Center for the Inland Bays welcomes Morgan Pitts

There's a new face at the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays.

Morgan Pitts, who interned at the Rehoboth Beach nonprofit in 2002, recently joined center staff as the outreach and education coordinator. He replaced Sally Boswell, who left the center in February.

“I'm really excited about getting the James Farm program up and running this season,” he said. The James Farm Ecological Preserve in Ocean View provides educational programs for local students to learn about coastal ecosystems. “I'd really like to see us not only do work with local schools, but work on developing day programs and opportunities for students over the summer.”

Pitts grew up outside of Washington, D.C., but spent his summers visiting Bethany Beach with his parents, so he’s familiar with the Inland Bays watershed.

“I grew up boating and kayaking, so my favorite thing is enjoying the watershed and being outside,” he said.

Most recently, Pitts worked in public affairs and corporate communications in the D.C. area. He holds a bachelor's degree in environmental studies and politics from Oberlin College, a master's degree in natural resources and sustainable development from the United Nations University for Peace, and a master's in international affairs from American University.

“Coming from the world of D.C. where I've been, there's a lot of think tank work, and you write a lot of white papers,” he said. “Whereas here, I can come back and see at the James Farm acres of trees that I planted as an intern 15 years ago that are now five times as tall as I am. It's great to see that kind of tangible improvement that the center does.”

For more about the center, go to inlandbays.org.