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Greg Benoit, Board President
Greg has over 14 years integrating coastal and marine planning and policy with science and technology. Having served as a NOAA Coastal Services Center Coastal Management Fe...
Ted Witt, Board Treasurer
Ted started his professional career in Chile, where he founded a web-based translation company in the early 1990's. Born and raised in Dana Point, California, he later ...
Ryan Seelbach, Board Secretary
Since 2001, Ryan has been working as an Environmental Remediation Project Manager for the Presidio Trust, a federal government corporation created to administer and manage ...
Will Henry, Founder
Originally a freelance photographer and journalist, Will founded Save The Waves Coalition during his battle to protect the surf spots on Madeira from destruction. Since the...
Peter Reich, Board Member
Pete is currently an inspector for the Environmental Protection Agency's Oil Pollution Prevention Program. Prior to his position at the EPA, which he has held sin...
Chris Evans, Board Member
From 13 to 17 years old Chris lived in Costa Rica where his passion for surfing burgeoned synchronously with a powerful awakening to real poverty, reckless deforestation an...
Chad Nelsen, Board Member
Chad Nelsen is the Environmental Director at the Surfrider Foundation where he has worked since 1998. At Surfrider, Chad is responsible for strategic guidance regarding env...
Fernando Aguerre, Board Member
Fernando Aguerre was born and raised in the coastal city of Mar del Plata, Argentina where, along with his brother and lifelong friend, Santiago, he got involved with surfi...
Jeff Mendelsohn, Board Member
Jeff Mendelsohn is founder and CEO of New Leaf Paper, a company he created with the mission of driving a fundamental shift toward sustainability in the paper industry. Jeff...
David Haynes, Board Member
David Haynes is currently Managing Director for Greenmont Capital Partners, a venture capital firm located in Boulder, Colorado, which focuses on investing in green consume...
Gregory A. Jones, Board Member
Greg Jones currently works for Google in their internal consulting group, advising various divisions on new business opportunities and how to improve business practices. Gr...
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Save The Waves Coalition Members:
Surfrider Foundation + WiLDCOAST + Ocean Revolution + Pro Peninsula + Proplaya + Surfers' Environmental Alliance + Quercus + Save Our Shores + Groundswell Society + Ocean Magazine + Surfbreak Protection Society + California Public Ocean Awareness (NOAA) + Surfers Against Sewage + Fiscalía del Medio Ambiente (FIMA) + WAVES for Development + Waterkeeper Alliance + Salvem o Surf + Proyecto Fronterizo