Rego, Rick
Rick Rego is the Vice-President of both the Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island (TFSRI) and is also active in the Northeast Livebearers Association (NELA). He is also the New England Regional Representative for the North American Native Fishes Association (NANFA). An avid aquarist for many years, he also maintains a large reference library and…
Read MoreConklin, Dave
Dave Conklin lives in the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts. He took up the art of chainsaw carving in 2009. He enjoys the creative prossess of bringing raw wood back to life. Visit his website for more information http://daveconklincarving.com Programs: Bringing Life to Discarded Wood
Read MoreBanks, David
David is the current president of the Tropical Fish Club of Burlington and cofounded the club in 1989 with his wife Janine. David is past president of the Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies and still holds several positions within that organization. He has been an active breeder of tropical fish for over 25 years, at…
Read MoreBagnall, Gary
Gary Bagnall is the founder and president of the reptile and aquarium company ZooMed and got his start working in pet shops at the age of 11. At 13, he co-founded the Orange County Aquarium Society in California and printed their club publication in his offset printing class while in high school. At 19, Gary…
Read MoreLarsen Sr., Bob
A mentor and legend in the NJ hobby, Bob is celebrating over 50 years as an aquarist. Although he has kept and bred many fish including Corydoras, Bettas, and Angelfish over the years, the guppy caught his interest and he centered his hobby around this diverse fish. Tutored by guppy greats Arnold Sweeney and Louis…
Read MoreLamboj, Anton
Anton Lamboj was born in 1956 and has been an aquarist since the age of ten. Around 1980, he began to take a special interest in the cichlids of West and Central Africa. This interest led, in 1988, to the beginning of his academic education at the University of Vienna. Working for a Mastersand a…
Read MoreDick, Leslie
Leslie Dick is the current Chairman of the American Livebearer Association (ALA) and is a charter member of the North American Goodied Working Group (NAGWG), as well as a member of the NAGWG steering committee. She is the CARES for Individual Coordinator with the CARES Preservation Program. Leslie sits on the BOD of the Northeast…
Read MoreFiore, Kathy
Kathy has been the General Manager at Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory since 2005. Magic Wings is Kathy’s family-run business. She is also the Weddings and Special Events Coordinator. Programs: Native Butterflies & How to Keep Them in Your Own Garden
Read MoreMoody, Dwight
Dwight Moody is a member of Tropical Fish Club of Burlington Programs: Keeping Native Fish in Aquarium Money Saving Tips Buying, Selling and Trading Fish on the Internet
Read MoreDeSimone, Steve
Steve DeSimone is Director at The Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium in Cold Spring Harbor, NY. The Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery closed its doors as a New York State fish hatchery on March 31, 1982. The following day it was reopened as a non-profit educational center by the Friends of the Cold…
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