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03/27/03
The Marine Environmental Research
Institute (MERI) is pleased to announce the addition
of Cherie Mason to their Board of Directors. Since 2001,
Cherie has been a dynamic force at MERI and has served
as their official Public Spokesperson and Advisor. “As
a long time environmental and wildlife advocate,”
explains Mason, “I am pleased to join the board
of MERI and thus confirm my commitment to MERI’s
unique mission: linking the health and welfare of marine
life with the health and welfare of human life.”
A professional radio and TV journalist for many years,
Mason has helped to promote MERI by producing public
service announcements, giving radio and TV interviews,
and speaking for the organization at public events.
She is now anxious to start working with the Board.
“I want to participate in the decision-making
process because that’s the heart of the organization,”
said Mason.
Dr. Susan Shaw, MERI Founder and Executive
Director, stated, “Cherie is a tremendous asset
to the MERI Board. Of all the things that have drawn
her to MERI, her extraordinary dedication to protecting
wildlife and the ocean environment will have a lasting
impact on the organization and the quality of life here
in Maine.”
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Cherie Mason, noted environmental
advocate, joins MERI’s Board of Directors
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Mason is no stranger to Board work - she
was formerly a Trustee of the Maine Chapter of the Nature
Conservancy, as well as a Board Member of the Humane Society
of the United States. She is the author of two acclaimed children’s
books. Wild Fox: A True Story (DownEast Books, Camden, Maine
1993) won the Maine Library Association’s Lupine Award.
Everybody is Somebody’s Lunch (Tilbury House, Gardiner,
Maine, 1998) explores predator / prey relationships for a
younger audience and is accompanied by a Teacher’s Guide.
Locally, she may be most often recognized for Wildlife Journal,
which aired for 13 years on a local radio station, WERU-FM.
She holds a B.S. in Speech and Journalism from Northwestern
University and lives with her husband, Ken, in Sunset on Deer
Isle, ME.
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The Marine Environmental Research
Institute is a non-profit organization founded in 1990 to
protect the health of the marine environment through research
and education. For information on MERI’s research, or
to learn about the programs offered through MERI’s newly
opened Center for Marine Studies, call 207-374-2135, or email:
MERI@downeast.net. MERI can be visited online at www.meriresearch.org.
©2002 Marine Environmental
Research Institute
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