TEAM SAVE OUR SEAS

 Officers, Board of Directors, Staff and Advisory Board
"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

SOS Executive Officers:

President / CEO - Captain Paul Clark,  SOS Marine Research and Outreach Coordinator, Ocean Pulse Educator, PADI Dive Master, Kula High, Intermediate and Elementary Science Department, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary: Kaua'i County Alternate

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

Benjy Garfinkle - Kula Elementary Board of Directors, SOS Land Advisory

Dr. Thomas Gorgas Ph.D., - International Outreach and Education, Amakua Video, Geckoline, Geology and Geophysics at the University of Hawai'i, LIDAR data processing.

Dr. Carl Stepath Ph.D.,  - Co-Founder of SOS, International Outreach and Marine Education;  Great Barrier Reef Australia, School of Tropical Environment Studies, Geography, and Education, James Cook University, Australia

The SOS Executive Officers also serve on the Board of Directors

SOS Staff:

Captain Steve Cole - Cole's Consulting, SOS Marketing and Outreach,

Terry Lilley - SOS Marine Biologist, Shark expert, Water Shots Hawaii, Ocean Expeditions, SOS HeadQuarters

Robin Mazor - Capacity Building, SOS Center

 

SOS Advisory Board:

Teresa S. Tico, Co-Founder of SOS, Attorney at Law, Expert Windsurfer, SOS Video Team

Mike Arnold, Hale Nui Lani Aquaculture, Outward Bound Kayak,  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, Kauai Native Plant Society

Jason Donovan - Special Events and Marketing, Kauai Tropical Properties, 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

Nancy Roland, Outreach and coordination

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.

Dr. Harold Spear III, MD, Physician and Waterman; Sports Medicine, SOS Sailing Doctors

Captain Glen Stalker, Surf Skills, San Francisco CA, Educator, Marine Information Services

Dylan Thede, Ocean Front Realty, AudioVisualize, North Shore Visionaries

Dr. Brian Tissot, Ph.D., Professor, Washington State University, Ocean Pulse Advisor, Surfing Legend

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

Web Design/Art Department

Leif Baker - SOS Web Design, New York, NY

Captain Paul Clark - Webmaster/Technical Support  

The History of Save Our Seas

CONTACT: SOS@saveourseas.org