Meet the Team

Arielle is a photographer, surfer and engineer from Pleasant Hill, California. She grew up watching her grandfather race sailboats in the San Francisco Bay, but didn't have a personal connection to the ocean until she moved to Santa Barbara. She came to Santa Barbara...

Chloe has been calling the ocean home as long as she can remember. Raised in Southern California to love the water and everything in it, you’ll often find her surfing, free diving, swimming or tide pooling. Since her journey brought her to Santa Barbara, her appreciation for nature and all its...

As a surfer, scuba diver, hiker, and all around outdoor enthusiast, Jasmin is passionate about protecting our natural spaces. She works full-time as the Operations Manager for Heal the Ocean, a local Santa Barbara ocean conservation non-profit. She’s responsible for writing grants, managing...

Julie Schneiderman is a community-minded advocate for the environment and the arts and co-founder of Women in the Water. She is also founder and CEO of Ecostiks. Inspired by her love of surf, community and the ocean, EcoStiks patches are fully customizable, sustainable, durable fabric stick-on...

Growing up no where near the Ocean (Green Bay, WI), I am in awe of how she’s become the new feelig of Home for me. I first experienced her grandness working as a Deckhand on a Tall Ship Schooner at 24 (no prior sailing experience.) I moved myself to CA at 29 because I needed that...

A water enthusiast and passionate advocate for Women In the Water, Lyndsey was born in the picturesque landscapes of Hawaii. She was introduced to swimming by her Dad even before taking her first steps. This marked the beginning of a lifelong connection with the water – a relationship that...

Mallory  is an art major at UCSB who absolutely loves the outdoors. Growing up near the ocean, she’s deeply connected to its protection and beauty. Her passion for travel led her to live in a beach town in Scotland during her first year of university. While surrounded by the ocean...

Peyton fell in love with the ocean as a kid on the east coast of Florida, and she's been drawn to wild water ever since. From open-water swimming and diving to a full year of daily ocean plunges, she finds her joy in the sea. That deep connection inspired a lifelong commitment to ocean conservation...