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Andrew L. Whitaker, Vice President
Andrew Whitaker, co-founder, is the Vice President of GREAT BURIAL REEF, Inc. With extensive hospitality management experience and longtime membership and certification from the American Society for Quality, Andrew's primary focus is on creating the unique and memorable experiences we provide to the families we serve.
Originally from Atlanta, Andrew has made his home in Florida since 1992.
A committed environmentalist, Andrew serves on the Manatee County (Florida) Chamber of Commerce Green Sustainability Task Force.
Andrew is a frequent lecturer on the topics of passionate customer service and the green lifestyle, and his articles on both topics have been featured in industry journals and the popular press. In his spare time, Andrew is a pioneer-era changler, and builds and restores furniture.
He can be reached at andrew.whitaker@greatburialreef.com
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Blue is the New Green: Land Conservation through Living Reef Memorials
Many have asked why we do what we do. Our company's vision is directed towards land conservation...encouraging others to consider our planet-friendly alternative to traditional land burial. Growing population, technology, and urban sprawl are rapidly diminishing the planet's green spaces.
Our legacy is revitalizing the ocean marine communities in which our living Reef Memorials are placed. Reefs provide an important source for food and income, offer medical use potential, and prevent shorelines from washing away. Among the world's most fragile eco-systems, reefs are endangered, and could be destroyed in the next ten years unless we take action.
We are equally focused operationally on minimizing our corporate environmental footprint. From the cars we drive to the fact that we recycle, well, almost everything...we strive to model our respect for the global green movement through consistent and thoughtful example.
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