DMT Mentor, Master Diver Mentor, Instructor Mentor, Marine Ecology Instructor, and Senior Dive Instructor at Big Blue Diving Resort
school Studied Management of Nonprofit Organizations with a focus on Policy Studies, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Underprivileged Groups at Indiana University O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs (Bloomington, Indiana, USA)
school Studied Law at Indiana University Maurer School of Law (Bloomington, Indiana, USA)
school Studied Public Administration (PhD Department) at National Institute of Development Administration (Bangkok, Thailand)
school Studied Communication at University of Dayton (Dayton, Ohio, USA)
20+ years experience in research, writing, and editing;
Six years' experience in education (online and classroom);
Six years' experience in conservation, particularly marine conservation efforts;
Five years' experience in legal and public policy matters (particularly Human Rights, Labor Violations, Women's Rights, Migrant Workers, NGOs, International Affairs, Negotiation, Mediation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Family Law & Mediation);
10+ years' experience in SCUBA diving;
I am based in Thailand and currently have excess free time on my hands due to the Coronavirus.
Working with up-and-coming diving professionals (both Dive Masters and Instructors) to prepare them for a career in the SCUBA diving industry.
Co-manager / Mentor of the Dive Master Trainee Program with three other colleagues.
Creator, manager, and Mentor of the Master Diver program at Big Blue.
Creator and facilitator of the Koh Samui Hyperbaric Chamber Trip for DMTs
Offering additional courses in Marine Ecology, Fish Identification, Shark Ecology, Coral Identification, Enriched Air Nitrox (40%), Deep Diving (40m), Wreck Diving, Stress & Rescue, Perfect Buoyancy, Night Diving, Underwater Navigation, First Aid - CPR - O2 Provider - AED,
Education
Indiana University O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs (Bloomington, Indiana, USA)
Jun 2010 – May 2014
M.P.A., Management of Nonprofit Organizations with a focus on Policy Studies, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Underprivileged Groups
Indiana University Maurer School of Law (Bloomington, Indiana, USA)
Jul 2009 – May 2014
J.D., Law
National Institute of Development Administration (Bangkok, Thailand)
May 2012 – Dec 2012
OVPIA Graduate Exchange Fellowship, Public Administration (PhD Department)