Meet the team

Dana Winograd
Executive Director & Co-Founder
Dana has lived in HK for almost 30 years and first got involved with environmental issues in 2007 when she was a founding member of DB Green, the local community green group, and drove recycling in Discovery Bay.
Seeing that it would take more than recycling to help solve the problem of plastic marine pollution, Dana co-founded Plastic Free Seas to help promote change in people’s use of plastic through education and action. She has delivered hundreds of talks on waste reduction and personal behaviour change to students of all ages, has been invited as a guest speaker by many corporate and community groups and has often been invited to speak on panels and on the radio about the issue of plastic pollution and waste in Hong Kong.

Mei Yee Lam (Lammei)
Education Senior Officer
Lammei taught health education to children and teenagers for four years, followed by four years as a teacher in secondary school, teaching Mathematics and Integrated Science.
Having studied the science of nature and initiating green club activities in the school such as beach clean ups, Lammei realised the importance of environmental education for all age-groups. She is passionate about hearing what young people have to say, positively reinforcing their ideas and empowering them with the knowledge they need to make change happen.

Sabina Mahapatra
Co-ordinator & Administrator
Sabina has lived in Hong Kong for more than 25 years and worked in advertising and media for over 15 years. She believes passionately in living a minimal waste life.
With her background in the corporate world, as well as education, and her passion for reading, writing and advocacy, she hopes to help bring about a change in mindset which will help address the unsightly and unhealthy pollution of the oceans as well as our living spaces.