Key Personnel
Anne Rudloe, Ph.D., Managing Director
Education: Ph.D., Florida State University, 1978
Fields of Competence: Marine ecology, behavior, aquaculture, marine science education, natural history writing, and non-profit management
Experience: Dr. Rudloe has been associated with GSML since 1970 in all capacities and developed the in house research and education programs there. She is an adjunct professor at Florida State University and has worked as a consultant on public resource issues for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Atlantic States Fisheries Management Council. She is an author of 1 book, 15 natural history articles in national magazines, and 18 research articles in peer reviewed professional journals. She has managed GSML full time since 1996, developing the education program and overseeing the facility renovation.
Jack Rudloe, Managing Director
Education: Independent study, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Yale Peabody Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Fields of Competence: Marine science, natural history writing and interpretation, aquarium design and operation, marine animal life support systems, public relations and publicity
Experience: Mr. Rudloe is the founder of Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory. He is the author of 7 well-known books on Florida natural history and marine life. He achieved the first live exhibit of the world's largest isopod, the deep-sea giant sea roach. He was instrumental in the New York Aquarium's exhibit of the giant Surinam toadfish, also a first. He traveled to Malaysia and The People's Republic of China as a representative of the U.S. International Trade Commission to develop fisheries cooperative agreements. He participated in teaching the first field marine biology class offered at the University of Central America, Managua, Nicaragua.
 | Doug C. Gleeson, University of Pennsylvania, is Head of Collections and aquarium facilities and has been on our staff for almost 30 years. He tags sea turtles, operates the Beagle, Gulf Specimen's collecting boat, and is responsible for the care and identification of marine animals and the development of GSML's seawater system. |
| Debbie Clifford, office manager, maintains the records and data base of turtles at Gulf Specimen. She has also participated in research programs, including sampling Ridleys in Dickerson and Levy Bays with entanglement nets. |  |
 | Victor Spencer is responsible for the care and feeding of captive turtles and other marine life at GSML. He monitors recovering Ridleys until they are able to catch and eat living crabs and consults with staff when they are healthy enough to release into the wild. He developed a new and inexpensive way to track the passage of hooks through the turtle's gut using a metal detector, which saves x-rays. Victor is a licensed commercial diver, collects invertebrates and fish for the lab, he also conducts field trips, and maintains the water systems. |
Meet George, Bathynomus giganteus, our giant deep sea isopod. He is director of governmental communication, scientific collecting permits and relations with land developers. Click him to enlarge! |
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