RIMS Staff

Jennifer Keck, Education Coordinator

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The Education Coordinator will the first person you have contact with, often months before your arrival. Jennifer can assist you in planning your trip and help with all the logistics so that you may concentrate on developing the curriculum. Most professors, even those returning, find her help invaluable. Depending on your needs, Jennifer can help you with some or all of the following:

• Assisting in developing a course itinerary and arranging boats and classroom times. This should be done prior to arrival.
• Providing lectures to your class on a variety of topics.
• Serving as a naturalist, assisting your class in keying out organisms, developing independent research projects and providing importantn information on the local marine environments.
• As a certified dive master, she will accompany your class on all field trips. Dive profiles will be discussed and important reef features will be pointed out.

Eldon Bolton, Director of RIMS

Eldon was instrumental in the establishment of this facility and has been here since the facility opened its doors in 1989. He is involved in every aspect of its operations. He is in charge of the management, care and training of the bottlenose dolphins we house at our facility and oversees the education department and the research projects that are underway.

Dolphin Staff at RIMS

A caring, professional staff is directly involved with the care, maintenance, training and research of our resident bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates). The efforts and tremendous energy of these dedicated individuals are vital to the success of our facility and provide the animals with a healthy and stimulating environment. The senior staff members offer in-depth lectures into the lives of the bottlenose dolphins we share this facility with. The amount of interaction, education and possible observational studies involving these marine mammals can be discussed with the Educational Coordinator when planning your itinerary.

Also see Resort Management & Staff