Development Assistant Joins DDWS Staff

provided to The Santiva Chronicle

“Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) officially welcomes Alex Fuentes to the position of executive development assistant in its work supporting conservation, land acquisition, and education for J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island.

“Alex is invaluable as a ‘jack of many trades’ for DDWS,” said Ann-Marie Wildman, executive director. “His main contribution is processing donations, but he also steps in to help with general IT tasks, art exhibitions, and a thousand other things – always willing to help wherever we need it.”

Fuentes grew up in Collinsville, Ill., and Fort Myers. Prior to joining DDWS, he worked as an accounting clerk for Sundial Beach Resort on Sanibel Island and, before that, general cashier for South Seas Island Resort on Captiva Island.

“The people are great at ‘Ding’ Darling, and I welcome the considerable reduction in stress compared to a corporate position,” says Fuentes. “I enjoy sending donor acknowledgments and recognizing what a generous support base DDWS has in its mission.”

ABOUT DDWS
As a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, DDWS works to support J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge’s mission of conservation, wildlife and habitat protection, research, and public education through charitable donations and Refuge Nature Shop profits. To support DDWS and the refuge with a tax-deductible gift, visit dingdarlingsociety.org or Ann-Marie Wildman at 239-789-8991 or wildman@dingdarlingsociety.org.