Meet the Team
Greg Gerwin
Title: Curator About: I’m originally from Canton, Ohio and moved here to Key West 10 years ago.
Genya Yerkes
Title: Assistant Curator About: I moved to Key West from Eustis, Florida in 2004.
Robert Murphy
Title: Aquarium Engineer About: Moved from Wisconsin in 2008 to live here in the Keys.
Brooke Bowersox
Title: Aquarist About: I moved here from Tiffen, Ohio in August 2009.
Rebecca Cobb
Title: Tour Guide About: Moved to Key West from Madison, Wisconsin in February 2011.
Aaron Week
Title: Aquarist About: I moved from Flint, Michigan and I have lived in the Keys since 2010.
Kate Hermit
Title: Ticket Agent About: I moved to Key West in 2005 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Pam Guin
Title: Ticket Agent About: Born and raised in Key West.
David Thomas
Title: Ticket Agent About: David moved to the Florida Keys in 1977 from Hertfordshire England.
Douglas R. Mader, MS, DVM, Diplomate ABVP
Title: Consulting Veterinarian About: Dr. Mader, a graduate from the University of California, Davis in 1986, is the co-owner of the Marathon Veterinary Hospital, a referral hospital in the Conch Republic. Dr. Mader is a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (Canine and Feline Practice) and a Fellow in the Royal Society of Medicine. Currently he is the consulting veterinarian for the Marathon Sea Turtle Hospital, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Zoo, the Key West Aquarium and the Theater of the Sea. Dr. Mader is an internationally acclaimed lecturer and is on the review boards of several scientific journals. He has published numerous articles in scientific and veterinary journals, national magazines, and is the author/editor of the Elsevier publication, Reptile Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Mader has been the veterinarian for the Key West Aquarium since 1997.
