CCA Georgia has announced it's 2011 Fall Fundraising Banquets !  Register now online! 

The Coastal Conservation Association’s Georgia Chapter announced June 13, 2011 that
local Tybee resident Michael Denmark will assume the state chapter’s Executive Director
position. The Coastal Conservation Association is a non-profit marine conservation
association comprised of tens of thousands of recreational anglers and coastal outdoor
enthusiasts whose mission is to advise and educate the public on the conservation of
marine resources.

John Duren, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Georgia Chapter, stated,
“ The state Board challenged the Executive Committee to reach out and find an individual
who has a passion for protecting the marine and coastal environment of Georgia, coupled
with a strong business background. After an exhaustive search of over 500 applicants, we
believe we have found the right individual who can lead the CCA to the next level, and that’s
Michael Denmark.”

Denmark, a Savannah native, recently moved to Tybee Island after 32 years of executive
corporate leadership with pharmaceutical giant, Novartis. Denmark spent the last 10 years
heading up the company’s western division of the Neuroscience Business Unit.

Denmark stated, “While I’ve had a very gratifying corporate experience, I am looking
forward to contributing to the protection and well being of one of Georgia’s most precious
resources… its coastal and marine environment. Having grown up in Savannah, I know
just how fragile these marine environments are, and I consider it a privilege to assist the
states’ incredible base of volunteers in keeping this environment preserved for future
generations. I am looking forward to working with these fantastic volunteers to take the
Georgia Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association to the next level.”

Other Information on Michael D. Denmark

• Attended H.V. Jenkins High School where he served as Junior Class President and

• Student Council President

• Received an AA degree at Furman University

• Received a BS degree in Physiology / Zoology with an emphasis in Marine Biology from the University of Georgia
  

• Employed by Ciba-Geigy / Novartis Pharmaceuticals from 1977 to 2009, where he served in the following capacities:
  

•  District Manager of Southern California – General Medicines – Los Angeles, CA
  

• District Manager of the Southeast – General Medicines- Tampa, FL

•  Product Manager, Marketing – Summit, NJ

•  Director of Marketing – Summit, NJ

•  Area Manager, Southeast -Neuroscience Business Unit- Tampa, FL

•  Director of Neuroscience Business Unit –West- San Diego, CAServed on the Board of Directors for Leadership Pasco

• Served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Leadership Pasco

• Served and worked with NOAA to help secure Gray’s Reef as a National Marine Sanctuary
  

Additional interests and activities include:
• Captain, USCG 50 ton License
• PADI Master SCUBA Instructor
• Represented Novartis at the Harvard Marketing Strategies Course

Married to wife of 25 years, Christine J. Denmark. Recently moved to Tybee Island from
San Diego. Mike and Chrissy live and enjoy the laid back beach living with their two English
Bulldogs, Miss Peaches and Bruiser, and their parrot, Vinny.

Quote:
“I love the coastal waters of Georgia… I grew up on these waters . As a kid, I owned a
boat before I owned a car, and have fished, shrimped, crabbed and dove the waters from
Daufuskie to Sapelo. I’ve traveled and lived all over the world, and always come back to
the most special place on earth… the Georgia low country. After 32 years of corporate
relocations, it is wonderful to settle in back home, near family and friends”

Contact: John Duren
Cell: 1-912-663-0653
Email: johnduren@ccaga.org

Contact: Michael D. Denmark
Tel: 1-912-876-4546
Cell: 1-760-207-7200

The National Saltwater Sportsman National Seminar Series will land in Savannah on Saturday, Feburary 5, 2011. The 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. event will be held at Armstrong Atlantic State University, inside their Armstrong center (11935 Abercorn Street, Savannah). George Povoromo - Host of George Povoromo's World of Saltwater Fishing on VERSUS, and Editor-At-large for Saltwater Sportsman, will headline the program. To order tickets by phone with a major credit card, call 1-800-448-7360, or for more information and to order on-line visit www.nationalseminarseries.com

^14th  Annual Banquet & Auction

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Bishop Field House ~ G.S.U. Paulson Stadium ~ Statesboro

 

Schedule of Events: 

6:00 p.m.

Doors open, Silent Auction and Raffles begin 

7:00 p.m.

Dinner is served

 

8:00 p.m.

Silent Auction ends; Live Auction begins;

Raffle and Sealed Bid drawings immediately

following the Live Auction 

For reserving a table, purchasing tickets,

or more information, please contact

Brad Powell 912.687.1618 or Jim Grindler 912.690.3142

or CCA Georgia office 912.927.0280

or fishingforinfo@ccaga.org  

Tickets : $60 per person & $100 per couple

Includes a CCA annual membership with subscription

to the award-winning Tide magazine,

CCA GA newsletter Tide Lines, and dinner. 

Corporate Sponsor Tables: 

$600 for table of 6 includes reserved table,

recognition in program and t-shirt,

6 CCA annual memberships which includes subscription

to award-winning TIDE magazine and TIDE LINES newsletter,

dinner and 2 entries into the November 12th

Sponsor Appreciation Fishing (Inshore) Tournament.

 

$300 for half-table for 3. Includes all of the above for 3,

plus 2 entries into the Fishing Tournament on Friday, November 12th.

 

CCA Mission:

The stated purpose of CCA is to advise and educate the public

on the conservation of marine resources. The objective of CCA is to conserve,

promote and enhance the present and future availability of these

coastal resources for the benefit and enjoyment of the general public.