Our Story

Bren Smith, Co-Founder of Greenwave

Bren Smith, Co-Founder of Greenwave

 

I’ve been farming the ocean for nearly 20 years now. Before that I was a commercial fisherman - dropping out of high school to fish the globe. After the cod stocks crashed in my home of Newfoundland, I was face-to-face with the reality that there would be no jobs on a dead planet. So I went on a journey of ecological redemption.

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Making a living on a living planet

GreenWave’s 10-year goal is to provide training, tools, and support to a baseline of 10,000 farmers to catalyze the planting of regenerative ocean crops and yield meaningful economic and climate impacts.

Now, we just have to do it. At scale. And quickly.

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Our Team

We are comprised of leaders, farmers, scientists, organizers, and food system experts.

  • Bren Smith

    Co-Executive Director
    & Co-Founder

  • Emily Stengel

    Co-Executive Director
    & Co-Founder

  • Kendall Barbery

    Director of Partnerships and Program Development

  • Amy Blankstein

    Director of Development

  • Dr. Charles Yarish

    Chief Scientist

  • David Bailey

    Director of Farmer Advancement

  • Toby Sheppard Bloch

    Director of Infrastructure

  • Sam Garwin

    Director of Market Development

  • Lindsay Olsen

    Director of Training & Support

  • Olympia Piedra

    Director of Finance & Administration

  • Krizl Soriano

    Director of Communications

  • Julia Whistler

    Senior Platform Product Manager

  • Grace Collery

    Market Development Program Manager

  • Ben Kelsey

    Infrastructure Manager

  • L. Megan Mauricette

    Office Coordinator

  • Bea Mora

    Development Manager

  • Virginia Litovich

    Programs Coordinator

  • Maggie Aydlett

    Kelp Seed Production Manager

  • Paige Resnick

    Development & Communications Coordinator

  • Karen Gray

    Project Manager & California Reef Manager

  • Ron Gautreau

    Senior Farmer Trainer

  • Michael Doall

    Consultant

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 Board of Directors

 Advisory Board

Our advisory board represents a range of experiences and viewpoints about the future of food and regenerative ocean farming. Their role is to challenge and inform GreenWave’s strategy.

Our Partners

At GreenWave, we believe in maximizing impact through collaboration. Our wide ranging network of partners support GreenWave's training program, research and development work, and policy development.

 

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