- Andrews Agyekumhene
- Wildlife Division Mgr
- Phillip Allman
- Marine Biologist
- Mike Arendt
- Marine Biologist
- Nancy Basket
- Cherokee Artisan
- Julia Byrd
- Marine Biologist
- John Cox
- Waccamaw Firekeeper
- Llewellyn Ehrhart
- Marine Biologist
- Terry Fansler
- Turtle Patrol Coordinator
- Jack Frazier
- Archaeo-zoologist
- Chief Harold 'Buster' Hatcher
- Waccamaw Tribe Chief
- Kristin Kneifl
- Land Steward
- Raymond Mojica Jr.
- Barrier Island Center Mgr
- Sally Murphy
- Marine Biologist
- Wallace J. Nichols
- Marine Biologist
- Terry Norton
- Georgia Sea Turtle Center director
- David Owens
- Marine Biologist
- Chuck Schaffer
- Ethno-biologist
- Jeffrey Schwenter
- Marine Biologist
- Kelly Thorvalson
- Sea Turtle Hospital Mgr
- Blair Witherington
- Marine Biologist
