Ambassador Alumni

For nearly two decades, EarthEcho International has been bringing together a global community of young ocean advocates dedicated to stepping up as leaders, both in their local communities and on the broader, international stage.

Click on our Alums' names to learn more about the incredible individuals who have passed through our youth programming.

Blue Carbon Ambassador Alumni

EarthEcho’s Blue Carbon Ambassador Program brings together BIPOC youth from frontline communities in North America to gain practical career skills in regenerative ocean aquaculture.

2023

Kassandra Chavarria Sosa

High Seas Ambassador Program

EarthEcho’s High Seas Ambassador Program supports passionate youth advocates as they lead campaigns to safeguard protections in areas outside of national boundaries, activate and engage youth on a global scale, and build momentum toward achieving ratification of the High Seas Treaty. This program launched in 2024 and is currently in it's first year. You can check out the current ambassadors here.

Marine Plastics Ambassador Program

EarthEcho’s Marine Plastics Ambassador Program helps young people in the Great Lakes region develop the skills and knowledge needed to build and execute plastics pollution mitigation campaigns and lead projects designed to eliminate marine debris from their local communities. This program launched in 2024 and is currently in its first year. You can check out the current ambassadors here.

Ocean Protection Ambassador Alumni

EarthEcho’s Ocean Protection Ambassador Program is designed for young people interested in building advocacy and leadership skills, exploring a career in the sustainable blue economy, and working to advance the global goal of protecting 30% of the ocean by 2030

2023

Bronwyn Kay

Bruna Valença

Claudia Muñoz Colón

Destiny Bristol Kushin

Diego Arreola Fernández

Water Challenge Ambassador Program

(COMING SOON) EarthEcho’s Water Challenge Ambassador Program equips youth with the tools and training needed to lead community science and watershed protection projects leveraging the EarthEcho Water Challenge.

Youth Leadership Council Alumni

The Youth Leadership Council (YLC) is the guiding youth voice driving the development and implementation of EarthEcho’s global programs. Each year, these talented young leaders expand the reach and impact of EarthEcho’s programs, design collaborative campaigns to mobilize young ocean advocates worldwide, and learn alongside a global network of their peers while gaining skills to develop their own conservation work.

Build your network! You can connect with many of these individuals, as well as a growing community of over 1,500 youth advocates from more than 100 countries worldwide by joining GenSea. GenSea is an online community hub designed to help youth connect with one another through networking, learning, and collective action to protect and restore our ocean planet. Check it out and join for free at joingensea.org.

Ambassador Alumni

Youth opportunities

OceanEcho 30x30 Campaign

GenSea Community

Ocean Protection Ambassador Alumni