EarthEcho International

Empowering youth to take action that protects & restores our water planet.

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Our Co-Founders & Board of Directors

  • Philippe Cousteau

    Co-Founder and President

    Explorer, social entrepreneur and environmental advocate, Philippe Cousteau is the 31-year-old son of Jan and Philippe Cousteau Sr., and the grandson of Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau. As a member of the legendary family, Philippe is continuing the work of his father through EarthEcho International (www.earthecho.org), the non-profit organization he …
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  • Alexandra Cousteau

    Co-Founder and Social Environmental Advocate

    National Geographic Emerging Explorer Alexandra Cousteau is part of one of the world's most famous environmental dynasties. She is grand-daughter of legend Jacques-Yves Cousteau who first started teaching her to dive at the age of seven. She left on her first expedition with her father Philippe and mother Jan …
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  • Jan Cousteau

    Co-Founder

    Jan Cousteau was a distinguished and indispensable member of the Cousteau team, diving with them, cooking for them, photographing them, acting as their paramedic, and serving in many other ways. Originally an American fashion model, she took up the seafaring life shortly after she married Philippe Sr. In the subsequent …
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  • Wolcott Henry

    Chairperson

    Mr. Henry is president of The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation which supports marine conservation projects with an emphasis on fisheries and coral reefs. Prior to joining the Munson Foundation in 1986, he worked for two management consulting firms in Chicago. Mr. Henry has served on the board of the World …
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  • Jill Belasco

    Treasurer

    Jill Belasco is the CEO of Coscentrix. Ms. Belasco founded Latitudes International in 1994 and established the company as an innovative designer and manufacturer of high-quality home fragrance products. The company developed and maintained strong relationships with buyers for large retail chains and brand manufacturers. Clients included names such as …
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  • Susan DiMarco Johnson, DDS

    Secretary

    Susan DiMarco is a dentist who worked in private practice until 1998.  Susan has been an active volunteer in numerous civic and arts related activities in New York, New Jersey and Washington, DC.  Currently she serves on the President's Advisory Committee on the Arts for the Kennedy Center …
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  • Robert Cox

    Robert Cox is former President of the Sierra Club, author, and Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere (2010), and numerous articles on environmental and climate change communication, and strategic campaigns. He currently …
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  • David J. Vennett

    David J. Vennett is presently a Vice Presiden at Goldman Sachs in New York.  In this capacity, he works with the team to develop and implement Goldman’s initiative of 10,000 Small Businesses; a five-year $500 million initiative designed to provide small business owners the tools and education to better …
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  • Ambassador Sharon Wilkinson

    Ambassador Sharon P. Wilkinson serves as Meridian International Center’s Dipolomatic Advisor. Ambassador Wilkinson brings an impressive 30 years in the Foreign Service to Meridian. Her career culminated in successive ambassadorial appointments to Burkina Faso and the Republic of Mozambique. Most recently she was the Assistant Dean for Global …
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  • Heiko Henning

    Heiko Henning is currently the Vice President of New Buisness Initiatives for Blackbaud. In this role, Mr. Henning leads the business unit in driving its go-to-market strategy, defining the product and solution portfolio, and executing all aspects of product marketing and marketing communications across both traditional and …
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  • Tomi Youngblood

    Tomi G. Youngblood retired from her career as a healthcare executive as part of the senior management team of Roper St. Francis Healthcare (RSFH), a major not-for-profit healthcare system in the Charleston, SC area.  RSFH is a 657 bed system which includes three hospitals and over 90 other healthcare facilities.  …
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About EarthEcho International

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EarthEcho International is a nonprofit organization founded by siblings Philippe and Alexandra Cousteau in honor of their father Philippe Cousteau Sr., famous son of the legendary explorer Jacques Yves Cousteau. EarthEcho International's mission is to empower youth to take action that restores and protects our water planet.

More about EarthEcho Visit PhilippeCousteau.com

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