Surfrider San Diego's mission-work is driven by our chapter's dedicated volunteer leaders.
Tom Cook (he/him)
Tom has been volunteering with Surfrider since the late 1990s when he and other concerned surfers revitalized the South Florida (now Miami) Surfrider chapter to bring awareness to issues of beach litter and coastal preservation along eroding coastlines. His interest in shoreline issues continued after moving to San Diego in mid 2000s, where he served as co-chair of the Beach Preservation committee and led the Chapter's efforts for Surf Spot monitoring surrounding SANDAG's 2012 Regional Beach Sand Project (RBSP 2). He believes that no one can own the beach, and strongly supports California's Coastal Act and its doctrine enshrining the public’s right of access to the beach, ocean and coastal waterways. When he's not surfing at one of San Diego's precious surf breaks, he can likely be found on a bike exploring one of the county's backcountry trails.
Udo Wahn, M.D. (he/him)
A retired Assistant Professor of Reproductive Medicine at UCSD and Kaiser, Udo is a dedicated coastal defender and Surfrider member since the 1980’s. Having served 2 prior terms on the EC he is dedicated to continuing advocating for beach preservation, access and pushing climate friendly policy along with supporting all the other important programs Surfrider SD is involved with. In 2017 he became a Certified Climate Reality Leader, trained by former Vice President Al Gore. Loving retired life, living by the tides and participating in purposeful environmental activism.
