BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TRAVIS KNORR
PRESIDENT
Travis Knorr, a former aquarium fish collector in the Florida Keys, worked as the aquaculture lab technician at the College of the Florida Keys where he also co-founded the CFK Aquaculture Club.
LOU EKUS
VICE PRESIDENT
Lou Ekus is CEO of Tropic Marin USA and, along with his wife, Leslie the Tropic Marin USA COO, are responsible for all Tropic Marin products, product support and aquarist assistance in the US and Canada.
ED WISER
SECRETARY GENERAL
Ed Wiser has been a life long aquarium hobbyist. He started keeping marine aquariums in the early 1980s. Ed was on the founding board of directors of MASNA.
CHRISTINE (SHELTON) ROWE
TREASURER
Christine’s love of the reef began in 2000 on a snorkeling expedition to Key West, Florida and since then, she has been an avid study of all things Marine related.
LESLIE EKUS
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP
Leslie Ekus is the Chief Operations Office for Tropic Marin USA and has been in the Aquatic Industry for over 25 years.
DR. TIM LAW
DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION
Dr. Timothy Law is Chief Medical Officer, Vice President Integrative Care Delivery at Highmark, Blue Cross Blue Shield.
KAT DHAWAN
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
Kat is well known in the hobby since she dove into saltwater aquariums 12 years ago and won multiple Tank of the Month recognitions and contests. She brings over 20 years of business management experience to the board.
LARRY BLIGHTON
DIRECTOR AT LARGE
Growing up on the coast of Florida has always fueled Larry’s desire to learn as much as possible about the ocean and all things in it. He has attended the last 8 MACNA’s and has served five years on the MACNA Planning committee.
DENNIS DIAZ
DIRECTOR AT LARGE
Dennis is a fun-loving, happily married aquarist with two of the most incredible kids ever. He has been in the hobby for over 25 years. It has always fascinated him, and it led him to be an aquarium store owner for six years.