MERLIN YOCKSTICK
Author – Instructional Designer – Co-Founder of Blue Planet Groupe, & Refounding a BOLD America. Activist in health care and social, economic, environmental sustainability challenges and adaptability. Merlin’s focus is on the fundamentals of Societies and Civilization – Water/Food-Agriculture/Health and Education and has a Massive Transformative Purpose to engage youth, community and business leaders in…
Read MoreDR. PAUL SAMMARCO
Dr. Sammarco is a Professor at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), Chauvin, Louisiana, USA who has been conducting research on coral reef ecology for over 40 years, in the western Atlantic (Caribbean, Florida Keys, Gulf of Mexico, and the Bahamas) and on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. He has over 235 publications and has…
Read MoreDr. Ian Raper, DLitt et Phil
Dr. Raper is the President of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science (S2A3). Additionally, he is the Chair of the Scientific Editors Forum of South Africa (SEFSA). Dr. Raper has helped to guide a number of our campaigns and initiatives, most notably our work to prevent the unnecessary culling of over 3,000…
Read MoreJim D’Arezzo
James D. D’Arezzo – CEO GIS Analytics LLC. Mr. D’Arezzo comes to GISA with more than 30 years of C-level executive experience in a variety of corporations from start-ups to a Fortune 500 company. His diverse experience includes having held successful positions as CEO, COO, SVP Sales and Marketing, and General Manager. Jim has deep…
Read MoreSteven Pedigo
Steven Pedigo is the CEO of OSEI Corporation, a biotech scientist and the foremost expert in the mitigation and removal of oil, fuel and other toxic chemical spills in fresh water, soil and ocean environments. Mr. Pedigo formulated an enzymatic bioremediation agent (OSE II) that emulates and speeds natural processes for removing oil and chemical…
Read MoreDr. Eldar Urmancheyev
Dr. Urmancheyev is a Doctor of Economics and an engineer. As the CEO and Founder of The Investor’s Guardian, he utilizes advanced patented software algorithms designed to fully analyze risk management of land development projects. Additionally, he is the owner of a highly successful real estate investment and management firm in Moscow, with extensive experience…
Read MoreRobert Gourlay
Robert Gourlay is our Senior Technical Consultant. He received his Master’s in Applied Science from the University of Canberra in 1989. He was co-founder and Director of Australian-based Environmental Research and Information Consortium (ERIC) since 1992. Mr. Gourlay developed advanced techniques for locating abundant, fresh, high-quality water, including outside of the conventional hydrological cycle. He…
Read MoreNorman Mueller
Norman Mueller is an Earth Observation Scientist with Geoscience Australia, having received his degrees in Physics and Applied Science with a specialization in Geographic Information System (GIS) and remote sensing. He has an industry background in emergency response applications from satellite imagery, chemistry, information technology, and environmental consultancy and is a specialist in the analysis…
Read MoreDr. Elizabeth Macpherson
Dr. Elizabeth Macpherson is a Water Rights Law Professor, specializing in Australian Water Laws and Regulations. Dr. Macpherson’s key areas of interests are in indigenous and environmental rights to natural resources in comparative contexts. She has particular interest in indigenous rights to water in Australasia and Latin America.
Read MoreYvette Taylor
Yvette Taylor – Our International headquarters are in Durban South Africa, ably lead by Yvette Taylor. Before coming on board with LAEO as our International Executive Director, she worked for many years in both municipal and private sectors as a certified Town and Regional Planner, and is trained and experienced in sales, marketing, administration, business…
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