Speaker Julie Wraithmell
Vice President and Executive Director, Audubon Florida
This program is sponsored by the Environmental Group of Westminster Oaks and is open to the public.
Audubon is Florida’s oldest statewide conservation organization. It was founded in the fight by everyday Floridians to save wading birds from extinction at the hands of the plume trade. Today Audubon meets the environmental challenges facing Florida’s water, wildlife and habitat with a signature mix of science, pragmatism and grassroots advocacy.
On Wednesday, April 15 at 2:00 pm in the Maguire Center at Westminster Oaks, Julie Wraithmell, Audubon Florida Executive Director, will share inspiring stories of Florida’s conservation history and how Floridians are continuing the tradition by taking on the challenges facing our environment today.
IF YOU GO: Park in Visitor marked spaces on Commencement Cove or turn into the Parking Garage opposite the Maguire Center. Use only unnumbered spaces. Those with numbers are assigned to residents.
Julie Wraithmell
Julie Wraithmell is a biologist with a BS from Duke University and an MS from Florida State University. Since 2018, she has served as National Audubon Society’s Vice President for Florida as well as Executive Director of Audubon Florida. In this capacity, she leads the 126-year-old organization’s 80 Florida researchers, resource managers, educators and policy experts to drive durable solutions for the conservation issues facing our state. Prior to assuming this role, she served as Deputy State Director and, in 2015, she was recognized with National Audubon Society’s highest staff honor, the Charles Callison Award, for her leadership in the response to the Deepwater Horizon Disaster.
Great Egrets, photo by Rosemary Gillan
