A large number of people are loosely associated with the Foundation as volunteers, project assistants, mentors, and activity coordinators. Leadership and organization of the Foundation is principally handled by the following individuals:
Howard Hobbs – President and Member of the Board of Directors
As a co-founder of the Foundation, Howard’s understanding of traditional values is invaluable to overall direction setting. As a resident of Hawaii in the Waipio Valley conservation district for over 35 years he has experienced a wide variety of conservation failures and successes, and knows firsthand what works… and what doesn’t. With a family history in commercial farming and philanthropy, Howard’s formal education in the visual arts is supplemented by a diverse humanitarian background in finance, farming, and cultural experience. He specializes in exotic and rare flora and maintains a unique collection of tropical fruit trees.
As one’s mental attitude greatly effects how a person interacts with their environment, Howard believes ecological moderation is best effectuated through positive emotional experiences and favorable sensory perceptions of their environment.
Vice – President – Position open
Isis Morrison – Volunteer coordinator – Endemic plant, Sandalwood and Aviary Specialist
As a co-founder of the Global Ecology Foundation, Isis’s experience in organic, natural and biodynamic farming guides the Foundation in its overall purpose. She envisions the Foundation creating and synergizing global alliances to foster healthy ecological practices through efforts in reforestation, natural habitat restoration, agroecology, and water and soil remediation. Creator of unique educational events to accommodate all learning styles, Isis leads the instructional activities of the Foundation.
While involved in biodynamic agriculture in France, Isis studied the influence of solar and planetary variations on plants and farm animals, which she actively applies together with her numerous nature based disciplines, to all living organism. With a formal education in classical liberal arts, Isis’s focus is on the spiritual aspects of mankind’s relationship with the earth. She sees global implications in the smallest interaction one has with their environment and feels the best way to modify mankind’s ecological culture is through education and development of one’s driving inner spirit.
Daniel Davis – Treasurer and Director of Communications
Daniel has worked closely with the Foundation for serval years, nearly since its inception. He has an extensive background in Organic Tropical Fruit Tree Orchard management. He graduated from CSU Monterrey Bay with a Bachelor’s of Science in Telecommunications, Multimedia and Applied computing. Shortly after he moved to Hawaii and started to learn about sustainable farming. He has a great passion for personal health and sustainable organic food production.
Donald Wessels – Caretaker of Pepeaiko Facilities
With two degrees one is AAS in Natural Resource Management and the other BA in Biology Donald has been an activist and advocate for many issues like environmental justice, climate change, natural farming and many other matters related sustainability and agro-ecology. A founding member of Occupy Hilo Media working as a local journalists recording local historical events since October 2011 and the beginning of the Occupy Wall Street movement.