About Oceans Alert

Who we are

Oceans Alert is a 501(c)3 organization under the umbrella of RHD (Resources for Human Development), a Pennsylvania non-profit. It is also incorporated in Delaware.

Founder and Executive Director

Doris Gabbe Cadoux
Former Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. Served on the board of Stonyfield Farm Yogurt Co. from 1989 to 2001. Served as Co-Chair of the Jane Goodall Institute New York Base Camp. Founder and Executive Director of Oceans Alert (oceansalert.org) and Save-the-Oceans (save-the-oceans.org). Initiated oceansalert.meetup.

Deputy Director

Mike Cadoux

Science Coordinator

Julie Wignall
20 years of experience in Marine Biology

Medical Advisor

Claude Cadoux
MD.; Masters degree, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Country Coordinators

Brazil: Ana Paula Leandro
England: Marianne Parry

Oversight Board

Countess Setsuko Klossowska de Rola
Artist and environmentalist. The Countess is the widow of the painter Balthus. She was appointed Ambassador for Arts and Nature to the 2003 World Parks Congress.

Katherine Marshall
Official of the World Bank with a 30 year career working in many areas of international development, primarily in Africa, Latin America and Asia Minor.

Janet Jacobson
Executive Vice President; Co-Production Programming for Hallmark Entertainment.

Barbara Pyle
For 20 years was the Vice President of Environmental Policy for Turner Broadcasting System and CNN Environmental Editor.

Martha Shaw
Media, advertising and brand management consultant.

Paula Silver
Develops, produces and markets motion pictures. Was President of Marketing and Publicity at Columbia Pictures Worldwide. Created the Tri-Star logo and coined slogan Only Elephants should wear Ivory.

Eva Haller
Serves on several Boards, including Counterpart, Jane Goodall Institute USA, Women’s Leadership Board of the Kennedy School of Government. She is the US president of Kids Can Free the Children.

Paula Perlis
International human activist. Food expert.

Hal Schwartz
Board member of Jane Goodall Institute USA, graphic designer, photographer.

Eric Urbani
The Black Emerald Group, his company, invests in alternative energy. Forward Leap, his nonprofit, concentrates on growing and marketing products of Nepal.

Dr. Lotus Vermeer
Currently heads up a major project for The Nature Conservancy in California. Prior to that she served as Director of Research and International Program Director, Earth and Marine Sciences at Earthwatch Institute.

Associates

Jeanie Jee — Liaison with RHD
Jonathan Schwartz — Technical Support
Eric Ripp — Graphics
Curtis Winslow—Webmaster, Graphic and Site Design, Site Maintenance.

Special thanks to:

Bob Fishman, Abigail May, Rupa Ragbirsingh, Kathryn Jakabcin, Bob Cadoux, Carol Atwood, Geralyn Dreyfous, Ralph Kaminsky, Hester Diamond, Yoel Haller, Tara Whitiing, Mell Lazarus, Elsa Brenner, Linda Goldstein, Kevin Dowling, Richard Brodsky, Mary Townsend, Gary Hirshberg.

John Davis — Commander, U.S. Coast Guard
Roger Griffis — Policy Advisor NOAA, National Ocean Service
Marea Eleni Hatziolos — Senior Coastal and Marine Specialist, World Bank
Ruben Aronin — Executive Director, ECO
Raymond Chavez — V.P. Environment,Tourism and Communications, Counterpart
Hilary Baum — Baum Forum/Public Market Partners