Pacific Blue Foundation (PBF) is a non-profit 501(c)3 registered in CA, USA since 2004, and public-benefit charitable trust registered in Fiji since 2006.
Pacific Blue Foundation provides basic research, education, encouragement and dissemination of sustainable practices in coastal regions with the ultimate goal of preserving and promoting the biological and cultural diversity of the region.
THE TEAM
B. Gregory Mitchell; PhD
President and Chair of the Board of Directors
Dr. David I. Kline
Executive Director
Roko Josefa Cinavilakeba
President and Chair of the Board of Directors
Tomasi Tikoibua Delana
Project Manager
Ulamila Matairakula; BSc, PGDip
Environmental Officer
Taitusi Dradra; BSc
Community Engagement Officer
Alekisio Sela
Project Officer
Maria Rasalato
Finance Officer
Orisi Cagilaba
field officer
Raquel Carter; MSc
Strategy and Project Development Advisor
Kerry Donovan; BS, PGDip
Cultural Conservation Coordinator
Cristian Gorrino; BSc
Technology Adviser
Samuel Levine
Research Officer
PACIFIC BLUE FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Our board of Directors consists of leading scientists in their given fields.
B. Gregory Mitchell; PhD
University of California San Diego
Michael Kent Mitchell
Architect and Developer, Bold Head Island Corporation, North Carolina
Charles R. Booth
Founder, Biospherical Instruments
Daniel Goodrich McNamara, Jr., Esq.
Environmental lawyer
Mark Douglas Mitchell
Lead Developer, Bold Head Island Corporation, North Carolina
Dale A. Kiefer; PhD
USC, Department of Biology
Richard Murphy; PhD
Director for Science and Education, Ocean Futures Society
CONSULTANTS
Our team of consultants helps to guide our efforts in basic research, education, encouragement and dissemination of sustainable technologies in the region of the island nations of the South Pacific with the ultimate goal of preserving and promoting the biological and cultural diversity of the region.
Apenisa (Ben) Rakanace
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation