Gabor Heiligenberg

President

Gabor Heiligenberg, President, is the son of Dr. Walter Heiligenberg, one of the world's premier marine biologists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Growing up in the beach community of Del Mar, California, his father exposed him to countless practical conservation habits from composting, to compulsive recycling, to reclaiming shower and bath water for irrigating the garden. These ideas fundamentally shaped his genuine concern for and responsibility to our planet. Creating a foundation for marine conservation was a natural extension of his family's interests and a tribute to his deceased parents. Gabor has worked in establishing a foundation to help fill the financial funding gap that currently exists in the ongoing effort to help preserve our planet's desperately over-taxed ecosystems. He has worked as a motion picture and television hairstylist in Hollywood, California for the past twelve years, where he has been fortunate enough to work with countless celebrities and personalities that share his passion for environmental preservation. He is currently the head hairstylist on the hit ABC show Desperate Housewives.

Craig Bugbee

VP of Education and Outreach

Craig Bugbee is a native Californian and a fifth grade school teacher in Burbank, California. He received a Master’s Degree in Education at Pepperdine University and a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration at California State Los Angeles. As a dedicated educator, Mr. Bugbee’s membership on our board of directors will spearhead our efforts to include environmental education and outreach at the grade school level, effectively changing the social consciousness of our youth. Mr. Bugbee will also develop our scholarship programs in providing dedicated and promising students with financial assistants in pursuing education in the fields of biology and eco – preservation. His efforts are invaluable in our overall mission to fundamentally change the way we treat our ecosystem.

Csilla Crouch

Csilla Heiligenberg Crouch was born in Munich, Germany in 1966. In 1988, she graduated from the University of California San Diego’s Revelle College with a Bachelor's degree in Economics. She is currently a Broker Associate of Prudential California Realty, specializing in California Coastal properties. Csilla’s business acumen will help guide the board as it grows and matures. She resides in Del Mar, California with her husband and 3 ocean-loving children.