Our Legacy News
The East Coast Zoological Foundation (ECZF) has welcomed a new Chief Financial Officer, David Lamadrid. This executive role adds to ECZF’s leadership team as the organization prepares to expand from its flagship campus, Brevard Zoo, to add a second campus, Bowen Aquarium, in Port Canaveral. As CFO, Lamadrid will help
The East Coast Zoological Foundation (ECZF) is pleased to welcome Alysia Ross to a new role for our organization, Vice President of Marketing. In this senior leadership role, Alysia will serve as the architect for our brand vision, shaping and elevating the master brand strategy that better unites and furthers
We’re thrilled to share the findings from the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast’s (EDC) recent economic impact report for the future Bowen Aquarium. The East Coast Zoological Foundation (ECZF), the nonprofit parent organization of the future Bowen Aquarium and Brevard Zoo campuses, worked with the EDC to create
The East Coast Zoological Foundation (ECZF) is pleased to announce the additions of Robyn Ducharme as Chief Philanthropy Officer and Anthony Rivera as Chief Operations Officer of the two campuses overseen by ECZF: Brevard Zoo and the future Bowen Aquarium. Robyn Ducharme brings more than 25 years of experience
We are proud to introduce you to our very first Bowen Aquarium resident! McNubbins the green sea turtle was a longtime patient at Brevard Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center, a critical-care rehabilitation facility located at our sister campus. Over the two-and-a-half years McNubbins spent as a patient, this special turtle
East Coast Zoological Foundation (ECZF) is proud to share the name for its future aquarium set to be built along the shores of Port Canaveral. The future Bowen Aquarium will be ECZF’s second campus, and the sister campus to Brevard Zoo. The name honors two generous philanthropists whose gift launched
East Coast Zoological Foundation (ECZF) announces a transformative $1 million gift from Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) through its charitable arm the NextEra Energy Foundation. This significant contribution will play a vital role in advancing the mission of the future Aquarium and Conservation Center in Port Canaveral, supporting the
We are thrilled to announce a $2.5 million gift from Blain and Annette Nelson that will play a pivotal role in funding the Canaveral Lock exhibit at the future Aquarium and Conservation Center. Following a $25 million commitment from an anonymous donor in 2021 and a $5 million gift from
We are thrilled to share about the incredibly generous $2 million gift from Ron Jon’s founder and his wife, Ron and Lynne DiMenna for the Future Aquarium and Conservation Center. These dollars will help construct the beach-themed entrance at the complex. Half of the gift, $1 million, will be donated
The new Aquarium and Conservation Center will be located on the shores of the Banana River, near Cape Canaveral, and will focus on the fascinating flora and fauna of local waterways, including the Indian River Lagoon.
