Meet the Members of the Audubon Foundation
The Audubon Nature Institute Foundation is a 501(c)3 support organization whose mission is to manage and increase the Audubon Nature Institute endowment while it provides additional operating revenues for Audubon’s facilities. The Board consists of eight members, of which one is the Chairman of the Audubon Nature Institute Board. The other seven members are elected by the Board Membership for a three-year term.

Boysie Bollinger
Boysie Bollinger

Donald T. “Boysie” Bollinger is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., a family-owned business established in 1946. Bollinger’s is a full service marine construction and ship repair company headquartered in Lockport, Louisiana with 10 divisions in Louisiana and one in Texas.
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Charles C. Teamer, Sr.
Charles C. Teamer, Sr.


Linda G. Baum
Linda G. Baum

Linda Baum is a longtime supporter of Audubon Nature Institute, and has many fond memories visiting the Zoo as a little girl. Her mother is a past member of the Audubon Commission and her family has always had a strong attachment to Audubon.

Christopher Bardell
Christopher Bardell

Chris Bardell is the Owner/Operator of 12 McDonald’s restaurants in the Greater New Orleans area. What started as a part-time summer job at a McDonald’s restaurant in Laplace led to what has become a lifelong career.

Angus Cooper
Angus Cooper

Angus R. Cooper, II, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cooper/T. Smith Corporation headquartered in Mobile, Alabama.

Willard Dumas
Willard Dumas

Willard L. Dumas, Jr., D.D.S. received his B.S. from Xavier University of Louisiana and his D.D.S. from Howard University, Washington, D.C.

Leslie Gottsegen, DDS
Leslie Gottsegen, DDS

Leslie Parro Gottsegen, D.D.S., a native of Thibodaux, LA, attended LSU and graduated from LSU School of Dentistry in 1994.

Joseph A. Jaeger, Jr.
Joseph A. Jaeger, Jr.

Joseph A. Jaeger Jr., President and CEO of The MCC Group, is committed to developing innovative projects that spur economic and community development.

Peter Moss
Peter Moss

Peter E. Moss, II was born and raised in New Orleans. He graduated from Isidore Newman High School and received his bachelors from Tulane University.

Lynes R. Sloss
Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation
Lynes R. Sloss
Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation

Lynes R. “Poco” Sloss is President and CEO of Bellwether Technology Corporation, a company he co-founded in 1980.