The SCUBA Instructor

16/05/2026

Felicidades, Elmer! 🤜🏽🤛🏽✨

A true environmental warrior and passionate of making this island a better place, Elmer has reached one of his dreams of becoming a certified diver 🤿 He’s one of my partners at .island.cleanups and I have so much respect for how he shows up for this island. 💪🏽Now we’re ready for some awesome underwater cleanups!

🩵Thank you to our awesome Divemasters in Training Andrea and Casey for helping and making this such a fun course!

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Interested in getting certified or elevating your training? Reach out for private training: 💌 [email protected]

07/05/2026

Congratulations Ryan and Stef! New Open Water Divers
🤙🏽💦🤿

10 years of teaching and Open Water is still my favorite because it bring me SO MUCH JOY to witness people reach their goals and succeed. Thank you for trusting me to teach you what I love most! Well done 🤜🏽🤛🏽

Congratulations to Divemaster in Training Andrea for being a badass trainee and being a part of this successful course!

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Get in touch! 💌[email protected] for info on private courses for divers of all levels

18/03/2026

Thanks for the visit to Utila, guys! Always a blast diving with the best crew from Roatan! 🫶🏽

28/02/2026

My superpowers? 🦸🏽‍♀️ ADHD and a career in diving.

💡ADHD allows me to be meticulous, hyper-focused, and thorough. 🤿 Scuba instruction has taught me to be organized, safety-oriented, and a clear communicator + the power of briefings, debriefings, mapping, and roll call.

🌟Briefings look different these days.
They used to be all to teach underwater skills and instruction. Now they’re focused on communicating how we will safely and efficiently show up, collect, record, and remove garbage from our shores.

I spend more time mobilizing people and planning shore cleanups than scuba diving nowadays. And I love it. I love both. Because these two ‘jobs’ coexist and one can’t survive without the other.

I love this. 🫶🏽island.cleanups

09/11/2025

A few highlights from October!
Rescue Diver 🛟 Deep Diver Specialty 🔦 Emergency O2 Provider 🟢 and 1st Aid/CPR/AED ⛑️ certifications!

Casey 🇺🇸 and Andrea 🇲🇽 excelled and are now one step closer to their next milestone: Divemaster !
Well done, ladies! 🤜🏽🤛🏽 I’m still vibing with woman empowerment ! 🩷

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Friends- I’ve been a little quiet on this front while I resettle intoto my new life after moving back full time to Utila 🇭🇳 . Hit me up if you’re looking to get private and personalized instruction!

💌 [email protected]

29/01/2025

Dusted off my Drysuit and spent a weekend in Seattle with some incredible friends and skilled divers who hosted us. 🐳 Water felt COLD (45F) ❄️ but the visibility was amazing. Oh how I love and missed my PNW diving! 🫶🏽
Thank you Kelly, Kaitlin, Dan, Jesse, CJ, and Preston, and Emily for showing us your underwater stomping grounds!

24/09/2024

09/09/2024

See you later, Portland 👋 the last two weeks have been crazy fun! 🤿 🌊 ⛰️

✅ Drysuit specialty, guided dives & boat charter with Mary
✅ Drysuit Specialty with Neal
✅ Jr. Open Water Scuba Diver with Noah

I 🤍 you, Pacific Northwest!
I’ll be back soon for more 🫶🏽🌊🤍🤿

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🗓️ next availability for courses & guided dives:
• Open Water Diver: Oct 5-20 (1 spot open)
• Drysuit Specialty: Oct 15-17 (1 spot open)
• inquire for private guided dives or courses in Oct/Nov
💌 Email me for inquiries or to sign up:
[email protected]

20/06/2024

Summer is here! Are you ready for your next dive?
If you are wondering if you need a refresher, then it's probably time for one.

Join me this coming Sunday, 6/23 for a scuba review + guided dives so that your skills are tuned up and you're ready for your next adventure!

📍 Sunnyside Beach Park. Steilacoom, WA
🔗 Click on the Link in comments to sign up

Space is limited!

08/04/2024

March 2024 has been an unforgettable month🩵 having a dedicated dive boat has been a dream for a long time. Somebody pinch me!

05/02/2024

I just heard the heartbreaking news of the passing of ocean warrior, Paul Humann.

Words are scarce when it comes to such a huge loss and trying to describe the humongous positive impact that he has left behind.

Thank you for your legacy and thank you for being a voice for our beautiful oceans🩵🩵🩵

To read more about Paul Humann and his impact, follow REEF Reef Environmental Education Foundation and read his bio on the link: reef.org/remembering-paul-humann