The Climate Foundation is made up of people from
all over the world
​who all have the same goal: to change the world for the better. 
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​"The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world  are the ones who do."
-Steve Jobs

Meet Our Team

B. von Herzen

Executive Director

Brian von Herzen , PhD. (USA)  is the founder and executive director of the Climate Foundation, which upholds the vision and the mission to regenerate life in the ocean
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R. ​Truman

Director

Rebecca Truman (USA), Co-Founder,  Chairman, Board of Directors,  Rebecca worked for and helped to jump-start and run several startup companies in Silicon Valley. ​ (more...)

​T. Theuretzbacher

Chief Technology Officer

Theresa Theuretzbacher (Austria/Norway), Environmental Engineer, studied Water Management and Environmental Engineering at the University (more...)

S. Zak

European Lead

Sam  Zak (UK/Switzerland)
​is the European Lead for the Climate Foundation. He has been with the organization since January 2019, where he began working on a part-time (more...)

M. van Winkelhof

Strategy and Finance

Micha van Winkelhof (Netherlands/ UK) is a  focused leader and strategist, Micha held leadership roles across Africa, the Americas and Europe in the areas of: Information   ​(more...)

R. Mollenhauer

Director of Philanthropy

Bob Mollenhauer (Massachusetts, USA)   is a fundraising director for the Climate Foundation. He previously served as chief (more...)

B. Brummitt

 Business Development

Beth Brummitt (California, USA) has been advancing sustainable prosperity through both business and volunteer work for more than three decades.  In 1998, she founded  (more..)

J. Macdonald

Australia Business Development

John Macdonald (Victoria,  Australia), has extensive experience in the fields of architectural design, project and environmental  ​(more...)

​P. Tubal

Sales & Marketing/​Philippines

Perfecto Tubal   (Philippines)  speaks 4 languages and has spent his life working with  seaweed and fish in the Philippines, Zambia   ​(more...)

G. Apas

Chemist/Philippines

Geronimo Apas  (Philippines)   has spent many years working with seaweeds around the world, managing the  (more...)

J. Rauch

 Engineer / Philippines

Joseph Rauch (Vermont, USA) - ​After graduating from Brandeis University with a doctorate in Physics, Joseph Rauch started   (more...)

S. Donahue

 Engineer/ Philippines

Sam Donohue (Australia/Philippines)  Sam has been in the mining industry for the last 12 years supervising and managing large scale installation, (more)

​E. Smith

Marine Ecologist/​Philippines

Eric Smith (USA/India) a marine biology graduate from SAICE Pondicherry. He loves all things ocean related, from surfing to marine biology (more...)
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W. White

Marine Leader/ Philippines

Will White (California USA), obtained AB/100t license from Hawaii maritime academy, worked for NOAA doing hydro-graphic survey and fisheries studies. (more...)
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Philippines

Team Philippines

Team Philippines is made up of local Filipinos who have a wide variety of talents; Seaweed farmers, fishermen, welders, and construction are all part of the many skills of our team. 

R. ​Johnson

Project Azolla

​Reggie Johnson (Nevada, USA)   Systems Engineer,  is currently working with the Climate Foundation, developing systems (more...)

E. Jansson

Event Coordinator

Ellie-Lea Jansson  (Queensland/Australia) seeks to inspire hope in creating a sustainable and thriving future for life on our planet. She has held Board (more)

Board of Directors

T. ​Kelly

Board of Directors

Tom Kelly (California, USA)
​ Engineer, obtained his BS Degree in Physics from UCSB, and his MSEE Degree from Santa Clara Universi (more...)

B. Hauritz

Board of Directors ​

AM is the director of the Woodford Folk Festival held annually in Queensland, Australia. In 2018, he was named as one of the Queensland Greats by (more...)

R. Schmitt

Board of Directors ​

 Ray Schmitt (Massachusetts, USA) is an Emeritus Research Scholar and a Physical Oceanographer. His undergraduate education was at B.Sc. Carnegie-Mellon (more...) ​

Awards

Collaborators

Why we do this

Founded: 2007
Location: Woods Hole, Massachusetts; Beaverton, Oregon; Carson City, Nevada
Type of Organization: Independent non-profit 501(c)3 NGO
Funding: Foundation and private donations, government grants, industry contracts, annual operating budget of $2 million
Research Areas:  Food security and carbon balance in soils and seas, mitigating climate disruption in critical eco-systems around the world.
People: Climate Foundation is comprised of multiple interdisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers, professors, logistic analysts, post docs, graduate students, and interns