Our leadership team
Executive Director & Board Member
Kiefer Aguilar
Kiefer is a PADI certified diver with over a decade of experience in cold and tropical waters across the Pacific and Caribbean. Witnessing firsthand the rapid devastation of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease strengthened his conviction that divers can be the “fins in the water” in the global effort to protect reef ecosystems.
With a background in bioengineering from Caltech and professional experience leading engineering teams and developing enterprise software, Kiefer brings both scientific insight and technical expertise to reef conservation.
Board Member
Luke Breuer
Luke is a software and electrical engineer with a passion for enabling both citizen and professional science. He has designed custom scientific instruments for research labs, contributed to drone-based telemetry systems, and actively explores how interdisciplinary science succeeds or fails.
Whether hiking in the wilderness or building tools for scientific discovery, Luke brings a systems-minded approach and deep commitment to expanding access to meaningful data.
Board Member
John (“JR”) Aube
JR is a licensed CPA in the State of Oregon with deep financial expertise and a strong sense of accountability in his role as Treasurer of the Board. An avid river rafter and kayaker, he lives by the ethic of “leave no trace” – and better yet, “leave it better than you found it.”
Driven by conservation values and a commitment to fiscal transparency, JR brings diligence, stewardship, and passion to our mission.