Duane Silverstein

Duane Silverstein
Known for	Executive Director of Seacology

Duane Silverstein is the Executive Director of Seacology, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the sole focus of preserving island environments and cultures around the world. Under Silverstein’s leadership, Seacology has launched 199 projects on islands around the world, conserving 159,312 acres (644.71 km²) of terrestrial habitat and 1,012,686 acres (4,098.19 km²) of marine ecosystems, and supporting indigenous island communities with schools, health clinics, and fresh water systems.^[1]

Prior to heading Seacology, Silverstein served for 18 years as Executive Director of the Goldman Fund, a San Francisco based philanthropic foundation. During his time there, he presided over the awarding of $105 million in grants. Also while at Goldman, Silverstein oversaw the Goldman Environmental Prize, dubbed the "Nobel Prize of the Environment."^[2][3]

In 2009, he was selected as an “All-Star Among Us” and honored at Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game.^[4] Silverstein was a 2010 recipient of the Jefferson Award for Public Service in the San Francisco Bay area.^[5] Having worked in island and marine conservation for 30 years, Silverstein has authored 30 articles for Asian Geographic, Fathoms, Ocean Geographic, the Oakland Tribune, and other publications. He has appeared in Scuba Diving Magazine, the Divers Alert Network, the San Francisco Chronicle¸ and was featured in a Daughtry music video devoted to the world’s unsung heroes.^[6]

Silverstein is a National Fellow of the Explorers Club. He is a founding board member of San Francisco’s City Arts & Lectures program and served on the board of Northern California Grantmakers, a consortium of philanthropic organizations. He is a board member of Seacology UK, Seacology Japan, and Seacology Scandinavia.

Silverstein holds a B.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and an M.A. in Public Policy from the University of California at Berkeley.

References

1. ^ http://www.seacology.org
2. ^ http://www.indymedia.ie/article/82086
3. ^ Grosvenor, Gilbert M. (May 1990). “Heroes of the Earth.” National Geographic 177(5), 3.
4. ^ http://www.seacology.org/news/display.cfm?id=4176
5. ^ http://cbs5.com/jeffersonawards/Jefferson.Awards.Silverstein.2.1455351.html
6. ^ http://www.cuttersmedia.com/jobs/11082/final/en/WhatAboutNow_Credit.mov

External links

• Seacology website

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