David Randle

Managing Director

Dr. David W. Randle is one of the Co-founders of the Blue Community Consortium. He serves as Managing Director of the Blue Community Consortium, and president and executive director of the WHALE Center. Dave also serves on the Board of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council and the Florida Society for Ethical Ecotourism. He is also an ambassador for Aptera, the world’s first solar electic car.

As the first ordained environmental minister in the world, Dave has successfully coordinated a national campaign to preserve water, wildlife, and wilderness areas on behalf of the Pitkin County Commissioners, served as political and environmental adviser to John Denver and initial program development coordinator for John Denver’s Windstar Foundation, was selected as one of the five lead off witnesses for hearings by the U. S. Presidential Commission for a Peace Academy & Conflict Resolution, and helped lead a team of 150 persons at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During the Salt Lake Olympics, Dave worked with UNEP & URI to develop the Earth and Faith Leadership Development Program that was piloted in the Olympic Village in Salt Lake City and which received an Olympic Award and an award at the United Nations.