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Chase Davenport, Founder
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Chase Davenport is a dedicated teacher, scientist, builder, and and lover of San Francisco's Ocean Beach.
Chase began his career as a Teach for America Kindergarten teacher in Richmond, California. His passion for understanding human intelligence led him to pursue PhD studies in Human Development at UC Berkeley. He quickly intertwined his interests in both human intelligence and machine intelligence, dedicating seven years as an Artificial Intelligence researcher on the Sustainable Technologies team at Accenture. However, Chase is rarely focused on just one thing; during his time as an AI researcher, he also designed and built surfboards that minimized reliance on petroleum products.
Over time, Chase's personal and professional interests began to converge on coastal processes. His formal education in Coastal Science and Policy at UC Santa Cruz equips him with the knowledge to understand coastal systems and his experiences as a teacher and builder enable him to form connections between these systems. Chase started the Ocean Beach Institute to sustain beaches and the communities that depend on them.
Zack Cohen, Research and Outreach
Born and raised in the Bay Area, Zack Cohen spent his early years exploring the beaches of Northern California. Zack’s passion for the ocean runs deep and is matched by his dedication to science. After graduating from UC Berkeley in 2017 with a degree in Molecular Environmental Biology, he established a math and science tutoring business aimed at helping the next generation of students gain a better understanding of the natural world. To deepen his own knowledge of the complex challenges facing coastal ecosystems, Zack completed his Master’s in Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, focusing on the impacts of El Niño winters on various communities throughout the Pacific Basin.
In his quest for new coastlines to explore, Zack has spent much of the last eight years traveling to Indonesia, Mexico, New Zealand, Micronesia, Ireland, and Nicaragua. These travels have provided Zack with diverse perspectives on how different communities engage with the ocean and have inspired his commitment to protecting coastal communities against the threats of climate change. Zack joined the Ocean Beach Institute to enhance his understanding and protect critical coastal ecosystems and the communities that rely on them.
