Dindo C. Paquibot

Director of Dive Operations • Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines

A PADI-certified instructor with 20+ years in Philippine waters, Dindo has logged dives at every major reef system in the archipelago. He leads every Reef Rescue mission at Kontiki and makes every safety call in the water.

He has logged dives at Tubbataha Reef, Coron, Apo Island, Balicasag, Panglao, and Quattro Islas. From 2019 to 2024, he was a member of Protect Maribago Bay, an SEC-registered coral reef restoration organization, where he spent five years building coral nurseries and transplanting coral fragments into degraded reef zones alongside The CORE Divers.

Joyce Klimek

Senior Advisor, Community Engagement & Conflict Resolution • San Rafael, California

Joyce Klimek advises Reef Without Borders on community partnerships, conflict resolution, and organizational strategy. A former executive director, university professor, and school psychologist with a master's degree in Sociology and Psychology, Joyce has spent a career building bridges, from mediating domestic court disputes in Iowa to researching migration patterns in Hyderabad, India. Raised on an Iowa farm, she brings a rare mix of academic depth, seasoned leadership, and genuine care for people to every conversation.

John Joseph Florido

Community Engagement Coordinator • Carcar City, Cebu, Philippines

John Joseph grew up on land his father planted with 3,000 trees in Carcar City, Cebu. Conservation was not a concept he learned in a classroom. As Community Engagement Coordinator, he ensures restoration work happens with communities, not to them.

He studied medical technology before shifting to aeronautical engineering at Cebu Aeronautical Technical College, two disciplines built around understanding how complex systems hold together under pressure. As Community Engagement Coordinator, he builds and maintains the organization's relationships with the communities surrounding its Phase 1 sites in Moalboal, Malapascua, and Olango Island, and serves as Reef Without Borders' first point of contact in Cebu.

Joseph Ryan Consul

Director, Development & Marketing • Vietnam / Philippines

Joseph brings 20+ years of brand leadership across Southeast Asia's most competitive consumer markets. A passionate kitesurfer and coastal advocate, he leads RWB's brand strategy, donor acquisition, and corporate partnerships.

He currently serves as Marketing Director at Universal Robina Corporation Vietnam, overseeing brand strategy across the company's beverage, biscuit, and confectionery portfolios, including C2 Iced Tea, Cream-O, and Munchy's. Earlier in his career, he managed the San Mig Coffee business unit at San Miguel Foods, where he led the brand's regional partnership with Jacobs Douwe Egberts and launched the Moccona and L'OR coffee lines, and held marketing leadership roles at MoneyGram International, RFM Corporation, and Republic Biscuit Corporation. He holds a postgraduate degree in Marketing and a Bachelor of Arts in Legal Management from the University of Santo Tomas.