The Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization founded in August of 2015. It is governed by a six- member board of directors who hire professional personnel as needed.
Our mission statement is: To preserve the Georgica Pond ecosystem for future generations through science-based, watershed-wide policy and restoration.
The organization works closely with all stakeholders, including the East Hampton Town Trustees, The Village of East Hampton, the Town of East Hampton and people living in the Georgica Pond watershed.
Board of Directors
Our Team
Fred has served the public interest as an elected official and attorney for the majority of his career including most recently as a New York State Assemblyman. He played a leadership role in the passage of the Peconic Bay Region Community Preservation Fund, Peconic Estuary Program, and the Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act. He graduated from Long Island University, Southampton and received his J.D. from Albany Law School.
Sara is the former FOGP Executive Director and now serves as a program advisor. She has worked in the not-for-profit sector her entire career. including as Executive Director of the Long Island Chapter of The Nature Conservancy and the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons. She received her B.S. from Tulane University and a Master of Science in Botany & Ecology from Rutgers University.
sara@friendsofgeorgicapond.orgDr. Gobler is the Endowed Chair of Coastal Ecology & Conservation at the School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University; and Director of the New York State Center For Clean Water Technology.
Prior to her role with the Chapman Perelman Foundation, she worked as a researcher at the Center for High Impact Philanthropy and spent three years in India working with non-profit organizations. Addavail received her B.A. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master in Development Economics from the London School of Economics.