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Meet the Team

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David Disbrow

Chairman & Director

Throughout his 40-year career in multiple businesses (manufacturing and distribution), David has been involved in agronomics of plant sciences and soil biology. David’s research and studies of carbon over the past 10 years have revealed to him an interconnectedness of
carbon in the fields of energy, agriculture, and medical sciences. He is also the founder and current president of Sunshine State Biomass Cooperative, Inc.

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Richard (Dick) Squires

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

For over 40 years Dick was the owner and CEO of Turf Management of South Florida, Inc., one of the largest commercial lawn and landscape companies in South Florida. He now sits on the board of directors as UBC's acting CFO.

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Jason Disbrow

Vice President/COO

Jason has devoted his entire professional career to the yard waste recycling, composting and mulching industry.  Over the past 14 years he has specialized in feedstock aggregation, material grinding, material screening, trucking logistics, and heavy equipment operations. Jason has managed the aggregation of over 5M+ Cubic Yards of Florida vegetation and the successful processing of that material into quality compost/soil and hardwood mulch products for companies such as Scotts Miracle-Gro, Oldcastle Lawn & Garden, and many more.

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Dr. Brian Lapointe

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Brian is a marine biologist and a research professor at the Marine Ecosystem Health Program of Florida Atlantic University-Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. He is a nationally recognized specialist of sargassum biomass and Florida’s toxic algae problem (caused to a large extent by nitrogen leaked by the 2.6 million septic systems in operation in Florida, with Florida representing 12% of the United States’ septic systems). Brian is convinced that the biochar to be produced by our facility (one ton of biochar per septic tank) can solve the problem of septic tanks and, thus, Florida’s toxic algae problem.

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Keith J. Kanouse

Director & Corporate Secretary

Director and Corporate Secretary
Since 1991, Keith has been President of Kanouse & Walker, P.A., a law firm concentrating in business law including franchise law, located in Boca Raton, Florida.

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