Our Legacy News
2025 was a year of major acceleration toward bringing Bowen Aquarium to life. From hitting campaign milestones to finalizing construction designs, there’s a lot to celebrate. “This year has felt like standing inside a mission that’s coming alive in real time,” said East Coast Zoological Foundation’s (ECZF) Chief Philanthropy Officer Robyn. While there were a lot of wins, we also faced
Two juvenile green sea turtles are back in the ocean thanks to the rehabilitation efforts of East Coast Zoological Foundation’s (ECZF) Sea Turtle Healing Center at Brevard Zoo. Cassieopeia and Cheyenne were privately released from Lori Wilson Park to the delight of beachgoers and a group of our incredible Bowen
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
