About
Chase Davenport is a dedicated teacher, scientist, builder, and and lover of San Francisco's Ocean Beach.
Chase began his career as a Teach for America Kindergarten teacher in Richmond, California. His passion for education led him to pursue a PhD in Human Development at UC Berkeley. Chase was also an Artificial Intelligence Researcher on the Sustainable Technologies team at Accenture and a wooden surfboard builder at Hess Surfboards.
Over time, Chase's personal and professional interests converged on beaches. His formal education in Coastal Science and Policy at UC Santa Cruz equips him with the knowledge to understand coastal systems and his experiences as a teacher and builder enable him to form connections between these systems. Chase started the Ocean Beach Institute to sustain beaches and the communities that depend on them.
Joined
November 2025
