Selection Committee
Wendy Benchley
Ocean Conservation and Policy Advocate
Dr. Sylvia Earle
Pioneering Oceanographer, Explorer in Residence National Geographic and Founder of Mission Blue Sylvia Earle Alliance
David Helvarg
Author and Blue Frontier Executive Director
Dr. Geraldine Knatz
Professor, USC, Former Executive Director Port of Los Angeles
Dr. Nancy Knowlton
Smithsonian Institution
Dr. Jane Lubchenco
Administrator of NOAA, 2009-2013, Oregon State University, Distinguished Professor
Enric Sala
National Geographic Explorer in Residence
Dr. Greg Stone
Chief Ocean Scientist for Conservation International and Chairman World Economic Forum’s Ocean Council
Jim Toomey
Sherman’s Lagoon and President Blue Frontier Board
To contact Co-Founder, Wendy Benchley, please email Wendy's Executive Assistant Mary Fritz, mary@wendybenchley.com
To contact Co-Founder, David Helvarg, please email, helvarg@bluefront.org