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Foundation Members

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

Chairman, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation

Boysie Bollinger

Chairman, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation
Profile photo of Boysie Bollinger, 2nd Vice President at Audubon Commission and Chairman of Audubon Nature Institute Foundation.

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.

Vice Chairman, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation

Charles C. Teamer, Sr.

Vice Chairman, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation
Dr. Charles C. Teamer, Sr., a distinguished business and civic leader, is Vice Chairman of the Board of First NBC Bank. He is well known for his more than 40 years of work in the area of higher education.
 
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Linda G. Baum

Linda G. Baum

Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation

Linda G. Baum

Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation
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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.


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Christopher Bardell

Christopher Bardell

Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation

Christopher Bardell

Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation
 Profile photo of Christopher Bardell, First Vice Chair of the Audubon Nature Institute Board.

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.

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Angus Cooper

Angus Cooper

Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation

Angus Cooper

Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation
Profile photo of Angus Cooper, Audubon Commission Member.

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

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Willard Dumas

Willard Dumas

Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation

Willard Dumas

Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation
Profile photo of Willard Dumas, Audubon Nature Institute Board Member

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.

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Leslie Gottsegen, DDS

Leslie Gottsegen, DDS

Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation

Leslie Gottsegen, DDS

Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation
 

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

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Joseph A. Jaeger, Jr.

Joseph A. Jaeger, Jr.

Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation

Joseph A. Jaeger, Jr.

Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation
 Profile photo of Joseph A. Jaeger, Jr., Immediate Past Chair and Member for Audubon Nature Institute Foundation.

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

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Peter Moss

Peter Moss

Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation

Peter Moss

Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation
Profile photo of Peter E. Moss II, Audubon Nature Institute Board Member

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.

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Lynes R. Sloss

Lynes R. Sloss

Chairman, Audubon Nature Institute Board
Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation

Lynes R. Sloss

Chairman, Audubon Nature Institute Board
Member, Audubon Nature Institute Foundation
 Profile photo of Lynes Sloss, Recording secretary on the Audubon Nature Institute Board.

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

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