Rob Brower
CHAIR
Rob Brower is a 45 year veteran surfer and diver; 40 year resident of Kauai; custom home builder with an emphasis on sustainability. "We as a species naturally protect what we love; now more than ever we require a critical mass of humans who truly love the ocean."
VICE CHAIR
Kat has been enthralled with the ocean ever since she was a toddler thanks to her mother and today is an avid water-woman in many areas. She has logged several scientific dives working with Operation Wallacea. She has learned to sail and lived abroad on research vessels, she has worked as an aquarist and educator from a young age. Kat is involved with multiple nonprofits centered around nature and the ocean. Her personal motto is, “volunteers make the community!”
Barbara Wiedner
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Barbara is passionate about protecting Kauai's ocean environment and educating on this topic She has been involved with Surfrider Kauai since 2006. Barbara loves surfing, swimming and hiking with her dogs!
Scott McCubbins
TREASURER/ BEACH CLEANUP AND NET PATROL CO-COORDINATOR
Marie Weber
SECRETARY
Denise Marchacos
AT-LARGE
AT-LARGE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Carl J. Berg, Ph.D.
SENIOR SCIENTIST
Carl is a research scientist, working on water quality issues in Hawaii for nearly 30 years. He has published papers on Kauai Surfrider's research on glyphosate pollution in honey, identification of human waste in our streams, and how ocean dynamics determine abundance of marine debris on our shores
Gordon LaBedz, M.D.
Gordon was a founding member of the national Surfrider Foundation and has been active in the organization for its 40 year history. He was the architect and organizer of the chapter network, as well as the Blue Water Task Force and many of the current programs that are still going today. He lives in west Kauai with his wife Diana LaBedz who has also been a Surfrider Foundation leader for many years.
Barbara Levin
MARKETING/ OCEAN FRIENDLY VISITORS COORDINATOR
Barbara is passionate about keeping our oceans clean and protecting marine life. She‘s a lover of whales and all marine mammals. At Surfrider Barbara created and manages the Ocean Friendly Visitors program to help visitors protect Kauai's ocean, reefs, beaches and marine life.