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Ankit currently serves as the Head of Content and Marketing for Siden, a startup focused on expanding wireless home broadband across the globe. Ankit holds a BS in Business Administration from Georgetown University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. In his spare time, Ankit enjoys hiking with his wife and two daughters and agonizing over Georgetown basketball.

Bryce is an environmental engineer who likes to get his hands dirty with tricky sanitation and water issues. He's interested in simple, small-scale solutions to complex problems.

Christy is a resident physician in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of California, San Diego. She earned her Master’s in Public Health from Boston University with a concentration in environmental health. She has an extensive background in public health and environmental health advocacy – both globally and locally. She enjoys traveling, creating an urban jungle out of her apartment, crafting, and wishing she had a dog.

Chris currently is a patent attorney who advises companies small and large with respect to patent prosecution, portfolio counseling, transactions, opinions, and USPTO proceedings. Chris is a returned Peace Corps volunteer who served in Western Honduras building potable water systems and wastewater systems. Chris holds a BS in Aersopace Engineering from the University of California, San Diego and a J.D. from the University of Miami. Chris enjoys camping with his family and surfing around San Diego.

Claudia leads the Global Hub for Collaboration and Learning for Rare’s Fish Forever Program - a multi-disciplinary team that strives to make its implementation consistent, clear, and fun across all countries where the program operates. Prior to Rare, she worked for Peace Corps, in environmental education and risk management and taught an undergraduate Ecology class. Claudia is passionate about people, nature, art, and exploration. When not creating massive virtual mind maps, she enjoys diving, hiking, long walks, getting paint on her hands and swinging in hammock with a good book.

Melissa is a seasoned public relations and communications professional with broad experience in strategic consulting, social media, crisis communications, public affairs and branding. She especially enjoys working with startups and organizations making a tangible difference in their communities.

Ryan is an environmental engineer with over ten years of experience in hazardous waste site remediation and project management. His love for the ocean drives his passion for water treatment, sanitation, and habitat enhancement.