Ocean Council

The Ocean Council is a select group of academic, business, policy and philanthropic leaders who represent and support Oceana's efforts on the global stage. Members provide a wide range of talents and resources to inform and support Oceana's programming and the advancement of our mission.

Members Include:

Susan Rockefeller, Chair of the Ocean Council, Filmmaker and Activist

Julie Tauber McMahon, Vice Chair

Dr. Andrew Bevacqua, La Mer Max Huber Research Laboratories

Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Filmmaker

Keely and Pierce Brosnan, Actor

Deborah Buck, Buck House 

Amy and Gary Churgin, Ocean Advocates

Barbara and Bertram Cohn, Activists

Ann Colley, The Moore Charitable Foundation

Dan and Beth Cort, Cort Companies 

Sydney and Andrew Davis, Ocean Advocates

Michael Dershewitz, Brencourt Advisors

Barbara Ettinger and Sven Huseby, Filmmakers

Christina Falco and Michael Frumkin, Activists

Joanna and Brian Fisher, Ocean Advocates

Kelsey Grammer, Actor

Loic Gouzer, International Specialist & Senior Vice President, Christie's

Julie Hill, CEO, The Hill Company

Carey Hotchkis, Hotchkis Foundation

Hardy Jones, Blue Voice

Angela and J. Stephen Kilcullen, Nomura Securities

Robert and Arlene Kogod, Robert P. and Arlene R. Kogod Family Foundation

Eve Kornyei, Acra Aerospace

Slane Holland Lightburne, Ocean Advocate

Cynthia Lufkin, The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation

Willa and Ted Lutz, Activists

Dede McMahon, Ocean Advocate

Tiffany Moller, Co-founder/CEO Parasol, LLC

Vanessa Noel, Couture Shoe Designer and Hotelier

Aaron Peirsol, Olympic Athlete and Ocean Advocate

Nicole Polizois, Activist

Lois Robbins, Actress

Anne Alexander Rowley, Activist

Andrew Sabin, President, Andrew Sabin Family Foundation

Starr Scott, Activist

Jennifer Small and Adam Wolfensohn, Wolfensohn Family Foundation

Kelly T. Smith, Founder, Center For Living Peace

Danielle Steakley, Activist

Sutton Stracke, Ocean Advocate

Danielle Thomas, The Thomas Foundation

Susan Trees, Activist

Toby Usnik, Head of Communications & Chief CSR Officer, Christie's

Contact Information:
c/o Jessica Champness
Manager, Major Gifts
909 3rd Avenue, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10022
jchampness@oceana.org
Telephone: (212) 371-5014.