Board of Advisors

The Ocean Foundation’s Board of Advisors provides informal advice and perspective on organizational activities and connects The Ocean Foundation to specific communities of interest.  The Board of Advisors reflects the international reach of The Ocean Foundation and represents multiple disciplines and areas of interest including marine sciences, law and policy, ecology, creative arts, education, tourism, recreation, maritime heritage, finance, business, investing, and philanthropy.

John

John Amos

President, SkyTruth, USA
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Clarissa Anderson, Ph.D.

Executive Director, SCCOOS
Jason K. Babbie

Jason K. Babbie

Senior Director for Strategy and Operations, USA
David Balton

David A. Balton

Senior Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center’s Polar Institute
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Nancy Baron

Director of Science Outreach, USA
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Rafael Bermúdez

Researcher
Hooper

Hooper Brooks

Consultant, USA
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Dayne Buddo

Marine Ecologist, Jamaica
Dominique

Dominique Callimanopulos

Founder and President, USA
David C

David Conover

Director, COMPASS LIGHT PRODUCTIONS
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Catharine Cooper

Conservationist Author and Photographer, USA
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Joselin Sheran Croes

LL.M
Tess

Tess Davis

Lawyer & Archaeologist, USA

Asha de Vos, Ph.D.

Founder
James

James Delgado

Senior Vice President, USA
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Sylvia Earle, Ph.D.

Founder, USA
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Kathleen Finlay

President, USA
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John Flynn

Founder & Conservation Director, Wildseas
Toni

Toni Frederick-Armstrong

Director & Manager, Caribbean
Lisa

Lisa Genasci

ADM Capital, Climate Initiative
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J. Martin Goebel

Founder and Principal, Mexico
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David Gordon

Independent Consultant
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Fabiola Greenawalt

Program Officer
Nydia

Nydia Gutierrez

D.C. Regional Coordinator
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Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš

Founder/Director
Mara

Mara G. Haseltine

Artist, Environmentalist, Educator and Ocean Advocate, USA
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Hans Herrmann

Managing Director, Canada
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Asher Jay

Emerging Explorer, USA
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Nancy Knowlton

Sant Chair for Marine Science, USA
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Lynn Lohr

Producer and Director
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Andrés López

Co-Founder and Director, Misión Tiburón
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Sara Lowell

Marine Program Director, USA
Dan

Dan Martin

Climate & Philanthropy Advisor
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Barbara Martinez-Guerrero

Executive Director
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Laura Isabel Martínez Ríos del Río

Director, Mexico
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Hiromi Matsubara

Surfer and ocean activist, Australia
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Kerry Mayorga

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, FUTR Impact Capital, Inc.
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Jerry McCormick-Ray

Conservation Author, USA
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Julio M. Morell

Executive Director
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Angeles Murgier

Environmental Law expert, Passionate about environmental protection and conservation, Argentina
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Nyawira Muthiga

Conservation Scientist, Kenya
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Magnus Ngoile, Ph.D.

Team Leader, Tanzania
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Dr. Daniel Pauly

Director & Professor, Canada
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John Ogden

Emeritus Professor of Integrative Biology, USA (RIP)
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Dr. Roger Payne

Biologist (RIP)
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Donald Perkins

President, USA
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Daniel Pingaro

Consultant, USA
Craig

Craig Quirolo

Founder, Reef Relief (retired), USA
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DeeVon Quirolo

Environmental Activist, USA
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Roshan T. Ramessur, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Agnieszka

Agnieszka Rawa

Managing Director, West Africa
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G. Carleton Ray

Conservation Author, USA (RIP)
Monica

Monica Robinson Bours Muñoz

President, Mexico
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Alejandro Robles

President, Mexico
Abigail

Abigail Rome

Conservation and Ecotourism Specialist, USA
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Barton Seaver

Chef & Author, USA
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David L. Secord, Ph.D.

Consultant
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Shah Selbe

Engineer & Conservation Technologist
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Lindsey Sexton

Founder at Palapa
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Nirmal Jivan Shah

Chief Executive Officer, Seychelles

Jonathan Smith

Strategic Communications Professional
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Maria Amália Souza

Founding Executive Director, Brazil
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Sergio d Mello e Souza

Founder and COO, Brazil
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Richard Steiner

Marine Conservation Biologist, USA
Kira

Kira Stillwell

Program Administrator, USA
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Michael Sutton, J.D.

Executive Director
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Hilda Vandergriff

Artist, USA
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Robin Yeager, J.D.

Environmental Consultant and Attorney, USA