Her friendly nature and unwavering determination guides her uncanny ability to connect people. As an Immigration attorney and founder of Action Sports Law Group and as our Executive Director, she is highly respected and appreciated within the action sports community, her local community and in the non-profit world.

As a Cuban-American raised in Miami, Becky’s heritage and understanding of diversity, mixed with her profound sense of purpose and motivation in life, have been integral to the creation, development, and leadership of Changing Tides Foundation.

As a Physical Therapist Assistant, Bodyworker, and Fit Align teacher, Anna applies her understanding of the human body and healing with an incredible intuition. In her role as leader of our Volunteer and Membership programs, she brings her incredible social spirit to the foundation of our volunteer network

Anna is a San Diego native who has long shared the gift of surfing through teaching and coaching. This makes her the perfect facilitator of our ocean and mentorship programs, bringing wellness elements into her teachings and breathing confidence into the young ladies she mentors. Anna’s light shines bright and her spirit inspires us all at CTF.

She is a professional surfer who dances on waves with a style that is so graceful and distinguished, you can tell it’s her on a wave from a mile away.

As a media producer and filmmaker, Leah has been responsible for telling the story of our projects through beautiful films. She utilizes her athletic platform to speak out for gender equality in surfing, environmental activism, and policy reform.  She hosts women’s surf retreats, holding space for ocean healing and sharing her knowledge from a lifetime of surfing. She also works as a live camera operator for the World Surf League

Growing up in Florida, her roots in the ocean run deep and her love for humanity inspires her stories.

As a producer and marketing strategist through his company SwellMinded, Sam works with various non-profit organizations, brands and projects to help bring them to life.  Born and raised in on the Big Island of Hawaii, he has worked to help preserve culture and species. He has done some heavy lifting at major companies such as Red Bull and GoPro.

Sam’s dedication to the earth and his unwavering support of females in his life has brought an outstanding balance of male energy to the team at Changing Tides Foundation since its inception. He has a true understanding of how all genders and races will benefit through the empowerment of women.

He contributes perspectives and insights on strategic planning and organizational development.

With more than 15 years of Strategy and Operations experience and an MBA from Georgetown University, Luis, with the fervor of a tent revival, is obsessed with helping small yet mighty and impactful organizations whose passions are rooted in collective action. Especially those who want to do absurdly cool and innovative things in conservation management and ocean sustainability to protect our planet.