<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black;text-transform:uppercase">ECology
PRoject International Executive Transition Announcement</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">It is with a profound sense of
gratitude that the Board of Directors and staff at Ecology Project
International (EPI) announce the upcoming departure of Executive Director and
EPI Co-founder, Scott Pankratz. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black">Scott and his wife, Julie Osborn, co-founded EPI in 2001.
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Their initial work connected local Costa Rican
teens with the biodiversity and ecological importance of their homeland through
hands-on research with leatherback sea turtles. Empowered to make a difference,
these conservation-minded teens began to protect their own communities and
wildlife resources, and the tide began to turn. </span>In the 19 years that
have followed, EPI has transformed the lives of nearly 40,000 students and
teachers, and more than 60,000 additional community members in five countries. </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Pankratz leaves EPI with a solid foundation: an
experienced board of directors, dedicated and skilled department managers, a
talented staff, and financial stability. On departing the organization he
helped create, Pankratz said, <i>“A
successful founder and executive leaves an organization with the capacity to
thrive beyond their tenure. EPI will flourish under the leadership of current
staff, and this transition marks a healthy organizational milestone ensuring
longevity beyond its founders.”</i></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Beginning on November 16^th,
the executive leadership role will be filled from within the organization by
EPI’s Operations Director, Brant Warren. Warren will lead EPI in fundraising goal-setting and finance
strategy, as well as oversight of staff
and operations in his new role as Interim Executive Director.<i></i></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">EPI’s
Systems Director, John Kamman, will provide additional support as Interim
Managing Director. Since 2009, Kamman has shepherded tremendous growth within
the</span><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> Admissions Department,
EPI’s most robust revenue-generating arm, making him uniquely suited to propel
and diversify EPI’s future business
development. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Both
Warren and Kamman have been </span><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">pivotal in many of EPI’s milestones and successes, </span><span style="color:black">including the acquisition of
Pacuare Reserve in Costa Rica, the EPI Mexico Campus in La Paz, Mexico, and
forging a unique relationship with the Yellowstone National Park science teams.</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Please join us
in thanking Scott for his vision and dedication to conservation education and
in wishing him continued success in his new career as the Executive Director of
Missoula-based nonprofit, Adventure Cycling.<br>
<br>
Ecology Project International (EPI)</span><span style="color:black"> delivers
life-changing science education that galvanizes sustainable behavior, creating
ecologically literate communities that take decisive action for a sustainable
future.</span><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

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