My father insisted on family time every Saturday morning.  Being in the Navy didn’t stop him from being a fisherman at heart, like his father and grandfather before him.  So every Saturday, we would find the sea---fishing for Pompano on the Florida Panhandle; shelling on Guam’s reefs; and shrimping in South Carolina creeks.

One of my fondest memories is crabbing beside my Dad, with chicken backs and a line in the Lynnhaven, when he was stationed in Norfolk in the early 60’s.  I was a third grader at Tarrallton Elementary.  That time was a blessing that sustains me even now, almost 50 years later.  I serve on the Wetlands Watch Board because I want my children and grandchildren to have similar life opportunities, that only wetlands can provide.

Chris has an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Clemson  University.  She is Past President of the S.C. Wildlife Federation and  currently serves on the Boards of the National Wildlife Federation and Virginia Conservation Network.