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Central Florida Ecosystems Program Components
Director of
Advocacy/Regional Director
Audubon’s Central Florida Ecosystems Program is led
by Charles Lee, Director of Advocacy of AOF. Charles Lee has
35 years of experience representing Audubon in Florida on
a wide variety of statewide, regional and local issues. He
has been appointed to major commissions by various Governors
and other public officials, and currently serves on the Century
Commission for a Sustainable Florida, the Wekiva River Basin
Commission, and the Wekiva River System Advisory Management
Committee. Charles Lee conducts advocacy for AOF in the Central
Florida Region.
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Audubon Chapters
in the Region
There are 11 Audubon chapters in the region. A Regional Conservation
Committee (RCC) coordinates the activities of these chapters
and enlists their involvement in carrying out the Central
Florida Ecosystems program efforts. Chapters give input directly
to formulation of Audubon of Florida policy through membership
of designated Regional Board Members on the AOF Board of Directors.
Policy is developed through resolutions presented at the annual
Audubon Assembly. The chapters and their members are a key
resource in implementing Audubon’s regional program.
By developing chapter leader expertise Audubon can unleash
a strong region wide team of advocates to work at the local
government level and in other roles to achieve the Audubon
mission. Audubon will undertake training and development of
chapter leaders to fill this role.
Central Florida
Leadership Council
This advisory group is led by a member of the Audubon of Florida
Board of Directors in the region. The Leadership Council consists
of major donors and prospective donors to Audubon in the region.
The Council advises the Director of Advocacy/Regional Director
and the AOF board on matters pertaining to carrying out the
regional program. The principal role of the Council is to
help raise funds for the regional program, prospect for additional
members and donors, and expand Audubon’s contacts and
supporters within the Central Florida community.
 Audubon
Center for Birds of Prey in Maitland
In addition to being the site of the largest and most successful
raptor rescue, rehabilitation, and environmental education
center in the Southeast United States, the Audubon Center
in Maitland is also the site of the policy offices for the
Central Florida Ecosystems Program. The Center provides for
a public contact point and meeting place for chapters and
environmental group and community leaders working with Audubon
in the Central Florida Ecosystems Program. The Audubon
Center for Birds of Prey functions in the community as
both a beautiful destination and a command center for defense
of Central Florida’s water, wetland and upland habitats.
While schoolchildren and visitors from afar marvel at eagles,
hawks and owls, our science and policy staff plot the protection
of the region’s rivers, scrub, pine flatwoods and wetlands.
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