Michael Peirson

Treasurer

Mike and his wife Lee followed his aunt and uncle to the Eastern Shore in March 1972, working with VIMS as a lab technician, researching the possibilities for the commercial propagation of bivalve shellfish. In 1974 he returned to Pennsylvania, working in pesticide research and development at Rohm & Haas Company. He completed a PhD in Marine Biology at North Carolina State University, and returned to the Shore in 1983 to start up a clam culture operation. He served as Managing Director of Cherrystone Aqua-Farms for 27 years, retiring in 2010.

Why I Support CBES: I was impressed with the writing and content of CBES ShoreLine newsletter and became a financial contributor. I’ve long been a CBES Board member and later Treasurer because I wanted to do my part in “making a better Eastern Shore.”