BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Whit Gibbons
BOARD MEMBER
A prolific author and editor, Whit Gibbons has produced an award-winning series of books on southeastern reptiles and amphibians and published more than 250 articles in scientific journals. His weekly environmental column, “Ecoviews,” is syndicated in newspapers across the United States. He is a professor emeritus at the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and served as a founding member of Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation in 1999. Throughout his career, he has been an avid proponent of outreach and public education, championing the need to connect research to society so that stakeholders can become engaged in conservation of their natural heritage and resources. Whit received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biology from the University of Alabama and a doctorate in zoology from Michigan State University.