hiː wˈɜːkt wɪððə wˈɜːld wˈaɪldlaɪf fˈʌnd, spˈɛndɪŋ fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz ðɛɹ bᵻfˌoːɹ dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ˈɔːdəbˌɑːn flˈɔːɹɪdə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː æz ɐsˈɪstənt ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv dᵻɹˈɛktɚ, sˈiːnjɚ vˈaɪs pɹˈɛzɪdənt ænd ˈæktɪŋ pɹˈɛzɪdənt.
He worked with the World Wildlife Fund, spending four years there before joining Audubon Florida in 1973 as assistant executive director, senior vice president and acting president.