Board of Directors
Oceana’s board of directors is an accomplished group of individuals from around the world whose purpose is to steer Oceana’s campaigns to efficiently and effectively protect and restore the oceans.
Contact Information:
Oceana Board of Directors
c/o Oceana (Office of the CEO)
1350 Connecticut Ave., NW, 5th floor
Washington, DC 20036 USA
Tel: +1-202-833-3900 (general line)// +1-202-467-1930 (direct)
Keith Addis, Chair
Industry Entertainment PartnersAddis is the co-founder of Industry Entertainment, a leading management and production company. He is also a longtime environmentalist. Prior to joining Oceana's board, Addis was the Chairman of the American Oceans Campaign (AOC). Under his leadership, AOC -- founded by Addis's longtime friend and client Ted Danson -- achieved victories on key marine issues including bottom trawling (link) and offshore oil drilling (link). AOC merged with Oceana is 2001.
Dr. Kristian Parker, Vice Chair
Oak Philanthropy LimitedParker was a member of Oceana's founding Board of Directors. He is a trustee of the Oak Foundation, based in Switzerland, and oversees Oak's environment program. Parker is also a marine biologist and received his Ph.D. in environmental sciences from Duke University.
James Sandler, Treasurer
Sandler FoundationSandler was a member of Oceana's founding Board of Directors and is in charge of the Sandler Foundation's environmental giving.
Simon Sidamon-Eristoff, Secretary
Kalbian Hagerty LLPSidamon-Eristoff is a lawyer with the tax-exempt organizations group at Kalbian Hagerty LLP in Washington, DC.
Herbert M. Bedolfe, III
Marisla FoundationBedolfe, the executive director of the Marisla Foundation, was one of Oceana's founders and led the organization from 2002 until 2008.
Ted Danson
Actor/ActivistDanson is best known for his role on the TV Show “Cheers,” but for those in the conservation movement, he is famous for his work as a passionate ocean advocate and Oceana spokesman. Danson helped create the American Oceans Campaign in 1987, which eventually became Oceana in 2001. In the last two decades, Ted has appeared in public service announcements, appealing to donors and testifying to the government on the condition of our oceans.
César Gaviria
The Otun GroupGaviria served as the President of Colombia from 1990 to 1994, and as Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1994 until 2004. During his four-year presidential term, Colombia drafted a new, more democratic constitution.
María Eugenia Girón
Business LeaderGiron joined Oceana's board of directors in 2006, shortly after her tenure as chief executive officer of Carrera y Carrera, Spain's top jewelry manufacturer and one of the world's leading luxury brands. María Eugenia is an active lecturer, teacher and adviser at various universities and business schools. She brings to Oceana a vast knowledge of strategic planning, marketing and public relations. In 2004, María Eugenia was nominated for "Women Executive of the Year" by the Spanish Federation of Women CEOs and Professionals.
Stephen P. McAllister
Cherrywood Development LLCMcAllister is a successful developer. Stephen became executive director of Greenpeace Australia in 1989 and from 1990-1991, he was deputy executive director and campaign director of Greenpeace International at its headquarters in Amsterdam. In 2005, McAllister donated the use of the Ranger (link) catamaran to Oceana.
Michael Northrop
Rockefeller Brothers FundNorthrop is program director for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund's global and domestic Sustainable Development program, where he focuses on climate change (link), forest protection and marine conservation. Northrop moonlights as a lecturer at Yale University where he teaches a graduate course on environmental campaigns at the Forest and Environmental Studies School. Previous positions have included a stint as Executive Director of Ashoka, an international development organization that seeks and supports public service entrepreneurs working around the globe.
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