II
D. Brent Wood
Thomas D. Westfeldt
Charles C. Teamer, Sr., Ph.D.
2015 Foundation
Board
Vice Chairman
“The evolution of Audubon is truly awe-inspiring, and being able to contribute
to the vision for its future is a privilege I do not take for granted.”
Christopher Bardell, First Vice Chair, Audubon Nature Institute Board
Audubon Nature Institute
Mission and Purpose
Purpose
Vision
Celebrating the Wonders of Nature
Creating a family of museums and parks dedicated to nature
Mission Eight objectives support our mission:
• Provide a guest experience of outstanding quality
• Exhibit the diversity of wildlife
• Preserve native Louisiana habitats
• Educate our diverse audience about the natural world
• Enhance the care and survival of wildlife through research
and conservation
• Provide opportunities for recreation in natural settings
• Operate a financially self-sufficient collection of museums
and parks
• Weave quality entertainment through the
guest experience
Our
family
of museums
and
parks
dedicated
to
nature
• Audubon Park and Riverview
• Audubon Zoo
• Woldenberg Riverfront Park
• Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
• Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center
• Entergy Giant Screen Theater
• Audubon Louisiana Nature Center
• Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species
• Audubon Wilderness Park
• Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium
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“These direct, unstructured experiences in nature will have
a far-reaching impact on children as adults, inspiring an
enduring conservation ethic.”
Brenda Walkenhorst
Audubon Nature Institute Director of Education Projects
EDUCATION
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Whether they came to Audubon
attractions or Audubon came to
them via our popular outreach
vehicles (ZOOmobile, Wetlands
Express, Bugmobile and AquaVan),
thousands of children, students
and families took part in Audubon
education programs in 2015.
Audubon’s family of donors
A Fun Way to Learn
School Visits
Zoo, Aquarium, Giant Screen Theater and
Butterfly Garden and Insectarium
Audubon Nature
Institute offers free
learning materials to
prepare teachers and
students for their
field trips!
3,275
School
Groups
in 2015
That's a lot of kids!
enabled us to extend our reach
with energized and imaginative
How far do they travel to get here?
programs that drew people from all
around our area. These expanded
offerings sowed seeds for future
careers, as youngsters eagerly
School Kids in 2015
278,364
33% of the children traveled
to Audubon from out of state.
jumped into science, technology
and conservation concepts while
nurturing a lifelong love of nature.
Wine and cheese gatherings and
photography classes inspired the
grown-ups to look at our world in a
whole new way. Adventures out in
the field included bug collecting
and nature walks.
2015 Education Program Highlights
• Science Sleuths
• Aqua School
• Wine and Cheese Tours After Hours
• Wild Starts for Toddlers
Programs for schools on field trips
• Safari After Dark
included Shark School and Jungle
• Family Nature Club
School. Anyone for a shark dissection
• OCEARCH vessel visit
class? Young conservationists and
• Teacher workshops
seasoned nature experts eagerly
• Wild Nights—Insect Adventure
embraced it all.
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A hyacinth macaw hatched at Audubon Zoo on
July 8, 2015. The Zoo’s Bird Department staff
hand-raised the little chick as the parents were
inexperienced and unable to properly care for it.
CONSERVATION
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Conservation Field Projects
Audubon animal experts traveled
the world for conservation causes,
including managing endangered
iguanas in Jamacia and
protecting endangered Pacific
birds on the Marianas Islands.
Today’s conservation is dynamic,
bursting with ideas splashed
throughout the world via social
media platforms, games and mobile
phone apps. Audubon Nature
Institute dives into all of is right along
In 2015, Audubon collaborated
on conservation projects with:
• African Wild Dog
Conservation Network
• Amur Leopard and Tiger
Alliance
with you.
• Zoo Conservation Outreach
Group
Together, we are leaders in
conservation programs effecting
• Fauna and Flora
International
meaningful change, fighting to
• Giant Armadillo Project
secure the future of wildlife.
• Giraffe Conservation
Foundation
From efforts right here in New
Orleans to projects on the ground
• Golden Lion Tamarin
Conservation Program
(and in the water) in far-flung corners
• Gopher Frog Conservation
of our globe, Audubon leads and
• Hornbill Research
Foundation—Nest
Adoptions in Thailand
challenges others (including you!) to
do the same, giving back through
web-based and hands-on initiatives,
bringing Louisiana and the world
together through the generosity of
friends and supporters like you. These
projects make a tangible difference
for wildlife and give us hope.
• Hutan Palm Oil Initiative
• International Elephant
Foundation
• Lemur Conservation
Program
• Louisiana Pine Snake
Program
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There’s just something about our
local culture—it’s unlike any you’ll
find anywhere else in the world.
And, it has quite a bit to do with
our inherent natural wonders,
our fascinating wildlife, and our
incredible seafood.
Audubon Nature Institute made
conservation fun and tasty with Gulf
United for Lasting Fisheries (G.U.L.F.).
A new app helps you find the
freshest, most sustainable seafood to
keep our Gulf fisheries thriving.
Restaurant partners multiplied in
2015 as G.U.L.F. recruited more
New Orleans eateries to serve and
support sustainable seafood, while
an intimate dinner at the Aquarium
showcased G.U.L.F. partner chefs
and featured the best sustainable
seafood the Gulf of Mexico has
to offer. These dinners are set to
continue and expand in 2016.
CONSERVATION
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Audubon Zoo veterinary staff
released a brown pelican into
the wild after treating the bird for
exposure to an oily substance it
encountered in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Zoo’s orangutans celebrated
Orangutan Caring Week in their
new, expanded exhibit featuring
a waterfall and a 45-foot climbing
pole to take in the world.
Flippers flapping, an endangered
Kemp’s ridley sea turtle swam back
into the sea near Grand Isle after
being rehabilitated by Audubon
Nature Institute.
Six endangered Mississippi sandhill
cranes hatched at Audubon Nature
Institute and were released at the
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National
Wildlife Refuge in Gautier, MS.
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“When I see kids get excited about animals, it is a moment
of deep satisfaction. If they’re excited, that means there’s a
chance for animals.”
Joe Forys, Audubon Zoo Curator of Large Mammals
CONSERVATION
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Animals are the heart of Audubon
Audubon's Animals
Nature Institute. When you
encounter the wonder of a newlyhatched penguin or newborn baby
colobus monkey, or vote on a name
for the Aquarium’s new resident
white alligator (Chompitoulas,
overwhelmingly!), you know your
Audubon Nature Institute's collection includes mammals,
fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects.
Mammals
Fish
partnership with Audubon is doing
great things.
Birds
Reptiles
Together we reminisce about how
many of us grew up with the animals
at the Zoo and the Aquarium.
Amphibians
Invertebrates
Today, we all delight in watching
our children and grandchildren
Insects
develop that same sense of joy and
stewardship. The animals who call
Audubon home are ambassadors to
the next generation of naturalists.
The gentle flutter of a butterfly
and the incredible brilliance of
Conservation Project Highlights
• 28 Kemp’s ridley sea turtles—
rehabilitation and release
youngest conservationists, inspiring
• Ongoing manatee monitoring in
cooperation with government
agencies
confidence that our work together
• Stranded dolphin rehabilitation
has delivered the planet’s future to
• Mississippi sandhill cranes—
hatched and released into refuge
the world’s frogs fascinate our
excellent hands.
• Pelican rehabilitation and release
• Wetlands conservation education
through Toast for the Coast,
a partnership with the New Orleans
Pelicans
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“The fun times, wonderful people, and the love and care we
are shown is something a person with the misfortune of health
problems longs for and it is so appreciated.”
Mandie Miller, participant in Red Carpet Day event
for teen cancer survivors at the Aquarium
COMMUNITY
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The Audubon family of donors and
supporters moves our community
forward. This community is made
of partnerships and programs,
but it also encompasses picnics
in Audubon Park or festivals at
Woldenberg Riverfront Park. Our
community is up-close penguin
encounters for youngsters with
special challenges and a day just for
Mom with Irma Thomas at the Zoo.
Community at Audubon means
relaxing concerts, challenging
runs, and volunteering. It means
partying with a purpose at the
elegant Whitney Zoo-To-Do and
family-oriented Zoo-To-Do for Kids
presented by Tulane Pediatrics—or
strolling in the evening breeze along
the riverfront enjoying Scales & Ales
and Toast for the Coast.
Community includes volunteer
experiences for youngsters that
could easily lead to an entire lifetime
of service volunteering at Audubon
or elsewhere in the community.
These events and initiatives weave
the fabric of our unique family,
speaking to the essence of who
we are, and how we will shape our
future. It’s all thanks to you.
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The Aquarium Turns 25
“Happy 25th birthday Audubon Aquarium of the
Americas! I’ve been coming here since I was a kid and it
remains one of my favorite things about NOLA.”
Review by Ashley J. of Austin, Texas, on Yelp.com
NOTABLE NEWS
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Where were you on Labor Day in
1990? If you were like thousands of
others, you were at the opening
of Audubon Aquarium of the
Americas! Celebrating 25 years of
the Aquarium in 2015 reconnected
Audubon with old friends and
celebrated new partnerships. But
that’s not all we did in 2015!
You joined us as we opened Entergy
Giant Screen Theater, planted
trees at Audubon and Woldenberg
Riverfront Parks, opened Bambu
Village Asian Discovery Trail, Frogs!,
Gator Run, Kamba Kourse and the
new orangutan exhibit at the Zoo,
debuted the Animal Planet L!VE
Tarantula Cam and invited guests
on insect-hunting adventures with
our entomologists at Audubon
Wilderness Park.
We also expanded offerings at
Audubon Park Clubhouse Café and
hosted the Weeki Wachee Mermaids
at the Aquarium.
New in 2015
Aquarium
• 25 Year Anniversary
• Weeki Wachee Mermaids
• Two new penguin chicks
• New white alligator
• New linear dancing
water fountain
Zoo
• New home for orangutans
• Gator Run lazy river in Cool Zoo
• Frogs! exhibit
• Bambu Village Asian
Discovery Walk
• Kamba Kourse ropes course
• Snofari Adventure ice skating
Butterfly Garden and Insectarium
• Tarantula Cam—
Animal Planet L!VE
• Wild Nights—Insect Adventure
• Complimentary admission for
dads on Father’s Day
• National Geographic Traveler
Featured Attraction
Audubon Park
• New exercise equipment
• St. Charles Avenue lighting
• Chevron tree planting
• Sidewalk repaving
• Bird chats
Theater
• Renovations
Nature Center
• New facility construction begins
Alliance for Sustainable Wildlife
• Planning progresses
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“Audubon Nature Institute has a vital role to play in making
sure that parents know how to expose their children to a
globalized scientific literacy that is not available at almost any
school anymore. And that can only happen by taking a small
child to the Zoo and letting them be fascinated by the flamingos.”
George Trumbull, Trumbull Family Foundation
OUR FUTURE
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Thanks to your partnership, there
will be a lot of activity at Audubon
attractions and facilities continuing
through the coming years. Together,
we’ll set the stage for decades of
growth and progress for our families,
our visitors, our cherished wildlife
and the incomparable natural
wonders that make our home so
special. We’re delighted you are
with us on this journey, as we work
to accomplish great things for our
children and the planet’s wildlife.
What’s Next?
Zoo
• Asian Elephant Exhibit and
Pavilion
• Monkey Hill
• Tropical Bird House renovation
• Cooper Plaza renovation
• Jaguar Jungle nocturnal house
and expansion
Audubon Park
Upgrade jogging path
Aquarium
Shark/Ray Touchpool renovations
Nature Center
Construction continues
Survival Center
Alliance for Sustainable Wildlife
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Operating Revenues and Support*
Admissions
$10,084,406
$5,034,246
$1,395,113
—
—
$16,513,765
Food Service, Catering & Gift Shops
4,751,464
10,108,523
572,613
—
—
15,432,600
Membership Support
2,465,902
2,480,876
547,987
—
—
5,494,765
26,233
304,096
—
—
—
330,329
Recreational, Educational & Guest Services
653,043
3,138,661
66,139
—
—
3,857,843
Other
832,604
384,769
23,616
66,529
—
1,307,518
650,000
—
—
4,746,117
Marketing, Events & PR
Non-Operating Items*
Dedicated Tax Millage
Interest / Endowment Income
3,609,126
486,991 **
—
348,101
—
418,372
—
766,473
Fundraising Transfer to Operations
699,110
509,091
54,561
397,834
—
1,660,596
Other
894,762
—
—
—
—
894,762
$24,016,650
$22,795,354
$3,310,029
$882,735
0
$51,004,768
Curatorial Activities
2,898,022
3,532,205
784,691
—
—
7,214,918
Operations, Maintenance & Research
4,625,200
4,818,336
372,003
1,515,177
—
11,330,716
Food Service, Catering & Gift Shops
3,264,316
7,863,764
480,480
—
—
11,608,560
432,670
425,610
96,739
—
—
955,019
Recreational, Educational & Guest Services
1,482,770
3,699,541
306,228
—
—
5,488,539
Marketing, Events & PR
1,017,804
1,392,500
211,072
—
—
2,621,376
Administration, Personnel, MIS
3,223,402
4,106,064
906,957
68,572
—
8,304,995
822,077
1,565,267
113,095
156,779
—
2,657,218
$17,766,261
$27,403,287
$3,271,265
$1,740,528
0
$50,181,341
EXCESS (DEFICIT) OF REVENUES
OVER EXPENDITURES
$6,250,389
($4,607,933)
$38,764
($857,793)
0
$823,427
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
$1,228,985
$6,066,597
$28,618
$278,358
$3,419,637
$11,022,195
TOTAL REVENUES
Operating Expenses*
Membership Services
Fringe Benefits
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
* Excludes capital revenues and expenditures, and the depreciation associated with buildings and fixed exhibitry.
** Dedicated solely to Audubon Zoo
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Audubon Nature Institute
salutes all of the volunteers
who donated their time
Facility
at our facilities last year.
Zoo
In 2015, the volunteer
Aquarium 28219,714
corps collectively worked
65,386 hours and
provided the equivalent
of $1,540,494.16.*
* Based on the $23.56/hour rate used
nationally by the Independent Sector.
Volunteers
Hours Worked
69241,261
Insectarium26 1,691
Survival Center
23
1,392
Nature Center
114
977
4
351
Park and Golf
VOLUNTEERS
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D O N O R S , PAT R O N S & S P O N S O R S
We extend a special thank you to our 2015 donors. We are deeply grateful
to everyone who helped support the animals, projects and programs
of Audubon Nature Institute. While we are unable to list every donor in this
Annual Report, please know that we acknowledge and appreciate your generosity.
Audubon Project and
Program Donors
Association of Zoos and Aquariums Disney
Worldwide Conservation Fund
Linda and Neil Baum
Margaret Bayard
Bentson Foundation
Charitable Lead Annuity Trust
Under the Will of Louis Feil
Chevron Corporation
CITGO Petroleum Corporation
The Angus R. Cooper II Family
Charitable Foundation
Anthony Davis NBA Community
Assist Award
Ruth U. Fertel Foundation
Estelle Friedman Gervis Family Foundation
Jerome S. Glazer Foundation
Mrs. Charlotte S. Gottesman and Family
Linda and Neil Baum
Laura and Morris Gottesman
Lisa and Sanford Gottesman
Marcia and William Rafkin
Greater New Orleans Foundation
Charmian Guidry
Zetta and Robert Hearin, Jr.
Astrid and Judah Hertz
Hospital Corporation of America, Inc. /
Tulane Health System
Jefferson Parish
Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation
Vickie and Bryan Krantz
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Network Voluntours
New Orleans Pelicans
PepsiCo Americas Beverages
Phillips 66
Deborah Rosenblum
Shell Oil Company
Society for Environmental Education Fund
Paulette and Frank Stewart
Trumbull Family Foundation
U. S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
The Van der Linden Family
Elaine and Bernard Van der Linden
Susan, Joey and Sara Reaves
Lisa, Cary, Deborah and Blake Amann
Whole Foods Market
Zemurray Foundationn
Lifetime Donors
We acknowledge our Lifetime Donors,
who helped create the foundation
for
Audubon’s long term success.
A Friend of Audubon
A Friend of Audubon Park
Adams and Reese
Yvonne and Red Adams Foundation
Nancy and Richard Adkerson
Succession of Bette Lou Albert
Alex Beard Studio
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
J. Aron Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Association of New Orleans Veterinarians
Dewitt Wallace - Reader’s Digest Fund
AT&T
Succession of Mary Atchley
Azby Fund
Barataria-Terrebonne National
Estuary Program
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Gayle and Tom Benson, Jr.
Louellen and Darryl Berger
Sydney and Walda Besthoff Foundation
Nancy Aronson and Virginia Besthoff
Better Than Ezra Foundation
The Blanchard Foundation
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
Harry Blumenthal
Boh Foundation
Joy and Boysie Bollinger
Bollinger Foundation
The Booth-Bricker Fund
BP America, Inc.
BP Foundation, Inc.
Breaux Mart, Inc.
The Brees Family
Succession of Noel Brou
Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett
Brown Foundation
Kia and Christian Brown
Suzanne and Michael Brown
Succession of Mary Bruce
Bruce Bruckmann
Mary Bryant
Build-A-Bear Foundation, Inc.
Burkedale Foundation
Burrus Investment Group
Cache Cache, Inc.
Patricia and William Caffray
The Calgary Zoological Society
Caroline and Murray Calhoun
Canal Place Management, Inc.
Sue Ellen and Joseph Canizaro
Capital One Bank
Catherine and George Cary III
Richard Cashin
Chalmette Refining, LLC
Chevron Corporation
Chicago Zoological Society
Children’s Hospital
CITGO Petroleum Corporation
Cleco Corporation
Anne and C.C.* Clifton, Jr.
Louisiana Coca-Cola Bottling
Company, Ltd.
Katherine and Ezra Cohen
Dathel and Thomas Coleman
Jeanie and Peter Coleman
Minnie and James Coleman, Jr.
The Colhoun Family
Richard Colton, Jr.
ConocoPhillips Foundation
Conwill Family Foundation
The Angus R. Cooper II Family
Charitable Foundation
Penny and Jim Coulter
Coypu Foundation Trust
Zoe and Ernesto Cruz
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Jane Culver*
D A Exterminating Company, Inc.
The John and Shirley Davies Foundation
Arthur Davis*
Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation
Diversified Specialty Printing, Inc.
Dixie Brewing Company, Inc.
Dominion Exploration & Production, Inc.
Dominion Foundation
Domino Sugar
Dow AgroSciences
Dow Chemical Company
Downtown Development District
Dr. G. H. Tichenor Antiseptic Company
Carmen and J. Kelly Duncan
R. Foster Duncan Family Fund
Mickey Easterling*
El Paso Corporation
Succession of Dora Bonquois Ellis
Entergy Charitable Foundation
Entergy Corporation
ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil Foundation
Cherise and Bart Farris
Mr.* and Mrs. H. Mortimer Favrot, Jr.
James Favrot
Frances and Calvin Fayard, Jr.
Federal Express Corporation
Joan Hooper and Julian Feibelman, Jr.
Charitable Lead Annuity Trust
Under the Will of Louis Feil
Ruth U. Fertel Foundation
Flora Family Foundation
Nita Frantzen
Freeport Copper & Gold
Freeport-McMoRan Foundation
Ruthie and Louis Frierson
Cheryl Frischhertz*
Frischhertz Electric Company, Inc.
George Engine Company, Inc.
Barbara Gervis
Estelle Friedman Gervis
Family Foundation
Succession of Merle F. Gesell
Gheens Foundation, Inc.
Marian and Lawrence Gibbs
Mitchiner Gittinger Family Foundation
Jerome S. Glazer Foundation
Goldring Family Foundation
Max Good*
Charlotte Gottesman and Family
Linda and Neil Baum
Laura and Morris Gottesman
Lisa and Sanford Gottesman
Marcia and William Rafkin
Leslie and G. Bradley Gottsegen
Greater New Orleans Foundation
*Deceased
Greater New Orleans Pest Control
Association
The William and Mary Greve Foundation
Gulf South Operators
Harper Family Foundation
PC and Dolores M. Havens
Family Foundation
Daniel B. & Carolyn Heard Foundation
Family of Edward Heller
Astrid and Judah Hertz
Susan and William Hess
Janice Heymann*
Heymann-Wolf Foundation
Jeannie and Jubi Hillery
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
HMSHost Corporation
D. H. Holmes Company, Ltd.
Hospital Corporation of America, Inc. /
Tulane Health System
Hotel Monteleone
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Humana, Inc.
Hyatt Regency New Orleans
Hyslop Shannon Foundation
IBERIABANK
IBM Corporation
International Matex Tank Terminals
Institute of Museum and Library Services
International Shipholding Corporation
Jefferson Parish
The Erik F. Johnsen Family Foundation
Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation
Amanda and Gladstone Jones III
JPMorgan Chase
Milton R. Kaack and Ethel Reilley Kaack
Philanthropic Trust
Diane and John Kallenborn III
The Michael B. Kehoe Family
Succession of Vallee Kehoe
Keller Family Foundation
Kentwood Springs Water
Succession of Virginia Kock
Nancy and Herman Kohlmeyer, Jr.
Vickie and Bryan Krantz
The Kresge Foundation
Mara and Stephen Kupperman
Margaret and Cliffe Laborde
Amelia Lane*
Sally and Jay Lapeyre, Jr.
Sheila and Thomas Lemann
Sherry and Alan Leventhal
Family Foundation
Diana and Tom Lewis
LEXUS of New Orleans
Lincoln Park Zoo
Lion’s Charities of District 8-S, Inc.
Lockheed Martin Michoud Space Systems
Louisiana Department of Agriculture
and Forestry
Louisiana Department of Culture,
Recreation & Tourism
Louisiana Department of Wildlife
& Fisheries
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
Louisiana Seafood Promotion &
Marketing Board
LSU Louisiana Sea Grant
The Lupin Foundation
Succession of Mona Mailhes
Maison Blanche
John Marque
Nancy and Michael Marsiglia
Maryland Academy of Sciences
MCC Real Estate Group
McCormick & Company
McDermott International, Inc.
McDonald’s Operators of New Orleans
John McIlhenny*
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
and Smith, Inc.
Sidney Meyers*
Midwest Resales, Inc.
The Louise H. Moffett Family Foundation
Anne Montgomery and Family
Anne and William Grace, Jr.
Alston and John Kerr III
Anne Montgomery
Christa and Christopher Montgomery
The Nalco Foundation
National Council of Jewish Women
National Endowment for the Arts
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Science Foundation
New Orleans Marriott
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Super Chevy Dealers
Association
Barbara and Peter Newhouse
Mrs. Myrtis L. Nims
Michelle and Field Ogden II
Kenneth Barnes and Roger Ogden
David Oreck
Marjory and E.J. Ourso*
Office of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness
Ozone Spring Water Company
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Pan-American Life Insurance Group
Park Plaza Hotel New Orleans
Parkside Foundation
Machelle and John Payne
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Audubon Nature Institute
Annual Report 2015
Pelican Homestead and Savings Association
PepsiCo Americas Beverages
Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.
Picadilly Restaurants, LLC
Cathy and Hunter Pierson, Jr.
Plaquemines Parish Government
Ray Brandt Infiniti
The Stanley W. Ray, Jr. Philanthropic
and Civic Trust
Succession of James Raymond, Jr.
Boatner Reily Family Fund
Priscilla and James Reiss, Jr.
Kevin G. Clifford and Michele T. Reynoir
Louise Roberts
Mimi Robinson
RosaMary Foundation
Rouse Management, Inc.
Royal Sonesta Hotel
Succession of Ruth Rueff
The John J. & Mary R. Schiff Foundation
Scotia Howard Weil
Shell Oil Company
Shell Oil Company Foundation, Inc.
Sheraton New Orleans
Kitty and Stephen Sherrill
Sara Simmonds
Coralie Sloan*
Eugenie and Lynes Sloss
Society for Environmental Education Fund
Helen and Curtis Sorrells
Southern Scrap Material Company, Ltd.
Square D Company
Saint Bernard Parish Government
State of Louisiana
Melba and Moise Steeg*
Lynda and Leighton Steward
Paulette and Frank Stewart
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
Suquet Family Charitable Fund
Tauck Foundation
Patrick F. Taylor Foundation
Phyllis Taylor
Tchoupitoulas Partners, Inc.
Tech Museum of Innovation
Termidor Termite Control
Terminix International Company, L.P.
Textron Systems
The Times Picayune
Trumbull Family Foundation
Deborah* and Eli Tullis
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USTA Southern Tennis Association, Inc.
Union Pacific Foundation
United Energy Resources, Inc.
The Cecile and Gene Usdin Family
Melanee and Steven Usdin
The Van der Linden Family
Elaine and Bernard Van der Linden
Susan, Joey and Sara Reaves
Lisa, Cary, Deborah and Blake Amann
Virginia and John Weinmann
Dot and Jacob* Weisler
Wendy’s® Restaurants
Linda and Thomas Westfeldt II
Leah and Robert Whann IV
Wheeling Machine Products, Inc.
Whitney Bank
Frank Williams*
Dian and Thomas Winingder
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
Mary Freeman Wisdom Foundation
Mary Wisdom*
Carol Wise
Edward Wisner Foundation
Woldenberg Foundation
Succession of Mae Wood
Zemurray Foundation
Zoological Society of San Diego
John Charles Olmsted
Society for Audubon Park
A Friend of Audubon Park
Azby Fund
Gayle and Tom Benson, Jr.
Louellen and Darryl Berger
Boh Foundation
Bories, Schleiff and Smith Families
The Brees Family
Kia and Christian Brown
Suzanne and Michael Brown
Caroline and Murray Calhoun
Sue Ellen and Joseph Canizaro
Catherine and George Cary III
Chevron Corporation
Dathel and Thomas Coleman
Jeanie and Peter Coleman
Minnie and James Coleman, Jr.
The Colhoun Family
Conwill Family Foundation
Penny and Jim Coulter
Domino Sugar
Brooke Duncan
Carmen and J. Kelly Duncan
R. Foster Duncan Family Fund
Mr.* and Mrs. H. Mortimer Favrot, Jr.
James Favrot
Frances and Calvin Fayard, Jr.
Joan Hooper and Julian Feibelman, Jr.
Randy Fertel
Barbara Gervis
Goldring Family Foundation
Leslie and G. Bradley Gottsegen
Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss Clement Havens
Family of Edward Heller
Jeannie and Jubi Hillery
Deirdre and Christian Hooper
Kristen and André Hooper
IBERIABANK
The Erik F. Johnsen Family Foundation
Amanda and Gladstone Jones III
Nancy and Herman Kohlmeyer, Jr.
Margaret and Cliffe Laborde
Sally and Jay Lapeyre, Jr.
Sheila and Thomas Lemann
Sherry & Alan Leventhal Family Foundation
Diana and Tom Lewis
McCormick & Company
The Louise H. Moffett Family Foundation
Anne Montgomery and Family
Anne and William Grace, Jr.
Alston and John Kerr III
Anne Montgomery
Christa and Christopher Montgomery
Michelle and Field Ogden II
David Oreck
Parkside Foundation
Machelle and John Payne
Cathy and Hunter Pierson, Jr.
Boatner Reily Family Fund
Priscilla and James Reiss, Jr.
Mimi Robinson
Kitty and Stephen Sherrill
Aimee and Mike Siegel
Eugenie and Lynes Sloss
Suquet Family Charitable Fund
Allison and Ben Tiller
Deborah* and Eli Tullis
Melanee and Steven Usdin
Nell Pape* and William Waring
Virginia and John Weinmann
Linda and Thomas Westfeldt II
Leah and Sandy Whann IV
Theresa and Kenneth Williams
Dian and Thomas Winingder
Carol Wise
Woldenberg Foundation
Lele and D. Brent Wood
Zatarain’s
Zemurray Foundation
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Honorary Olmsted Society
Family and Friends of Abby Azzano
Entergy Corporation
Family and Friends of Kelsey Favrot
Freeport-McMoRan Foundation
Gottesman Family Partnership
Heymann-Wolf Foundation
Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation
Milton R. Kaack and Ethel Reilley Kaack
Philanthropic Trust
The Abe and Jo-Ellyn Kupperman Family
Family and Friends of John P. Laborde
Land and Water Conservation Fund
Louisiana Department of Agriculture
and Forestry
Roger H. Ogden
The Stanley W. Ray, Jr. Philanthropic
and Civic Trust
The Cecile & Gene Usdin Family
The Wolf Family
Annual Fund Society
Coeur de Lion Society
Carol* and Bruce Bryant
PC and Dolores M. Havens
Family Foundation
Jaeger Foundation
Boatner Reily Family Fund
Pamela and Robert Steeg
Suri’s Society
Yvonne and Red Adams Foundation
Cherise and Bart Farris
Debbi and Doug Harris
Lynda and Leighton Steward
Curator’s Society
Patricia and William Alt
Lentreise and Christopher Bardell
Linda and Neil Baum
Joseph Buie
Anne Burr
Louis and Virginia Clemente Foundation
DarC Marketing
Carmen and J. Kelly Duncan
FLUOR Federal Petroleum
Operations, LLC
Shane and Fenn French
Leslie and G. Bradley Gottsegen
Mara and Stephen Kupperman
Beth and Hugh Lambert
Morphy, Makofsky, Inc.
Mary Ann and Peter Moss II
Mrs. Myrtis L. Nims
Jane and David Oreck
Carolyn Prickett
Stacy Wallick and Richard Rain
Edie and Paul Rosenblum, Sr.
Virginia and John Rowan, Jr.
Gay Nell Lavignette and Justin Waddle
Pamela and Franklin Wesley
Reily Foundation /
Timothy S. Reily Family Fund
Meredith and J. Kenneth Saer
Jane and Scott Wolfe, Sr.
Keeper’s Society
Marjorie Bissinger
Jennifer and Mason Couvillon
Mildred and George Denegre, Jr.
Catherine Hinnant
Betsy and Gary Laborde
Sydney and Kenneth Lawder, Jr.
Rhett Majoria
Monique and Bob McCleskey, Jr.
Patricia and Gerald McInvale
John Ochsner
Rita Odenheimer
Katherine and Robert Saer
Shelby and John Saer, Jr.
A Friend of Audubon
Lisa and Mike Chalkan
Susan Barnett and Jeff Christensen
Laurie and John Conkerton III
Coughlin-Saunders Foundation
Danneel Street Amenities LLC
Michele and Michael DeShazo
Lynette and Terry DuFrene
Rashida Ferdinand
Michael Fink
Sally and Ron Forman
Henry Street Fund
Ingrid and Wilmer Jacobs
Susu and Mike Kearney
Patricia and Richard Kirschman
Elaine Crowley and John Kuehn
Ivy and Christopher McLeod
Nancy and Frank Minyard
David Niebuhr
Debra and Rick Rees
Jerry Rupley
Founder’s Circle
Bridget and Bobby Bories
Leonard Davis
Rita Odenheimer
Audubon Park Conservancy
Magnolia Circle
Carole B. & Kenneth J. Boudreaux
Foundation
Cara Banasch
Anne and Luis Banos, Jr.
Karen and Glenn Barnett
Rebecca and Richard Currence
Edie and David Darragh
Lulu and Billy Freiberg
Mary Lemann
Catherine and James MacPhaille
Premier Event Management
Cypress Circle
Margaret and Kenneth Beer
Lois and John Cole
Garden Study Club of New Orleans
Maureen and Whit Huguley
Lynne and L. Richards McMillan II
Elm Circle
Kirsten and Linton Young
Garden Circle
Adelaide Benjamin
Sallee and Tommy Benjamin
Catherine and Aden Burka
Helen and Kim Butcher
Kim and Robert Crosby III
Pam Davis Friedler
Ann and James Geary
Nancy and Stephen Hales
Debbi and Doug Harris
Susan Kartzke
Susu and Mike Kearney
Leann and Ted Moses
Erica and James Reiss III
Jayne and Scott Reitan
Dana Beer and Frances Roy
Miriam Hollar and Thomas Schulingkamp
Jane and William Sizeler
Laura and Doug St. Clair
Allison and Piere Stouse
Angele and Alphonse Thompson, Jr.
Richard Wilkof
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Memorials and Tributes
Commemorating those who were
honored this year.
Gifts in Memory of:
Simon Barrows
Monica Biancardi
Dolores “DD” Breaux
Lani Clemence
Sister Vivian Coulon
Linda Bridges Daugherty
June and Julian Fiegel
Melvin Goldstein
Bruce Gray
Pamela Holman
Geraldine Flores Jumonville
Peggy Majoria
Sylvia Mayeaux McComb
Barney Mintz
Esther Pugh
Barbabra Ranck
Ryan Reaves
William Boatner Reily III
Diane Rockwell
Audrey and Olivia Stokes
Joseph Tafaro
Bernadette Walker
Gifts in Honor of:
Maria Incer and Hernan Adames
Hank Williams Adams
Elise Amacker
The Bailes Grandchildren
Jessica King and Keith Barthelmus
Laurie Bergeron and Family
Bonnie and Clay Boyd
Leah Simon and Dave Brown
Salvador Caputto
Jeanie Cohen
Sonia Savio and Cody Dingle
Doris Donnelly
Meredith Dunbar
Fabulous Institches Friends
John Frieberg
Susan and Marc Friedman
Mary Clark, Mark Gasiorowski,
and Elena Gasiorowski
Melina Roman Gerardino
Leonard Glade
Jenny Kuo and Jonathan Greenwald
Michael Hawthorne
Jay Ivers
Jack Jacob
Melissa Abreo and Joshua Lowentritt
Jamie and Douglas Lurie
Bob MacLean
Audubon Nature Institute
Annual Report 2015
Peggy Majoria
Melinda Mayer
Katherine and Bill McLean
Elsa and Thomas Mims
Freshta Jaghori and Kevin O’Brien
Mark Pensiero
Sandy and Don Petrie
Eduardo Rodriguez
Anne Sharp and G. Saunders
Norma Schantz and Family
Gaile Schorr
Ron Schwartz
Maude Saunders Sharp
Anderson Smith
Lynn and Charles Smith
Richard Spector
Aubrey Spreen, Jr.
Jan Sullivan
Lance Turkish
Audubon Nature Institute
Planned Giving Society
We acknowledge our Planned Giving
Society Members who helped create
the foundation for Audubon’s long
term success.
Bequests from Estates of:
Anonymous Donor #6
Anonymous Donor #7
Anonymous Donor #8
Anonymous Donor #9
Anonymous Donor #10
Anonymous Donor #11
Gail and Thomas* Barrow
Shirley Bertucci
Charlotte Ducote
Kitty* and Brooke Duncan
Joan Hooper and Julian Feibelman, Jr.
Cynthia Franks
Frances and Alex Himmelberg
Tahnja and Joel Horn
Helma and Chris* Krotzer
William Kruger
Jeanne LiBrizzi
Ann Martin
Mrs. Myrtis L. Nims
Deborah Rosenblum
Marilyn Vandergriff
Anonymous Donor #5
Anonymous Donor #12
Bette Lou Albert
Loretta Ammann
Mary Atchley
Claude Bishop, Jr.
Thelma Shepherd Boyce
Noel Brou
Mary Bruce
John Caffery
Alexander Deck
Ethel Dewey
Dora Ellis
Rose Feingold
Merle Gesell
Max Good
Abner Hughes
Beverly Dussel Israel
Rosemary Jernigan
Ethel and Milton Kaack
Jessie Katz
Constance Kaufman
Vallee Kehoe
Charles Keller III
Virginia Kock
Amelia Lane
Frances Levy
Wilda Lloyd
Mona Mailhes
John Marque
Corinne Marsh
Frances McDonough
James Raymond, Jr.
Ruth Rueff
Alphonse Schmitt, Jr.
Irene Smith
Miriam Smith
Luella Weiland
Ben Weiner
Rena Wilson
Mae Wood
Whitney Zoo-To-Do
Sponsors and Patrons
Title Sponsor
Whitney Bank
Luxury Vehicle Raffle Sponsor
Realized Bequests from Estates of:
LEXUS of New Orleans
Anonymous Donor #1
Anonymous Donor #2
Anonymous Donor #3
Anonymous Donor #4
Headline Entertainment Sponsor
Chevron Gulf of Mexico Business Unit
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Promotional Media Sponsor
Chevron Gulf of Mexico Business Unit
Official Clothing Sponsor
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers
Leader of the Pack Lead Sponsors
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin B. Tiller /
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon B. Berger /
The Berger Family
Eustis Benefits, LLC
Jerome S. Glazer Foundation
Goldring Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. George Rives Cary III /
Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss Clement Havens
Hospital Corporation of America, Inc. /
Tulane Health System
Kevin G. Clifford and Michele T. Reynoir
Dashing Komodo Dragons
The Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett
Brown Foundation
Conwill Family Foundation /
Seaport Global Securities
Cox Communications
Gustaf Westfeldt McIlhenny
Family Foundation
The New Orleans Advocate
Postlethwaite & Netterville
Torre Design Consortium, Ltd.
Wicked White Tigers
AIG
Bell Foods Foodservice Distributors
Burnett & Company, Inc. / QBE
Caesars Foundation /
Harrah’s New Orleans
Chevron Corporation
Chevron Oronite
Edison Chouest Offshore
Cherise and Bart Farris
First NBC Bank
Folger Coffee Company
a subsidiary of J.M. Smucker Company
Catherine and Peter Freeman
Jan and Eric Groh
Jones, Walker, et al
Linda and Gordon Kolb
Renée and Peter Laborde
Latter & Blum, Inc.
The Lupin Foundation
New Orleans Saints
Mrs. Myrtis L. Nims
Pan-American Life Insurance Group
Pelican Coast Neckwear
Prebula Public Relations, LLC
Search Influence
Kitty and Stephen Sherrill
Tidewater, Inc.
Trader Joe’s
Vanir Construction Management
Randall Wilk
Gregarious Gorillas
Aon Risk Solutions, Inc. of Florida
Bellwether Technology Corporation
Catherine and Christopher Cassin
Jean and Peter Coleman
Deloitte
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
Fidelity Bank
Judy and Louis Freeman
Gambit Weekly
Hever Foundation / Anne Montgomery
Elizabeth and Bruce Hoefer, Jr.
IBERIABANK
Olivia and Archie Manning
MCC Real Estate Group
Metropolitan Electronics, Inc.
Morphy, Makofsky, Inc.
New Orleans Convention and
Visitors Bureau
Susan and Matthew O’Connor
Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery
Standard Mortgage Corporation
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann L.L.C.
Valero St. Charles Refinery
Linda and Thomas Westfeldt II
Loveable Leopards
Acadian Ambulance Service / Steve Kuiper
Shannon and Byron Adams, Jr.
Virginia Boulet and Alvin Albe, Jr.
Ulf Andresen
Auto-Chlor Services, L.L.C.
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Beau Box Commerical Real Estate
Mary Jane and John Becker
Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, LLP
Gail and John Bertuzzi
Boh Bros. Construction Company, LLC
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc.
R. Douglas Bostick III M.D. Orthopedic
Surgery
Caesars Foundation /
Harrah’s New Orleans
Caroline and Murray Calhoun
Eva Blanche and John Centanni, Jr.
Crescent Capital Consulting, LLC
Shari Curtis
Carmen and Kelly Duncan
Mr.* and Mrs. H. Mortimer Favrot, Jr.
Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis
& Swanson, L.L.P.
Barbara and Clark Fitz-Hugh
Fowler Rodriguez
Anne and Bill Grace
Jennifer and Frederick Heebe
Susanne and Robert Israel
Mary and Edward Johnson
Kay and Bobby Kerrigan, Jr.
Holt and Gordon Kolb, Jr.
Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home
& Cemeteries
Elly and Merritt Lane III
Mr. and Mrs. N. Price Lanier
LaPorte CPAs
Legier & Company, APAC
Louisiana Lottery Corporation
Marrero Land and Improvement
Association, Limited
MetLife
Linda and Michael Miller
Donna and Mark Muller
Thomas O’Keefe
Peter Mayer Advertising
Tyrone Rodgers
Virginia and John Rowan, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Sanchez
Mary and Nicholas Shay
Stephen Smith
Susan and Andrew Stall
Charles Teamer, Sr.
Textron Systems
Travelcorp International /
Terry and Bradley Weaver
Triton Stone Group of New Orleans
Lindsay and Joseph Truhe
Varadi, Hair & Checki, LLC
WAKA Kickball
Flamingo Fandangos
Rachel and Nathan Africk
Sydney Crackower and Dean Altenhofen II
Faye and Marshall Ballard III
Baptist Community Ministries
Molly and Kristen Baumer
Bayou Tree Service, Inc.
Margaret and Kenneth Beer
Jane and Greg Bensel
Elizabeth and Paul Bourgeois
Barbara and Jerry Boyce
Helen and Kim Butcher
Capitelli & Wicker
Darleen and Jerry Carlise
Mr. and Mrs. D.B.H. Chaffe III Family Fund
Anne Lynne and Storey Charbonnet
Beverly and John Church, Jr.
Leonard Cline, Alexander & Leonard III
J.B. Cobb
Richard Colton, Jr.
The Connell Group, LLC
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Audubon Nature Institute
Annual Report 2015
Thomas Corrington
Elizabeth and Mark Delesdernier IV
Diabetes Management & Supplies
Mary and Steven Ducatel
Brooke Duncan
Amy and Stephen Farnsworth
Pamela and Robert Farnsworth
Andrea and Lee Finkelstein
Carol King Seligson and Del Fischer
Stephanie Freyman and Michael Fitzpatrick
Tink Friedrichs
Janet and Jimmy Frischhertz
Anne and Billy Goliwas
Caroline and Moylan Gomila, Jr.
Mary and George Gornto
Leslie and G. Bradley Gottsegen
Deborah Elam and Cary Grant
Kelley and Andrew Guinn
Dana Hansel
Kellie Hardie
Missy Lacroix and Gary Hemphill
Karen and Steven Herman, Jr.
Jeannie and Jubi Hillery
House of Broel
Marilee and Andrew Hovet
Maureen and Whit Huguley
Julie Jardine
Peggy Kelly
Lee and James Klebba
Ann and John Koerner III
Heidi and William Ladd
Laitram LLC
Beth and Hugh Lambert
Charlotte and William Langenstein III
Sally and Jay Lapeyre, Jr.
Courtney and Ted LeClercq
Lisa and David LeClere
Zachary Lemann
Shane and Russell Levy
Emily and Ryan Lucas
Timothy Maciejewski
Jan and Neil Maki
Britta and Everard Marks
Monique and Bob McCleskey, Jr.
Vicki and John McDonald
Katherine and Michael McHugh
Helena Moreno and Christopher Meeks
Mary Ann and Peter Moss
Marianne and Alan Mumford /
Landscape Images
Megan and William Nelson
Helen and John Newman
Randall O’Brien
Kenneth Barnes and Roger Ogden
ORX Exploration
Margo and Esmond Phelps II
Cathy and Hunter Pierson, Jr.
Karen and William Pinsky
Celeste and Joe Rault III
Joanne and Gary Reamey
Mark Romig
Ann Lee and Bubby Sarpy
Mary and Justin Schmidt
Puneet Singha
Nancy and David Stokes
Linda and Guillermo Tanaka
Mariela Twiggs
Lynn and Hugh Uhalt
Kathryn and David Waltemath
Waggonner & Ball Architects, APC
Katy and Chris Weil
Kate and John Werner
Dawn Adams Wheelahan
Laura and Claude Williams IV
Jackie and Richard Yancey
Jumping Jaguars
Caitlin and G. Hyder Brewster, Jr.
Danielle and Christopher Brinson
Joan and Patrick Browne III
Don Caffery
Russell Caffery
B Boutique
Blane and Terrell Clayton
Alix Derousseau
Diana and Sean Fisher
Karen and Curtis Flournoy
Emily and Cameron Garner
Kinney Ellinghausen Richard & DeShazo
Abbey Raaphorst and Justin Kornrumpf
Deborah and Mark Kruse
William LaCorte II
Joel Little
Jennifer and Michael Marsiglia
Mary and Ryan McKinnon
Shelby and John Mills
Catherine and JP Morrell
Lucero and Lenny Motwani
Murphy Appraisal Services
Lindsey Navarro
Elise and Mark Nicaud
Mary and Richard Roth
Louis Schneider
Mark Schulingkamp
Amanda and Justin Seale
Ginger and Will Smith
Dorian and Robert Stone
Anne and William Summerour
Missy and Bradford Sutherlin, Jr.
Cherie and Jonathan Thompson
Nicholas Ursin
Kelly Waltemath
Zoo-To-Do for Kids
Sponsors and Patrons
VIP Hospitality Tent Sponsor
Regions Bank
Area Sponsors
Blanchard and Company, Inc.
Gibbs Construction
Humana, Inc.
Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison, LLC
Lakeside Shopping Center
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Saints
Patrick F. Taylor Foundation
Wendy’s®
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
Zapp’s Potato Chips, Inc.
Zany Zebras
Audubon Dermatology
CeCe and Trevor Colhoun and Family
Dawn Services, Inc.
ED&F Man
Celeste Coco-Ewing and Thomas Ewing
Frances and Calvin Fayard, Jr.
Charlotte Gottesman
and Lisa and Sandy Gottesman
Julie and Scott Habetz
Nancy and Stephen Hales / Hales Pediatrics
Jennifer and Frederick Heebe
Kristen and André Hooper
Shelby and J. Scott Key
Anne and William Long
Mardi Gras World
Ochsner Hospital for Children
Jill and Minor Pipes III
Vista Shores Assisted Living
& Memory Care
Seatrax
The Dugan Law Firm
The Toler Foundation
Allison and Benjamin Tiller
WCD Anesthesia
Jazzy Jaguars
Linda and Neil Baum
Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
Celeste and Curtis Eustis
Jane and Jonathan McCall
Ann and Mark Schreiner
Terminix
Ulthera - Non Invasive Lift
Emily and Michael Whelan
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Toucan Tangos
Kimberly and Neil Abramson
Cherie and Donald Albro, Jr.
Joan and Mike Benge
Blane and Terrell Clayton
Rebecca and Simon Finger
Gardner Wade, DDS, LLC
Courtney and Philip Garrett, Jr.
Jennifer and Harry Hawney
Debra and Kim Judd
Kendra and Brian Klebba
Holt and Gordon Kolb, Jr.
Linda and Gordon Kolb, Sr.
Amy and Greg Kolenovsky
Elizabeth and Gary Laborde
Elly and Merritt Lane III
Nancy and Mike Marsiglia
Kristin and Brian Moore
Michelle and Field Ogden II
Orthopedic Center for Sports Medicine
Stacy and James Pellerin
Katherine and Beau Raymond
Katherine and Robert Saer
Carol and Cory Sparks
Carol and Pierce Starr
Susan and Michael Wallace
Flock of Flamingos
The Abboud Family
Shannon and Patrick Able
Rachel and Nate Africk
Mary Margaret and William Baldwin
Monique and Willard Beals
Bellwether Technology Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ber
Jackie Boh Family
Meaghan and Joe Bonavita
Bridget and Bobby Bories
Jeanne and F. Sherman Boughton, Jr.
Heather and David Bronaugh
Beth and Jimmie Colón
Elizabeth and William Conway
Edgar Cooper / Seed
Mia and Scott Couvillon
Kristin and Chip Crafton
Cynthia Mizgala, M.D.
Jonathan Dalrymple
Trinh and Do Diem
Leah and Miller Engelhardt, Jr.
Leslie and Lance Estrada
Karen and Curtis Flournoy
Fowler Rodriguez
Holly and Jonathan Friedman
Melissa and John Fuselier
Maddie Lirette, Gauthier Family Foundation
Katie and Cameron Gilly
Karen and Richard Goldenberg
Holly and John Gordon
Neely and Steven Griffith, Jr.
Sharon Grilletta
Vivienne and Clinton Hayne, Jr.
Ginny and Ault Hootsell
Theresa and David Houghton
Marilee and Andrew Hovet
Stephanie and James Huger
Alyson and Peter Igoe
Ann and James Irwin IV
Dollie Gill and Ralph Katz
Caroline and David Kearney
Susu and Mike Kearney
Constance and Thomas Kitchen
Betsy and Eric Laborde
Patti and Robert Lapeyre
Layman and Lelong Families
Marley and Michael LeBourgeois
Irene and Thomas Lutkewitte
Augusta and Martin Malloy
Sara and Jonathan McCall, Jr.
Susan and Robert McCay
Genie and Edward McCloskey
Phyllis and John McKay
Carol and Alvin Merlin
Melissa and Scott Montgomery
Lisa and John Morton
Ayesha and Aaron Motwani
Monique and Michael Nolan
The O’Regan Family
Lori and John Paige
Katie and Stephen Perrien
Ransdell and William Prieur
Chad Primeaux
Caroline and André Robert
Judith and Jonathan Robert
Kimberly and Christian Rooney
Chris and Bob Rubin
Katy Wiltz and Ernest Rudman
Amanda and Justin Seale
Natasha and Pulin Shah
St. Charles Printing
Jan and Lloyd Tate
Leah and J. Carlton Todd
Rebecca and Michael Truxillo
Dr. Richard Tucker / Advanced Medical
Nancy and Franco Valobra
Michelle and Lamar Villere
Leslie Sisco-Wise and Mathew Whitlen Wise
Scales & Ales Sponsors
Exclusive Beer Sponsor
Abita Brewing Company, LLC
Entertainment Sponsor
Chevron Gulf of Mexico Business Unit
VIP Party Sponsor
Steamboat NATCHEZ Groovin’ Gator Sponsors
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
IBERIABANK
Shell Oil Company
Rare Form Restaurant & Patio Bar
Boogie-Down Barracuda Sponsors
Cobalt Construction
Deutsch Kerrigan LLP
Downtown Development District
Humana, Inc.
Jones Walker LLP
Machelle and John Payne
Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery
Trashy Diva by Candice Gwin
Vanir Construction Management, Inc.
Rockin’ Ray Sponsors
Boh Bros. Construction Company, LLC
Canal Barge Company, Inc.
Mary Clare and Danny Conwill
Crescent Sterling , Ltd
Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
Eustis Insurance & Benefits
Gardner Wade DDS, LLC
Johnson Rice & Co., LLC
Rachael Johnson
Sally and Jay Lapeyre, Jr.
Sheldon Lykes
Christina and Jordan Lyle
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