About Ice in a Box

Leadership

Steve Bender

Chairman, United States Green Chamber of Commerce

Steve Bender is a global sustainability leader and Chairman of the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce, with decades of experience building environmental partnerships and community initiatives. He is also CEO of Sea 2 Sky Solutions, an international sustainability consulting firm, head of Newport Homes, and CEO of The 7 Seas Foundation, an ocean-protection nonprofit.

Steve is well known for designing deployable humanitarian infrastructure — including Doc in a Box, a mobile aid clinic created for rural South Africa, and related projects such as Dental in a Box and Vision in a Box. He also founded the Rotary Reef Project for ocean restoration, serves as President of the Rotary Club of Newport Beach, and directs the Environmental and Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG) for Western North America.

Ice in a Box continues that body of work — and is a priority initiative for Steve’s 2026–2027 Rotary Year.

The Organization

United States Green Chamber of Commerce

The U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce champions sustainability-driven business and community initiatives across the country and internationally — connecting entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and civic leaders around practical environmental solutions.

Ice in a Box is developed in direct partnership with Comepesca and GivePower, and represents the Chamber’s continued commitment to solutions that pair clean energy with essential human needs — food security, safe water, and economic opportunity for coastal communities.

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