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TEAM:
Dr. Ken Marten
Dr. Marilyn Chipman
Ray Hollowell
Todd Robertson
Protect the Planet
Jason Perrott
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Ken Marten at Earthtrust Lab, Sea Life
Park, Hawaii |
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Dr. Ken
Marten
Director
of Research
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Dr.
Ken Marten
grew up in the coast range of southern California. He received
his Ph.D. in zoology at the University of California, Berkeley
in 1980.He worked for the National Marine Fisheries Service as
a porpoise observer on tuna boats in the early 1980's and later
did postdoctoral research at the Naval Ocean Systems Center in
Hawaii on the hypothesis that dolphins might stun or kill their
prey with sound. He served on the faculty at the University of
California, Santa Cruz from 1984 to 1990, where he was Director
of the Marine Bioacoustics Laboratory. From 1990 to present, as
Director of Research in Project Delphis, he has conducted cognition
research on dolphins and studied the wild dolphins off Oahu, in
an attempt to educate the global public about the mental characteristics
of these animals. People have feared for decades that dolphins
might be some kind of conscious creatures, suffering in the modern
fisheries holocaust. The first major discovery at Project Delphis
Earthtrust, that dolphins appear to be self-aware animals, a distinction
previously reserved for man and the great apes, validates this
fear. The project has also developed an underwater computer touchscreen
for dolphins for future congintion research.
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Dr.
Marilyn Chipman
Educational Director
Creator of the Ocean Angel Curriculum |
Dr.
Marilyn Chipman
is an educational sociologist whose work has been recognized in
several areas. She holds the B.A. Degree in Sociology and Psychology
from the University of Denver, the M.A. Degree in Early Childhood
Education from California State University, and the Ph.D. Degree
in Education from the University of Denver. Her doctoral specialization
was Curriculum and Instruction. Dr. Chipman retired in 1999 from
Metropolitan State College of Denver, where she was a tenured Associate
Professor of Education. Among other accomplishments, she served
as Area Coordinator of the Early Childhood Education Teacher Licensure
Program; Assistant to the Director for the Teachers of Colorado
Program; and Equity Coordinators for the Rocky Mountain Teacher
Education Collaborative and the Mountain and Northern Plains States
Desegregation Assistance Center, both federally-funded projects.
She was appointed to serve on a number of state-level committees,
initiatives, and task forces. She served as a curriculum consultant
to various school districts in a six-state region. She also provided
curriculum planning and design for private entities. She was the
recipient of several honors and awards for her achievements within
the professoriate. Among these were acceptance into the Academic
Management Institute, an arm of the prestigious American Council
on Education, and initiation into the national education honorary
Phi Delta Kappa.
As a recognized consultant in urban education, Dr. Marilyn Chipman
has spoken at numerous conferences in the United States and overseas.
She lectured at the Department of International and Comparative
Education of the University of London and the Department of Education
of the University of Hong Kong. She has presented seminars in such
venues as the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
and the International Council for Innovation in Higher Education.
She was numbered among a distinguished body of international professors
who presented papers at the Educational Research Association conference
held in the nation of Singapore. Her publications include journal
articles, a college textbook, and work in an edited compilation
by recognized experts in the field of early childhood education.
She holds membership in a number of professional organizations.
In community involvement, Dr. Chipman has been appointed to sit
on a number of boards. These have included the National Board of
Directors for Give Me A Chance Scholarship; the All Nations Youth
Advisory Board; and the Board of Directors of Hope Center, an organization
founded to meet the needs of inner-city children with disabling
conditions and to identify those who are gifted. Her dedication
to the community has been acknowledged by several awards. Dr. Marilyn
Chipman was married for 32 years to the late Rev. Aaron B. Chipman.
She is the mother of two sons and a daughter, and the grandmother
of four. Even in her retirement after 27 years in the field of education,
she continues her quest for lifelong learning by involvement with
teachers and students. "To be a teacher is a high calling indeed."
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RAY
HOLLOWELL
Founder/CEO
Ocean Energy
Productions Inc
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Hollowell was
born in Norfolk, Virginia and began surfing at the age of 12 years.
Developing a passion for the sport, he traveled to Central America,
Australia, the Fiji Islands, and other far-flung places "in search
of the perfect wave." In 1994 he moved to Hawaii and began a career
as an underwater photographer and videographer. With his love of
surfing, he decided to film the sport from the water rather than
from land. This dangerous but exciting hobby brought him recognition
for his talents, and spawned his involvement in Hawaiian X-treme
Sports Television. In addition to over 30 years of surfing experience,
Ray is a Certified Scuba Diver with over 1000 dives, and an excellent
free diver capable of depths down to 70 feet. Ray's video footage
of the marine environment and of extreme sports has been featured
on ABC's 20/20; Fox Television, 60 Minutes, The Disney Channel,
The Learning Channel, the B.B.C. Real TV, ESPN, the Discovery Channel,
etc. His unique and beautiful work with the filming of dolphins
has been received widely. Ray Hollowell is the owner/President of
Ocean Energy Productions Inc.. His main goal is "to use the talent
I have been blessed with to produce high quality programming and
videos which educate people on the importance of environmental protection
and awareness." He and his wife, Keiko Okazaki Hollowell, reside
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Todd
Robertson
Director of Animation
Hyperspective Studios, Inc. |
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Robertson,
a native of Nebraska has a passion for inspiring people with the
images that he creates. Through his favorite activities of surfing
and diving, he has developed a deep connection with the ocean. His
focus is to use his skills in educating people and creating awareness
for protection and preservation of the environment. Todd is the
owner of Hyperspective
Studios, a graphics and multimedia production
company located in Hawaii. |
Jason
Perrott
Web Design |
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| Jason
Perrott
moved to Honolulu in 1998 to take a break from hectic East Coast
scene. Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Jason turned to graphic
design as a tool to express his new perspectives on the world. A
graphic design major at the University of Hawaii, Jason hopes to
combine his musical interests with his love of graphic arts without
his girlfriend leaving him for always being on the computer. Check
out more stuff from Jason at his website: www.oahugraphics.com |
Protect
the Planet
www.protecttheplanet.org |
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Protect the Planet
is a non-profit organization, focusing on environmental awareness
and education. The mission of Protect the Planet is to make caring
for the earth a part of everyday life. In striving to fulfill
its mission, Protect the Planet works within schools, communities,
and the business sector, to send out its environmental message.
Operating since 1998, Protect the Planet began
primarily as an awareness program. Interest was raised through
presentations at both public and private schools; and special
events. Individuals were encouraged to sign a pledge card, representing
a personal commitment to care for the earth. The pledge card drive
proved to be an effective campaign, as it attracted more people
to the organization, and thousands of people pledged to protect
the planet.
Currently, Protect the Planet is partnering with
the City and County of Honolulu, and small businesses, in an Earth
Protection Agent Program. Students are educated about non-point
source pollution prevention and intervention practices in their
community and beyond, and become "deputized" to report
pollutants. The program is geared to 3rd through 12th graders
in both the public and private schools, and school groups statewide
are signing up to participate.
A second partnership involves working with a community,
to educate and implement proper watershed management practices.
The project first targets schools, and presents a watershed/ahupua'a
curricula. The curricula focuses on historical, cultural aspects
of "best management practices", in the ancient watershed/ahupua'a
of Hawaii, and presents non-point source pollution issues affecting
the water bodies in the community today. Students then become
involved with developing a service-learning project to help mitigate
these problems. Included in the curricula, are presentations and
activities on ground water depletion and conservation, restoration
of native stream habitats, technologies used to gather data; and
other water related issues. The community learns these water issues
as well, as they become involved with stream restoration activities.
The production of a CD using island musicians
to create songs with environmental themes and messages is in progress.
Additional activities have included the coordination and participation
of major beach and stream clean ups, environmental fairs, and
the distribution of energy saving devices. Protect the Planet
has also been featured in public service announcement commercials,
and news "talk shows".
Sponsors of Protect the Planet include Chevron,
Seven-Eleven Hawaii, Ameron, Honda Windward, United Printing,
Sand Island Surfboards, Ocean Energy Productions, and others.
E MALAMA PONO I KA AINA
(Take Good Care of the Earth)
NANA MAI KE OLA
(It Grants Us Life)
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