Dr. Gray is Florida Audubon Society’s science coordinator for the Lake Okeechobee watershed program, which means he essentially manages the wildlife sanctuaries on the lake and works to protect them. Originally from Missouri, he has worked with the bird conservation nonprofit for 19 years and has a degree in wildlife biology, a master’s in wetland ecology and a PhD in conservation biology. While Audubon is and always has been concerned with birds and their habitat, Gray’s responsibilities spill over into water policy in Florida’s heartland as well.