Development assistant joins DDWS staff
The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge recently welcomed Alex Fuentes to the position of executive development assistant in its work supporting conservation, land acquisition and education for the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel.
“Alex is invaluable as a ‘jack of many trades’ for DDWS,” Executive Director Ann-Marie Wildman said. “His main contribution is processing donations, but he also steps in to help with general IT tasks, art exhibitions and a thousand other things — always willing to help wherever we need it.”
Fuentes grew up in Collinsville, Illinois, and Fort Myers. Prior to joining the DDWS, he worked as an accounting clerk for the Sundial Beach Resort & Spa on Sanibel and, before that, general cashier for South Seas on Captiva.
“The people are great at ‘Ding’ Darling, and I welcome the considerable reduction in stress compared to a corporate position,” Fuentes said. “I enjoy sending donor acknowledgments and recognizing what a generous support base DDWS has in its mission.”