BGD Program Directors, Faculty & STEM Facilitators
Dijuana Figueroa, Ph.D.
Chief Academic and Learning Officer
Scientific and Recreational Dive Instructors and Instructor Trainers
Captain Mike Birns (Click here for bio)
Director of Scientific Dive Operation/SCUBA Instructor
Dwayne Johnson, BSEE
Dive and Drone Safety Officer
SCUBA Instruction
Anthony Ford, M.D.
Scuba Instructor and Instructor Trainer
Courtlandt Butts
SCUBA Instructor, Lifeguard Trainer
Marine and Oceanography
Neil Hammerschlag, Ph.D
University of Miami, Professor
Amy Heemsoth, M.S.
Coral Reef Ecology and Conservation, Living Oceans Foundation
Photography and Underwater Cinematography
Byron Small
Instructor of Photography
Marc Casey (click here for bio)
Program Director of Underwater Cinematography
STEM Educators and Facilitators
Dawn Ward, Ph.D
Chemist, Stevenson University - Professor
David Smith, BSE
Engineer, Amtrak - Principal Engineer
Jalaal Hayes, Ph.D.
Chemist, Sustainability Energy, Lincoln University
