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Meet The Team

Mike Jackson Dive Team Manager

Certification: IDC Staff Instructor

Favorite Dive Site: French Cap

Favorite Sea Critter: Sharks!

Favorite Restaurant: 1864

Favorite Specialty Course: Self Reliant 

Fun Fact: I got into scuba diving after 10 years as a chef because I wanted to volunteer to clean the tanks at the Charleston Aquarium

Serenity Mitchell Senior Dive Instructor & Underwater Photographer

Certification: Master Scuba Diver Trainer

Favorite Dive Site: Arches and Tunnels

Favorite Sea Critter: Caribbean Reef Squid

Favorite Restaurant: Longboard

Favorite Specialty Course: Fish Identification and Underwater Photography

Fun Fact: Secretly a Mermaid!

Andre Michael Goolishian Hernandez Captain, Dive Instructor & Underwater Photographer

Certification: IDC Staff Instructor 

Favorite Dive Site: French Cap

Favorite Sea Critter: Tiger Shark

Favorite Restaurant: Tap & Still

Favorite Specialty Course: Underwater Photography

Fun Fact: I’m published in the Smithsonian journals and hold the title “finder of unicorns”

Brent Bowman Dive Instructor

Certification: Master Scuba Diver Trainer

Favorite Dive Site: The ledges at French Cap or the backside of Carvel Rock

Favorite Sea Critter: Eagle Rays

Favorite Restaurant: Extra Virgin

Favorite Specialty Course: Self Reliant

Fun Fact: My favorite childhood memory that hooked me on scuba diving was watching my dad snare lobster off St. Croix. That drove my passion to return to the USVI.

Ali Place Dive Instructor

Certification: Open Water Instructor

Favorite Dive Site: Coral Bowl or Steven Cay

Favorite Sea Critter: Any kind of Ray, also Mantis Shrimp!

Favorite Restaurant: Banana Deck

Favorite Specialty Course: Fish Identification 

Fun Fact: I used to work at an aquarium and take care of all sorts of Caribbean creatures

Josh Scornavacchi Dive Instructor

Certification: Open Water Instructor

Favorite Dive Site: French Cap

Favorite Sea Critter: Tiger Shark, Orca, Octopus, or Manta Ray

Favorite Restaurant: Sun Dog Café, especially on Wednesdays for Open Mic Night!

Favorite Specialty Course: Fish Identification 

Fun Fact: I’ve sailed both the West and East Coasts of the United States as a crew member on ships used in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies

Mike DePinto Dive Instructor

Certification: Open Water Instructor

Favorite Dive Site: Stragglers (so far, still learning all the sites)

Favorite Sea Critter: Puffer Fish

Favorite Restaurant: My Kitchen

Favorite Specialty Course: Self Reliant

Fun Fact: I’ve lived in 4 different countries in the last 4 years.

Emma Greene Dive Instructor & Reservationist

Certification: Open Water Instructor

Favorite Dive Site: Coral Bowl

Favorite Sea Critter: Sergeant Major & Fairy Basslet

Favorite Restaurant: 1864

Favorite Specialty Course: Project Aware Shark Conservation

Fun Fact: I can speak a little Korean 

Sydney Himelein Office & Reservations Manager

Certification: Open Water – certified at Low Key!

Favorite Dive Site: French Cap

Favorite Sea Critter: Cephalopods

Favorite Restaurant: 1864 for sushi!

Favorite Beach: Lameshur

Fun Fact: I moved back to Pennsylvania after 4 years in St. John. I work remotely from home.

Jeremy Prudhomme General Manager

Certification: Advanced Open Water

Favorite Dive Site: French Cap and Wreck Alley in BVI

Favorite Sea Critter: Octopus

Favorite Restaurant: The Terrace

Favorite Specialty Course: Caribbean Lionfish Eliminator

Fun Fact: I am one of six children, all of whose first names begin with the letter J

Ann Marie Estes Founder & PADI Rescue Diver

Hometown: Formative years in the suburbs of Los Angeles

Favorite Dive Site: French Cap and Congo Cay in the summer; Eagle Shoals in the winter

Favorite Marine Life: Red Lip Blenny

Fun Fact: Animal enthusiast and supporter of our Animal Care Center; currently owns one dog, and many cats; Loves to read and enjoys historical novels and films on the Military.

Angela Peck Retail Manager

Certification: Advanced Open Water

Favorite Product in the shop: Dive Boat Silipint for many reasons

Favorite Sea Critter: Octopus  

Favorite Restaurant: ZoZos 

Favorite Beach: Francis 

Fun Fact: Years ago I took a break from retail and  was a Rock Radio DJ and Concert Promoter

Bob Shinners Founder, US Coast Guard 100 Ton Captain; PADI and NAUI Dive Instructor

Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Favorite Dive Site: Carval Rock; the drop; and the Wit Shoal

Favorite Marine Life: Dolphins

Fun Fact: One of eight kids; loves to read Clive Cussler books; been on St. John for over thirty years.