Leadership & Board
Guided by purpose, driven by impact
Our leadership team and board unite science, people, and policy to protect the ocean, today and for future generations. Together, they tackle the ocean’s most significant challenges with the experience, confidence and passion that comes from proven success.
Leadership
Kacky Andrews
Chief Conservation Officer
Barbara ‘Wáahlaal Gidaak Blake
Vice President, Arctic Conservation
Shawn Castellanos
Chief Development Officer
Jenna DiPaolo
Chief Brand and Communications Officer
Kenneth Donaldson
Chief Financial Officer
Chris Dorsett
Vice President, Conservation
Janis Searles Jones
Chief Executive Officer
Jamie Kalliongis
Vice President, Strategic Communications
Adri Lacerda
Vice President of Operations
Malissa Lash
Deputy Chief of Development
Nick Mallos
Vice President of Conservation, Ocean Plastics
Oscar Negroni
Vice President, Brand & Marketing
Amanda Nickeson
Vice President, Major and Planned Giving
Fatima Candace Vahlsing
Vice President, Climate
Jeff Watters
Vice President, External Affairs
Board Of Directors
Laura Francis
Bainbridge Island, Washington
Claire Bernard
New York, New York
Erin Browne
Laguna Beach, California
Bonnie Crabtree
Miami Beach, Florida
W. Bowman Cutter
Treasurer
New York, New York
Denise Godreau
Secretary
Orlando, Florida
Janis Searles Jones
Chief Executive Officer
Ian McAbeer
Austin, Texas
Stephen Palumbi
Ex officio
Pacific Grove, California
Sanjay Pingle
Vice Chair
New York, New York
Jeff Rosenthal
Austin, Texas | Los Angeles, California
John Sargent
Chair
New York, New York
Paul Shang
Greenwich, Connecticut
Denise Shiffman
San Francisco, California
Ty Stiklorius
Los Angeles, California
Troy Templeton
Miami, Florida