Team

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, Kula/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 – Director of the St. Regis Princeville Young Voyagers Club, and Princeville Chaperones – Educational Childcare and Adventures for all ages. www.Princeville.biz

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.   www.HarryConti.com

SOS Board of Directors:

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

Benjy Garfinkle – SOS Land Advisory

The SOS Executive Officers serve on the Board of Directors

SOS Staff & Key Volunteers:

Captain Steve Cole - SOS Marketing and Outreach, Malama Ke Kai Snorkel Tours

Craig Hawkinson – Marine Biologist, Whale Specialist

Lisa Lucas – Outreach and Education

Katie Kurtenbach – Marine Education Specialist

SOS Advisory Board (these are the guys we go to when we need answers):

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

Mike Arnold, 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

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, 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

SOS Cultural Advisory Board:

Noel Brooks, Hawaiian Educator & Consultant, KKCR Hawaiian Music

Mauli Cook, Malama Kalihiwai, Kula/KPS 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

Earth Surge – Web/Technical/Data Support

CONTACT: SOS@saveourseas.org