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Gail Moscoso
The Ocean Institute is pleased to welcome Gail Moscoso, Vice President, Client Services at Pacific Life, to its Board of Directors. The Pacific Life Foundation has been a generous donor to the Ocean Institute, donating over $500,000, most recently giving a gift of $100,000. Moscoso will serve on the Institute’s Seaside Learning Center Campaign committee.
“Gail and the Pacific Life Foundation have been good friends to the Ocean Institute over the years, and have been most supportive of our mission, ocean preservation through education,” remarked Dan Stetson, the Ocean Institute’s president. “We’re delighted to have her serve on the board, and look forward to her contribution in helping us better serve the tens of thousands of students who visit the Institute every year.”
Moscoso is a graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder. She had 13 years of varied experience in the insurance industry before coming to Pacific Life in 1989. She was promoted to her current position in 2007, where she has overall responsibility for client operations in California and Nebraska.
Gail and husband Joseph, children Amanda, age 12, and Marcus, age 14, and Rock Star, their 3-year-old Havanese, live in Laguna Niguel. They support the Ocean Institute as a way to express their love of the ocean and passion for preserving our environment.
Bruce Brainerd
The Ocean Institute is pleased to welcome Bruce Brainerd, General Manager at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, to its Board of Directors. The Ritz-Carlton has been a generous donor to the Ocean Institute, donating over $500,000. Brainerd serves on the Institute’s Jazz in January fundraiser committee.
“Bruce and The Ritz-Carlton have provided invaluable support to the Institute over the years, and we’re most pleased that Bruce will be serving on our Board,” commented Dan Stetson, Ocean Institute president. “We looked forward to our continued partnership as they help us achieve our mission, ocean preservation through education.”
Brainerd is originally from the Napa Valley, and has 28 years experience in the hotel industry. He worked for 18 years with Hyatt Hotels Corporation, working his way through the finance and operations disciplines. He assumed his current role in 2008.
Since coming to The Ritz-Carlton, Brainerd has been instrumental helping the hotel earn many awards and accolades. These include AAA Five-Diamond Awards, Mobile Four-Star Awards, 2010 Travel & Leisure World’s Best List, 2010 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List, and Gold Key Awards, Meetings & Conventions, The Ritz-Carlton Cobalt Award and Community Footprints Regional Property of the Year.
Founded in 1977, the Ocean Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to ocean preservation through education, setting the standard for educational excellence and serving as a leading resource for universities, museums, teachers and all others seeking to increase their knowledge of the ocean. The Ocean Institute is open to the general public on weekends, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: $6.50 adults, $4.50 children (ages 4-12), Ocean Institute members free. Unique maritime and ocean-themed items are available in the Chambers Gallery everyday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Institute address: 24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr., Dana Point. Website: www.ocean-institute.org. Phone: (949) 496-2274.
