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. * "The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
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Meet Our Team
B. von HerzenExecutive 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. TrumanDirector
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...)
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T. TheuretzbacherChief Technology Officer
Theresa Theuretzbacher (Austria/Norway), Environmental Engineer, studied Water Management and Environmental Engineering at the University (more...)
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S. ZakEuropean 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...) |
Strategy and Finance
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Director of Philanthropy
Bob Mollenhauer (Massachusetts, USA) is a fundraising director for the Climate Foundation. He previously served as chief (more...)
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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..)
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Australia Business Development
John Macdonald (Victoria, Australia), has extensive experience in the fields of architectural design, project and environmental (more...)
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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)
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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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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.
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Reggie Johnson (Nevada, USA) Systems Engineer, is currently working with the Climate Foundation, developing systems (more...)
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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)
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Board of DirectorsBoard of Directors
Tom Kelly (California, USA)
Engineer, obtained his BS Degree in Physics from UCSB, and his MSEE Degree from Santa Clara Universi (more...) |
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...)
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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...)
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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
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