Submitted by Jasmine Souverein
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. – The Guy Harvey Foundation (GHF), a non-profit organization that promotes marine conservation, funds innovative scientific research and develops cutting-edge educational programs for students, proudly announces the appointment of Eric Carey to its board of directors.
Born and raised in the Bahamas, Carey is president and CEO of ONE Consultants in Nassau, New Providence. For 15 years he served as executive director of The Bahamas National Trust (BNT), a non-profit organization that manages national parks and fosters initiatives to achieve conservation and sustainable use of the natural and historical resources of the Bahamas.
Under Carey’s leadership, BNT expanded from a modest 10-person organization to a strategically managed operation with more than 75 employees, spread across seven islands. During his tenure, Carey engineered operational improvements at key national parks, and in 2018, due to his unwavering dedication, the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park was awarded the prestigious Platinum Blue Park Award, which recognizes marine protected areas around the world that meet rigorous scientific standards for effectiveness.
Passionate about nature benefiting people, Carey redefined the BNT brand with this idea in mind. BNT is now recognized as the leading environmental organization in the Bahamas and one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean. Through his efforts, funding for the national park system has increased at least three-fold.
“We’ve known Eric for many years and have followed his incredible work,” said world-renowned artist, conservationist and GHF Founder & Chair Emeritus Dr. Guy Harvey. “His experience and leadership in environmental consulting, environmental policy and wildlife conservation align with our mission of conserving the ocean environment.”
Like Dr. Harvey, Carey is a graduate of the University of The West Indies in Jamaica. He began his career as a Wildlife Conservation Officer at the Ministry of Agriculture and has held positions as the Parks Partnership Coordinator of the BNT and The Nature Conservancy and as the Director of Parks and Science for the BNT. As an expert in conservation and non-profit management, he represented the Bahamas at numerous international meetings and spoke at various conferences across the Caribbean, Europe, and the United States, including at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
“I’m deeply honored to join this incredible organization focused on important research, conservation and education,” noted Carey. “Aside from being famous for his art and first-rate fishing apparel, Guy also uses his star power and impeccable reputation to influence and support the important work that the Foundation is focused on, which I’m really excited to be a part of now.”
“On behalf of the Foundation, I welcome Eric to our board,” said Guy Harvey Foundation CEO Jessica Harvey. “Eric is a great leader. Over the years, he has mentored so many young people who are now respected leaders in the conservation field. Like the GHF, he understands the importance of fostering the next era of marine conservationists. We are thrilled to have him.”
A family man who enjoys the simple pleasures of life, like spending time with his wife and two sons, Carey is also a co-author of peer-reviewed publications on the Kirtland’s Warbler and Plant Conservation in the Bahamas. He has been awarded the Partners-In-Flight International Conservation Award in 1999; Wings Across the Americas National Award for Outstanding Achievement in Bird Conservation in 2005 and the College of The Bahamas Alumni Hall of Fame Award in 2015.
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