I wanted to dive my entire life, so the summer I turned 17 I saved up all my money and that autumn I learned to dive. I started volunteering for the Marine Life Sanctuaries Society and fell in love with sharing the underwater world. I became an instructor at 19 and travelled around teaching and diving before returning to Canada. In Canada I continued my tech diving and equipment servicing paths, and am now a cold-water technical diving junkie. 

 

Education: 
   Capilano University Professional Scuba Dive Instructor Program - Graduated April 2013 
 
Professional Dive Ratings: 

• PADI IDC Staff Instructor #322861 – Elite Instructor 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 

• SSI Dive Control Specialist Instructor #70360 

• TDI/SDI Tec Instructor #25826 
   

Specialty Instructor Ratings: 

• Deco Procedures  

• Advanced Nitrox 

• Gas Blender 

• Deep 

• Self-Reliant 

• Sponge Bioherm

• Equipment Specialist 

• Drift 

• Sidemount (Recreational & Tec) 

• Wreck 

• Ice 

• Full Face Mask  

• Intro to Tech 

• Night / Limited Vis 

• UW Naturalist 

• UW Photography 

• Enriched Air Nitrox 

• Drysuit 

• Altitude 

• EFR / React Right  

• and more 

 
Other Dive Related Qualifications: 

• Scubapro, Zeagle, Oceanic, Hollis, Atomic, Guardian FFM, Halcyon, Aqualung & Apeks regulator Service Technician 

• Re-qualification of Specification Cylinders in accordance with the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulation, CSA B339, CSA B340 and Compression Gas Association Standards. 

• Small Vessel Operators Permit (SVOP) & SDV-BS 

• Restricted Operator's Permit Maritime (Radio) 

• GUE Fundies

• TDI Trimix Diver 

• DSAT Wreck penetration 

• TEC40 CCR - Prism2

• Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Ground Certificate 
   

Community Involvement: 

• Board Director for the Marine Life Sanctuaries Society 

• Volunteer for the Underwater Council of BC 
   

Diving Experience: 

I have been lucky enough to move around, giving me diving experience in many environments. I have the most experience in Canada's Pacific Northwest, including the Vancouver area, the Victoria / Vancouver Island area, and the Sunshine coast, but I also have considerable experience in warm water, including Australia's Great Barrier Reef, and Koh Tao, Thailand. 

 

Away from diving I also enjoy yoga, hiking with my dog Koda, baking, cross stitching, and am learning mountain biking.