BOARD of DIRECTORS
Leadership- Board of Directors
CoastX's Board of Directors is responsible for its strategic growth and managing its 501c3 fiduciary obligations
Susan Hackett Johnson
CoastX Co-founder & Executive Director
Ian Grant
CoastX Co-founder & BOD Treasuer
Jim Case
CoastX Co-founder & BOD Secretary
Kim Tosi Hamilton
CoastX BOD Director
Kimberly Tosi Hamilton has diverse work experience spanning several industries and roles. Kim began her career in 1988 as the Marketing Assistant and Office Manager at Congress Group Properties, Inc. In 1992, she transitioned to Human Resources Recruiter at Bronner Slosberg & Humphrey, working with VP's in various departments. From 1995 to 1996, she served as a Recruiter at The Hollister Group, managing the recruitment process and developing client relationships.
Since 2001, Kim has been an active community board member for the Las Virgenes Unified School District, holding various leadership roles and advocating for student learning. She helped raise additional funds to offset the declining state and federal dollars to support the LVUSD education system. She is a leader advocating for next-generation student learning and keeping the students competitive for their future in career and college choices.
In 2009, she became the Positive Coaching Alliance Director for the Agoura Pony Baseball League, implementing the organization's mission and conducting workshops for coaches and parents. Finally, she is currently the Head of Talent Acquisition at Pixwel, a boutique post-production agency specializing in movie and episodic marketing campaigns. Kim is a native Bostonian who spent summers in Rye, NH, and is now a full-time resident.
Ami Everett
CoastX BOD Director
Ami is a marine biologist with over 10 years of experience in marine research, conservation, and project management across academia, government, private, and non-profit sectors.
She has conducted marine research around the world, co-developed innovative tools like Fisheries Location Assessment Technology (FishLAT), and organized field surveys in diverse ecosystems, ranging from the Gulf of Guinea to Arctic waters of the Chukchi sea. Her work has focused extensively on fish telemetry, biodiversity and fisheries assessments for the Rigs-to-Reefs program, and Pacific walrus research.
Ami is passionate about inspiring the next generation of ocean explorers, working with educational outreach programs like CoastX and Virtual Ocean Expedition to equip students with the STEM skills needed to explore and protect our oceans.
Diane Sanzone
CoastX BOD Director
Diane is an expert in sustainability, impact assessment and permitting, environmental compliance, ecological studies, stakeholder engagement, and environmental and social governance (ESG)— assisting the world’s largest energy, industrial, and telecommunications companies in solving the world’s most complex environmental problems. Diane is currently Director of Marketing and Sales for Telecommunications Infrastructure and Energy Support Systems at Ramboll, a global architecture, engineering, and environmental consultancy company founded in Denmark in 1945. Prior to Ramboll she was a Vice President at SubCom, AECOM, and Kleinfelder. Her scientific and technical expertise have afforded her the chance to work on large complex environmental projects around the world and in most oceans.
Prior to joining the private sector, Diane was the Program Director for the Department of Interior, National Park Service’s Arctic Long Term Ecological Monitoring Program for 19.1 million acres of federal lands and waters. She was a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory (University of Chicago) in Woods Hole; MA; and a Fulbright Scholar to Iceland. She received her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in Anthropology, Biology, and Philosophy; and MS in Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development, and PhD in Ecology from the University of Georgia. She served on the University of Georgia, School of Ecology Board of Directors and was Affiliate Faculty at the University of Alaska for more than a decade.
Diane lives in Portsmouth, NH and spends time on, or in the ocean every chance she gets. She is an avid cyclist and runner and many mornings you will see her cycling or running along the seacoast at sunrise.