Collaborators

Through Fleming’s leadership, Bridge has connected artists, scientists, and disruptors together to create collaborative campaigns, which highlight facets of the climate crisis within localized and global environments. In 2018, Bridge conducted its inaugural project in Alaska, which captured and documented the issues of human-wildlife impact, habitat degradation, and dramatic glacier melt in the remote and pristine ecosystems. Bridge Initiative and local nonprofit Bas Fisher Invitational (BFI) have combined to form a symbiotic partnership called Waterproof Miami to illuminate South Florida’s climate and environmental issues using advocacy, public art campaigns, and installations throughout the city. Waterproof Miami underscores Bridge’s mission on a localized scale as a cohesive campaign of artist collaborations and focused commissioned projects. Fleming’s advocacy work has helped her develop ongoing partnerships and relationships with artists, designers, and contemporary leaders such as David Benjamin Sherry, the ReefLine, Alaska Whale Foundation, Coral Morphologic, NOAA, Michele Oka Doner, Orlando Estrada, The Everglades Foundation, and Carlos Betancourt, among others

Most recently, Rodriguez served as the Director of Arts for Goldman Global Arts, the creative collective and curatorial arm of Goldman Properties, where she led the ongoing curation and production efforts for Wynwood Walls, the global arts destination that sees three million visitors per year and represents 100 artists. She spearheaded the launch of the Goldman Global Arts Gallery in 2016 and served as its Director. She previously served as Business Manager and Junior Specialist for FAAM, Fine Art Auctions Miami, and has also held administrative roles at a range of arts organizations and galleries in New York and Miami.

EXPERTS

Josh is a critically acclaimed author, professional photographer, public speaker, and television host who has executive produced and hosted over 50 hours of prime-time programming for History, Discovery, National Geographic, Smithsonian Institution, NBC News, and NASA (with whom he currently works).

Based in New York, Josh travels approximately 120+ days yearly for filmmaking and photography. His passions include technical SCUBA diving (cave, wreck, rebreather), admiring/restoring classic Land Rovers and Land Cruisers, and enjoying the occasional Cuban cigar with friends. 

AMBASSADORS

Dent-Brocklehurst is globally recognized for identifying the artistic trends of the future, having launched major new initiatives for some of the leading organizations across the art world. She launched the first branch of Pace Gallery in London in 2010 and is responsible for its preeminent location in Burlington Gardens as well as its fast rise to one of the most prominent galleries on the London scene. She served as the President of Pace London from 2012 to 2017, before joining Futurecity and its founder Mark Davy in a two-year project named Future/Pace which pushed contemporary art beyond the boundaries of gallery walls and into the public realm. Future/Pace delivered site-specific contemporary art projects by artists such as Leo Villareal and Studio Swine.

Previously, Dent-Brocklehurst worked closely with Dasha Zhukova to oversee the founding of The Garage Center for Contemporary Culture in Moscow in 2008. As the International Director and Programme Coordinator, Dent-Brocklehurst managed the development of the space from its conception. While running the program, she organized exhibitions featuring artists James Turrell and Marina Abramović as well as the first-ever Mark Rothko exhibition in Moscow. During this period, she was also responsible for putting together and managing a major art collection for Roman Abramovich. Additionally, Dent-Brocklehurst served as Managing Director at Gagosian from 1999 through 2008, founding a program of Young British Artists and organizing exhibitions which are now considered groundbreaking with artists including Damien Hirst, Marc Quinn, and Jenny Saville, as well as orchestrating the opening of Gagosian’s first London gallery. Her career began at Sotheby’s London in the Impressionist and Modern Art Department and subsequently the Contemporary Art Department in New York. 

Dent-Brocklehurst is also part owner, with her mother and brother, of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, a twelfth-century historic house famous for being the home of Catherine Parr the last wife of King Henry VIII of England, whose collection is open to the public. Between 2004 and 2008, Dent-Brocklehurst ran a program titled “Reconstruction” where she commissioned ground-breaking sculptural installations in the grounds and garden of Sudeley Castle. “Reconstruction” featured, among others, works by Carsten Höller, Leandro Erlich, and Jeppe Hein.

In the virtual reality space, Selig’s company VALIS and TIME developed the virtual recreation of Martin Luther Kings march on Washington She built the Smithsonian VR art experience created the Facebook 360 studio and partnered with Endemol and TIME to produce the first virtual reality summit of Mt Everest for which she won an Emmy.

In 2019 at the Riyadh Season Selig worked with live entertainment company Poets Road to recreate Comicon. She also produced one of the largest Toy Festivals, won a world record for a loop track stunt, and produced the Broadway show, Peter Pan. All in Saudi Arabia.

Selig served as Director of Development at her private family office, Martin Selig Real Estate, developing one of the largest private real estate companies in the country. She managed the asset allocation and portfolio of family investments in startups, as well as organizing family philanthropy. Selig worked in platforms business development at Microsoft and is an investor in technology, education, health, media, and entertainment companies worldwide including a gaming company with Dave Anthony, Covaxx, Zevia, Bulletproof Coffee, Omeros, Limeade, and Hashgraph. She sits on the boards of the X Prize and Institute for Brain Science at the University of Washington.

Selig holds a B.S. in international relations from the Georgetown School of Foreign Service and London School of Economics, as well as a JD-MBA in technology management from Northwestern and the University of Washington.

Before, Jose was Executive Creative Director at Wieden+Kennedy in Portland, Oregon, for five years, leading many Nike domestic and international campaigns. He also worked at Wieden’s Amsterdam and London offices. Prior to W+K, he worked at Ratto/BBDO (Argentina) as a Writer and then Creative Director. Under José's leadership, Ratto/BBDO won more national and international awards than any other Argentinean agency and was named "Agency of the Year".

José was invited to judge several times all international Awards such as Cannes Lions, The One Show, Clios, D&AD, ANDYS, Art Directors Club, London Festival, etc., and his work has been recognized in all International Awards. Jose has been a Board Member of The One Club for 16 years, serving as Chairman for 4 years. The One Club is the biggest non-profit in Advertising and organizer of The One Show, one of the main global awards in the industry.

Based between Maui and Charleston, her work and travels have taken her on adventures around the world, sharing her love of nature and motivating people to explore and broaden their horizons. She particularly enjoys interviewing and working with scientists in the field. You can read samples of her environmentally-focused feature writing on Scientific American, Newsweek, and Virgin platforms. She also serves in an official advisory capacity to Beneath the Waves, WildAid, Ocean Unite, and Cultural Sanctuaries Foundation.

Her OCEANSCAPES ocean conservation photography platform was launched in August of 2018 and aims to inspire people to “feel the ocean,” executing versions of her underwater photography through partnerships and projects in design, science, and philanthropy. She enjoys the creative execution of “ARTivism” projects to raise awareness for crucial environmental and social challenges, as well as planetary success stories.

Kristin spent the early part of her career in communications consulting assisting start-up, non-profit, and small business ventures with public relations, brand development, and major event planning. Educational notes include a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in French and Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia with coursework through Vanderbilt University in France and the University of Pennsylvania Wharton Undergraduate School of Business.

Kristin is most comfortable under the sea and her friends just refer to her as Mermaid. She is an avid scuba diver, free diver, kite surfer, and has a keen interest in yoga, meditation, and wellness practices. KristinLindblad.com

Past Board positions include Founding Chair of Environmental/Social Justice programming for the San Diego International Film Festival. Exec. Board for Sylvia Earles’ MISSION BLUE, Founding Chair of ISKS "Women in Yachting and Ocean Advocacy", and the BLUE Ocean Film Festival Global Advisory Council. Patty's focus is oceanographic science/the environment, marine protected areas, and emerging technology. A Member National of the Explorers Club, she was a member of the Elkus/Munk Explorers Cub Flag Expedition to Cabo Pulmo, the Jackson/Elkus Explorers Club Flag Expedition to Komodo, and the SIO CMBC San Diego Coastal Expedition with Dr. Lisa Levin. Expedition travel - Antarctica, the Amazon, Galapagos, Palau, Indonesia, and French Polynesia. "Spirit of Discovery" - Walter Munk doc., Exec. Prod.