WHO WE ARE

Henk Rogers

FOUNDER

Henk is one of the world’s leading advocates and activists for reducing, and eventually eliminating, humankind’s dependence on fossil fuel.

He is the founder, visionary and chairman of the board at the BPA’s sister organization, Blue Planet Foundation, the tireless efforts of which helped pave the way for the State of Hawaii to draft a bill that mandates all its electric utilities rely on 100% renewable energy by 2045.

Prior to focusing on environmental protection, Henk was a pioneer in Japan’s fledgling computer game industry and developed the Black Onyx, the first role-playing game in Japan. He is perhaps best known to mainstream video game enthusiasts as the founder and chief executive officer of Blue Planet Software, which manages the worldwide rights to Tetris, one of the most popular video games in history.

Gay browne

TREASURER

Gay is a personal environmental health advisor, author, and the founder of Greenopia, a comprehensive city guide of sustainable businesses to help consumers eat, shop, and live green.

Prior to her work with Greenopia, Gay enjoyed a successful 15-year career in advertising and public relations. Gay is a contributing editor to the Huffington Post and Thrive Global. She served on boards and is involved with multiple environmental and humanitarian nonprofits.

She has a deep personal commitment to environmental health and helping people lead toxic-free lives.

Chad Frischmann

SECRETARY

Chad is the co-author, lead researcher, and principal architect of the Drawdown Solutions Framework behind the New York Times best-seller Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming (Penguin, 2017), the Drawdown Review (February, 2020), and all communications and engagement efforts at Project Drawdown, a leading resource for climate solutions.

Leading a global team of researchers, Chad designed integrated global tools to assess the world’s most effective climate solutions and determine if, when, and how the world can reach “drawdown,” the point in time when the concentration of atmospheric greenhouse gases begins to decline on a year-to-year basis. As head of Drawdown Solutions since Project Drawdown’s inception, Chad is a key spokesperson and coalition-builder dedicated to sharing the message and model of the Drawdown Framework to the world.

Amanda ellis

BOARD MEMBER

Amanda is a passionate proponent of regenerative development, women’s empowerment and leadership. Leading Global Partnerships for the exciting new ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Amanda is co-chair for the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge and serves on the boards of the Global Governance Forum, UN Target Gender Equality, the International Leadership Association and the Institute for Climate and Peace.

Prior roles include NZ Head of Mission and Ambassador to the UN (Gva) Prime Minister's Special Envoy, Deputy Secretary in the NZ Foreign Ministry and first woman to lead the NZ Aid program, managing an annual budget of $0.6 billion, Lead Specialist Poverty Reduction and Economic Management at the World Bank Group.

Xiye Bastida

BOARD MEMBER

Xiye is a Mexican-Chilean climate activist and member of the indigenous Mexican Otomi-Toltec nation. She was born and raised in San Pedro Tultepec, a small town southwest of Mexico City, and moved to the U.S. after a three-year drought in her hometown was broken by devastating floods. She began her career as an environmentalist soon after.

Xiye is one of the major organizers of Fridays for Future New York City and has been a leading voice for indigenous and immigrant visibility in climate activism. She is on the administration committee of the People's Climate Movement and a member of the Sunrise Movement and Extinction Rebellion. She is also co-founder of Re-Earth Initiative, an international nonprofit that is inclusive and intersectional — “just as the climate movement should be.”

DR. SIAN Proctor

BOARD MEMBER

Dr. Sian Proctor is a geoscientist, explorer, space artist, and astronaut. She was the mission pilot for the SpaceX Inspiration4 all-civilian orbital mission. She is the first black female to pilot a spacecraft and the first black commercial astronaut. She is also one of The Explorer’s Club 50: Fifty People Changing the World. Her motto is called Space2inspire where she encourages people to use their unique, one-of-a-kind strengths, and passion to inspire those within their reach and beyond. She believes that we need to actively strive for a J.E.D.I. space: a just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive space as we advance human spaceflight.

She uses her afrofuturism space art to encourage conversations about women of color in the space industry. She believes that when we solve for space, we also solve issues on Earth and she promotes the adoption of space technology to issues such as food waste and climate change.

Dr. Proctor spent over 20 years as a professor teaching geology, sustainability, and planetary science at South Mountain Community College, in Phoenix, Arizona. She is currently the director of the Global Futures Institute for the Maricopa Community College District and the Vice President of Education at Star Harbor.

Mission

The mission of Blue Planet Alliance is to get islands and countries around the world to legislatively mandate a commitment to 100% renewable energy by 2045. We are also working with governments, businesses, and individuals to help grow a global movement aimed at reducing the negative impact on the planet, thus aligning human behavior more in harmony with nature.