{"id":4698,"date":"2024-04-01T12:16:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T16:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mote.org\/?page_id=4698"},"modified":"2026-01-07T10:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:35:56","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mote.org\/about\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President &amp; CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/dr-michael-p-crosby\/\">Dr. Michael P. Crosby<\/a> has more than 35 years of multi-disciplinary research, teaching, science management and leadership experience, including positions at numerous universities, national and international science and resource-management agencies, programs and committees. Often his work has focused on improving the synthesis, translation and transfer of science and technical information among researchers, policymakers and stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>As a nonprofit organization, we also rely on the support and expertise of members of our community who serve as volunteers on our Board of Trustees and our advisory councils.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#board\">Board of Trustees<\/a> | <a href=\"#advisory\">President&#8217;s Advisory Council<\/a> | <a href=\"#keys-advisory\">Florida Keys Advisory Council<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"board\" class=\"h3\">Board of Trustees<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"h5\">Officers<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"columns: 2 35rem; column-gap: 6rem;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/hobart-skip-swan\/\">Hobart (Skip) Swan, Chairman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/scott-collins\/\">Scott Collins, Treasurer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/jeanie-stevenson\/\">Jeanie Stevenson, Secretary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/dr-andrew-economos\/\">Dr. Andrew Economos, Vice President<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/dr-michael-p-crosby\/\">Dr. Michael P. Crosby, President &amp; CEO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"h5\">Trustees<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"columns: 2 35rem; column-gap: 6rem;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/eugene-beckstein\/\">Eugene Beckstein, Chairman Emeritus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Kirk Boylston<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/barbara-brizdle\/\">Barbara Brizdle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/robert-e-carter\/\">Robert E. Carter, Chairman Emeritus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/scott-collins\/\">Scott Collins, Treasurer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/dr-michael-p-crosby\/\">Dr. Michael P. Crosby, President &amp; CEO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/richard-o-donegan\/\">Richard O. Donegan, Trustee at Large<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/dr-andrew-economos\/\">Dr. Andrew Economos, Vice President<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/james-d-ericson\/\">James D. Ericson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/robert-a-essner\/\">Robert A. Essner, Chairman Emeritus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/donald-featherman\/\">Donald Featherman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/susan-c-gilmore\/\">Susan C. Gilmore<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/judy-graham\/\">Judy Graham, Chairman Emeritus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/rod-hershberger\/\">Rod Hershberger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/barbara-jennings\/\">Barbara Jennings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/penelope-kingman\/\">Penelope Kingman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/jonathan-mitchell\/\">Jonathan Mitchell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/susan-molinari\/\">Susan Molinari<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/elizabeth-moore\/\">Elizabeth Moore<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/jourdan-reinhart\/\">Jourdan Reinhart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/ltc-frances-presley-rice\/\">LTC Frances Presley Rice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/alan-rose\/\">Alan Rose<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/dr-howard-sam-seider\/\">Dr. Howard (Sam) Seider, Chairman Emeritus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/dr-harris-silverman\/\">Dr. Harris Silverman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/jeanie-stevenson\/\">Jeanie Stevenson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/sandra-k-stuart\/\">Sandra K. Stuart, Chairman Emeritus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/hobart-skip-swan\/\">Hobart (Skip) Swan, Chairman<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"h5\">Trustee Emeritus<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"columns: 2 35rem; column-gap: 6rem;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/arthur-l-armitage\/\">Arthur L. Armitage, Chairman Emeritus (<em>dec.)<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/ronald-d-ciaravella\/\">Ronald D. Ciaravella <em>(dec.)<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/ltg-howard-g-crowell\/\">Lt. Gen. Howard G. Crowell<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/staff\/frederick-m-derr\/\">Frederick M. Derr, P.E. <em>(dec.)<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Andy Ireland<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"h5\">Honorary Trustees<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"columns: 2 35rem; column-gap: 6rem;\">\n<li><strong>William S. 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