I was a child of the water as far back as I can remember.  In my youth my parents had to drag me out of every lake, pond, swamp and mud puddle I could find my way in to.  I spent my summers growing up swimming the frigid waters of Puget Sound until my lips were blue, all the while imagining what was below the surface.  I watched 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea more times than I can count and every Jaques Cousteau program I could get my hands on.  I feel like the ocean is in my blood.

From the moment I took my first breath from my father's scuba regulator in a swimming pool at the age of 10, I knew that diving would be a life long passion.  I was certified in 2004 and had over 100 dives in my first year of diving.  In 2006 I began technical diving and in 2009 I became an instructor.  Although I thoroughly loved the diving, I had always felt that something was missing from my diving world...

I found the missing piece in 2012 when I was introduced to Global Underwater Explorers.  Suddenly I found myself surrounded by people with a passion for exploration and the ocean as strong as my own!  I discovered a new level of extremely high standards in training and a unwavering push to achieve excellence in diving!  I dove in head first.  I took Fundamentals, then Tech 1, then Tech 2.  As I have always enjoyed sharing my passion with others I became a Fundamentals instructor in 2015.  In 2016 I took the CCR class to expand my diving capabilities and allow me to participate in advanced projects.  In 2018 I joined my first major project helping to document and explore the 16th century Swedish warship Mars Makalos .  In 2019 I became a GUE Tech 1 instructor.  I have been amazingly fortunate to have the love of my life, Bex, also a GUE Tech 2 diver, along with me on this ride!!!

And so the adventure continues...