Mentors & Collaborators

Dr. Mark Abbott

Past President and Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Humera Fasihuddin

Founder, University Innovation Fellows

Dr. Kenny Broad

Director, Abess Center for Ecosystem Science, Professor, Department of Marine Ecosystems & Society, University of Miami RSMAS

Dr. Katherine Skinner

Postdoctoral Researcher in Underwater Robotics,
Georgia Institute of Technology

Peter Coughlan

Principal, Center for Infrastructure and Society

Veta Wade

Founder - Fish’N Fins Inc. | Blue Economy Consultant - Diversity & Impact

Erik Sander

Founding Executive Director, Florida Engineering Experiment Station (FLEXStation) - University of Florida

Dr. Jeff Kaeli

Lead Scientist, Co-Founder, Co-Inventor - Armada 
Marine Robotics,
Research Engineer - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Robert M. Carmichael

Founder/Co-Founder, Global SubDive

Millicent Wallace Pitts

CEO/Executive Director, OceanExchange.org

Ian Tomcho

Expedition Equipment Specialist - Lindblad Expeditions & National Geographic

Dr. Eric Nieves

Staff Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Caleb Carr

Founder, President, & CEO - Vita Inclinata Technologies

Mahmoud Khedr

Co-Founder & CEO - FloraMind

Shalin Jyotishi

Assistant Director for Economic Development and Community Engagement, Association of Public 
and Land-grant Universities (APLU)

Vincent Arena

Co-Founder, Tazzetto
Founder, Catalist

Dr. Keene Haywood

MPS Exploration Science Track Coordinator, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science

Jonathan DeLong

Sailor, Explorer, Entrepreneur

Aakash (Kash) Sudhakar

Data Scientist at LifeNome; Founder at Coderie

Sam Warach

Founder & CEO - NextStep HealthTech

Dr. Kelly Schutt

Director’s Fellow at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Kayla Barbour

University of Cincinnati DAAP Masters Program Candidate, Community Planning

Kyle Pitocchelli

Principal Consultant - Vantage

Leslie Townsell

Graduate Research Assistant 
Yager Lab
University of Georgia

Dr. Brian Von Herzen

Founder & Executive Director, Climate Foundation

Hannuman Bull

Senior Test & Integration Engineer and Co-Founder at Cumulus Digital Systems

Dr. Jordon Beckler

Assistant Research Professor and director of the Geochemistry and Geochemical Sensing Lab, FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Rose Santana

Research Analyst
Aquatic Ecology and Ecotoxicology Lab
Florida International University

Bring unique expertise for startups & value mentorship

Provide guidance across business sectors, strategy, and processes

Have connections to catalyze exponential growth

Share a passion for ocean innovation

Prospective Mentor or Collaborator?

Please submit the form below!

Contact

Want to learn more about Seaworthy?

We are happy to provide in-depth answers. 

You can email us by clicking the button below or reach out directly at: