Vanessa L. Iway is a graduate of the Ateneo de Manila School of Law, one of the Philippines' most prestigious legal institutions. She provides legal counsel to Reef Without Borders on governance matters, contract review, compliance with Philippine conservation regulations, and organizational structure. As President, she chairs the Board of Directors and ensures that all organizational decisions align with the nonprofit's mission and legal obligations.

Her dual perspective as a Filipino legal professional based in Australia gives the board a critical international vantage point on cross-border operations between the United States and the Philippines.

Her career spans two complementary worlds. She has led Iway Law Office in Biñan, Laguna since 2011, and previously served in the Philippine House of Representatives, rising to Chief Political Affairs Officer, where she gained a working knowledge of how policy is made and how institutions build credibility with government bodies — experience directly relevant to Reef Without Borders' partnerships with Philippine local government units and conservation agencies. She holds a Bachelor of Mass Communication, cum laude, from Silliman University.

Rosalinda Maddoux is a licensed Certified Public Accountant with 17 years of tax compliance and financial management expertise based in Fort Worth, Texas. As Treasurer, she oversees all financial operations of Reef Without Borders including budget management, financial reporting, tax compliance, and IRS Form 990 filing. She provides the financial infrastructure that makes our radical transparency commitment possible.

Her dual authorization is required on all organizational transactions above $2,500, ensuring that donor funds are protected by an independent financial oversight layer separate from operational management.

Rosalinda has spent her career at Bass Enterprises in Fort Worth, managing tax compliance for high-net-worth individuals and entities, with work spanning individual, partnership, corporate, trust, and foundation taxation. That experience with foundation returns and audit-ready financial controls gives her a clear view of what funders look for when reviewing a nonprofit's books. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of San Carlos in Cebu — the same city where Reef Without Borders carries out its reef restoration work.

Renato B. Solis brings over 30 years of management consulting and organizational leadership experience based in Cebu, Philippines. As Secretary, he maintains board records, manages governance documentation, and provides the on-the-ground organizational knowledge that is essential for effective field operations in the Philippines.

His three decades of professional experience in Cebu, combined with deep community relationships across the Central Visayas region, give Reef Without Borders critical local institutional credibility and navigational capacity that no external organization can replicate.

A licensed Chemical Engineer from the University of San Carlos, Renato spent nearly two decades at National Steel Corporation and San Miguel Corporation, where he developed a strategic planning process later adopted across San Miguel's business units. Since 2006, he has owned and led Measure Up Enterprise Consulting, advising boards and exporters across Cebu, and currently serves as a technical evaluator for the Philippine Department of Science and Technology's regional grants program — work that gives him a practiced eye for what makes a nonprofit credible and fundable.