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Downloadable photos available at
www.echovermont.org/visitors/photos.html
Two New Hires at ECHO Lake Aquarium
and Science Center
1) New Director of Animal Care
2) New Public Education Manager
BURLINGTON, Vt. — ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center,
at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, rounds out its recent list of new
hires with the addition of Brian Potvin as the Director of Animal care and
Facilities Management and Bill Elliston as the Public Education Manager.
Brian Potvin, Director of Animal Care and Facilities,
joins the ECHO team after a strong career in animal husbandry and facility
management in all parts of Texas. From an aquarist at Houston Zoological
Gardens to collections and quarantine biologist at the Texas State Aquarium
in Corpus Christi to curator of aquarium husbandry at the newly renovated
Children's Aquarium at Fair Park, Dallas. He received his bachelors of science
in marine biology from Texas A&M University at Galveston, participated in the
Association of Zoos and Aquariums management program and continues to serve
on several of their species survival planning groups. He can be reached at
802-864-1848, ext. 128.
Bill Elliston, Public Education Manager, will be working
to increase excitement, participation and learning opportunities for all
of the visitors that walk into ECHO. As the new facilitator of the teen
leadership program, E-Team, Bill continues a rich tradition of cultivating
a new generation of young interpreters and environmental stewards. Working
with the Education team, Bill will serve as an exhibit floor manager,
developing new programs, and helping volunteers, interns and staff
educators be even stronger interpreters. He will also be working across
departments (with Education, Animal Care and Guest Services) to enhance
guest experiences.
Bill is an experienced science educator, having taught
at organizations including the Wildlife Conservation Society, the Brooklyn
Children's Museum, and, most recently, the American Museum of Natural History.
He can be reached at 802-864-1848, ext. 140.
For more information call (toll-free)
1.877.324.6386 or visit
www.echovermont.org.
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ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center is located at the
Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, on Vermont’s Burlington
Waterfront. ECHO features 70 live species, more than 100
interactive experiences, changing and permanent exhibits and
seasonal events — all exploring the Ecology, Culture, History,
and Opportunity for stewardship of the Lake Champlain Basin. The
2.2 acre Leahy Center environmental campus is also highlighted
by the Lake Champlain Basin Program Resource Room, UVM’s
Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory, Lake Champlain Navy
Memorial, ECHO’s Eclectic Gift Shop, and ecology-themed Café
managed by Sugarsnap. Open year-round, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed
Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve & Day. For more information visit
echovermont.org, call (toll-free) 1.877.324.6386, or write to
ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Leahy Center for Lake
Champlain, One College Street, Burlington, VT 05401.
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