Board of Directors
Dixie Belcher, Founder and President – social and environmental activist using music to effect change
Dr. Hildegard Sellner – Director, Study Center, University of Alaska, Germany/Belgium liaison
John Blanchard – former Dean, University of Alaska Business School, professor of finance
Robert Sylvester – outdoor leader
Dr. Cadie Buckley – ocean scientist
Dr. Arjun Raman – ocean scientist
Barbara Nielsen – retired school principal
Linda Buckley – singer/songwriter, retired teacher, world traveler
Tracy Goldsmith – middle school teacher, outdoor enthusiast
Tonja Moser – high school teacher, former international teacher, outdoor enthusiast
Advisory Board
Dr. Mustafa El Hawi – professor, urban environmental sustainability, Gaza
Dr. Carlos Yaipen-Llanos – marine veterinarian, ocean scientist, Peru
Dr. Mathew Chandrankunnel, Jesuit Priest, Director, Dharmaram College, India
David Hunsaker – Hollywood screen writer, musician
Qorianka Kilcher – Hollywood actor, international environmental activist
Heather Powell, Tlingit language and culture high school teacher, Hoonah, Alaska
Ko Tar – surgeon, author, social activist, founder of 100 schools – Myanmar
John Devaraj – sculptor, mime, actor, musician, social activist – India
Chuna McIntyre – Yupik Eskimo storyteller, dancer, drummer and “Living Treasure” Eek, Alaska
Father Vitchai Phoktavi – Jesuit priest, Thai hill tribes liaison – Thailand
Mina Tana – liaison, Uganda
Shonali Shenzira– environmental educator and activist – India
Teuleala Manuella – professor, University of the South Pacific – Tuvalu
Su Semu Taafaki – director, Tuvalu Air Travel – Tuvalu
Dr. Apela Colorado – founder and president – Worldwide Indigenous Science Network, Hawaii
Alo Fealo – teacher, musician, dancer – Samoa
Vaisagote Eteeuati– chief, Manono Island – Samoa
Joanna Ryam – Israeli peace activist
Andrea Doll – former Alaska legislator
Bonnie Harris – musician, Alaska teacher, Toksook Bay, Alaska
Stephen Rodriquez – United Nations Education Director – Indonesia
Dr. Johanna Beasly, Visual Arts Coordinator, Oceania Center for Art, Culture & Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific – Fiji
Shami Shaligram – former ActionAid activist – India
Somboon Chungprampree – Executive secretary, International Network of Engaged Buddhists;
Manager, Spirit in Education Movement – Thailand
Padmaja Rao – movie star – India
Heidi Hansen – Deputy Director, Dept. of Natural Resources – former Pentagon lawyer, Alaska
Gregory Smiley – internet technician – Finland
David Ford – political and environmental activist – New Zealand
Sam Nelson – author, liaison to remote Himalaya villages – Australia
Charlie and Helen Eames – school and music liaisons – Australia
Manouch Soltani – Tehran liaison – Iran
Guy Archibald – scientist, advisor to Alaska & Peru schools – Alaska
Nick Coti – China/Tibet liaison