SOS Board
TEAM SAVE OUR SEAS
"Save Our Seas" (SOS) is an international Hawai'i based non-profit organization that utilizes education and research to preserve, protect, and restore the world’s oceans for future generations.
The History of Save Our Seas
Officers, Board of Directors, Staff, and Advisory Board
SOS Executive Officers:
President - Captain Paul Clark, SOS Marine Research and Outreach Coordinator, Ocean Pulse Educator, PADI Dive Master, Kauai Pacific School Science Department, he has worked with the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, as well as UH and DLNR on MPA’s on Hawai’i (Big Island), Multimedia Design with www.Earth Surge.com
Chairman of the Board - Captain Doug Phillips, “Solar-Plus”, SOS Alternative Energy, Bio-Diesel, Eco-Educator, Boat Design, and Business Consultant
Vice President - Harry Conti, SOS Outreach and Events, Pack Your Trash Founder, Pleasure Point Night Fighters, The Copper Man
SOS Board of Directors:
Dan Atkinson - Fuel Legacy - National Sales Director eeFuel; Reptile Specialist
Benjy Garfinkle - SOS Land Advisory
Dr. Carl Stepath Ph.D., - Co-Founder of SOS, International Outreach and Marine Education; Kauai Community College -Oceanography, Great Barrier Reef Australia, School of Tropical Environment Studies, Geography, and Education, James Cook University, Australia
The SOS Executive Officers serve on the Board of Directors
SOS Staff:
Captain Steve Cole - SOS Marketing and Outreach
Terry Lilley - SOS Marine Biologist, Shark expert, Water Shots Hawaii, Ocean Expeditions, SOS HeadQuarters
Craig Hawkinson - Marine Biologist, Whale Specialist
Lisa Lucas, Outreach and Education
Katie Kurtenbach - Marine Education Specialist
SOS Advisory Board:
Teresa S. Tico, Co-Founder of SOS, Attorney at Law, Expert Windsurfer, SOS Video Team
Mike Arnold, SOS Outreach, SOS Land and Sea, Musician, Fabricator
Dr. Adam Asquith, Ph.D., University of Hawaii Sea Grant Program, MPA Project Research and Outreach, Educator
Mr. Nick Barran, Business Management and World Sailor, International Yacht Recycling Program, Los Angeles
Donna Brown, Maui Community College, MOP (Marine Option Program) Coordinator, REEF
Judy Dalton, Kauai Sierra Club, Kaua’i Native Plant Society
Jason Donovan - Special Events and Marketing, Sustain Kaua’i, SOS Land Advisory
Dr. Walter Dudley, Jr., Professor of Marine Geology & Oceanography, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Director KMEC (Kalakaua Marine Education Center), Tsunami Expert, John Coney Band
Dr. Alan Friedlander, Ph.D., The Oceanic Institute
Daniel L. Garrett, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
Don Heacock, DLNR Aquatics Division, State of Hawaii
Titus Kinimaka, Big Wave Surfing Legend, Marine Safety, Musician
Ms. Linda Marsh, Dive Master and Marine Expert, Bubbles Below
Mr. Steve Oberg, CPA, Surfer Extraordinaire
Captain Jeff Olson, Professional Sailor, Business Management, Trans-Pac Yacht Recycling Program, Touch Screen Marketing
Terry O'Halloran, Marine Protected Area Federal Advisory Committee, Tourism Business Solutions, LLC, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Sanctuary Advisory Council
Dr. Michael Parsons, UH Hilo, Phytoplankton population dynamics, toxic phytoplankton, paleoecology & John Coney Band
Dave Raney, Hawaii Reef Check Coordinator, Pacific NGO to U. S. Coral Reef Task Force, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Reserve Council
Captain Tim Rysdale, Ocean Pulse Educator, SCUBA Instructor, Local Signage
Howard Shapiro, Earth Friendly Schools, Musician, Recycle Hawai`i East Hawai`i Coordinator on the Big Island.
Captain Glen Stalker, Educator, Marine Information Services
Dylan and Clover Sealove, AudioVisualize, Malama Anini
Dr. Brian Tissot, Ph.D., Professor, Washington State University, Ocean Pulse Advisor, Surfing Legend
Gregg Winston, Watersports Adventures, Reef Guides Hawai’i, Kula and Island School Dive Coordinator
SOS Cultural Advisory Board:
Noel Brooks, Hawaiian Educator & Consultant, KKCR Hawaiian Music
Mauli Cook, Malama Kalihiwai, Kula Elementary
Keali'i Holden, Kalihiwai Valley, My Uncle's Place
Sabra Kauka, President, Na Pali Coast `Ohana, Hawaiian Studies Teacher, Island School and DOE Kaua`i HS Resource Teacher
Napua Roma, Artist, Hawaiian Historian and Educator
Design/Art Department
Jimmy Phillips - Phillips Studios; Santa Cruz, CA
Hiroko Raeney - Mermaid Cartoons
Dave Raney - Capt. Coral, Animated Marine Cartoons
Captain Paul Clark - Webmaster/Technical Support
SapSucker Studios - www.sapsucker.org
CONTACT: SOS@saveourseas.org
