As an avid diver and sailor, Dan’s vision is to create an educational resource that will inspire the next generation of Ocean Stewards.
Andrea “Drey” Stockert is a veteran SCUBA instructor and television producer. Her passion for the ocean and wildlife has taken her around the world to dive and shoot in some of the most fascinating and fierce marine environments. Having achieved the Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating in 1992, Drey has logged thousands of dives and was inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame in 2001. Her producing credits can be found on Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, The Travel Channel, The Food Network and Netflix.
Stockert’s boutique production house, One Giant Leap, based in Laguna Beach, California, specializes in web-based video marketing, streaming video , and 360-degree video production.
Bethy Driscoll-Miller is affectionately known as “The Dive Nanny” and has been guiding kids underwater for almost a decade. As a private dive travel guide & consultant, Bethy works with learning institutions and private families to create magical adventures for her students.
Bethy uses her passion and infectious energy to introduce young students into the wonder of the ocean and underwater environment. With thousands of dives around the globe under her belt – Bethy is committed to fostering curiosity and FUN underwater.
Terrence Tysall is a special forces dive team leader and cave diving expert who has been at the forefront of cave conservation and education. As the founder and Director of The Cambrian Foundation, Terrence has mapped hundreds of miles of fresh water caves in Florida and the Bahamas. He loves sharing his knowledge about these alien environments!
Kylie Van De Wyngaerde is an underwater cinematographer and diving safety professional. She has a strong passion for factual, science-based stories of wildlife, climate, and how we relate to our natural environment.
Outside of bringing educational stories to students and classrooms with The Ocean Lab, Kylie is a NAUI SCUBA and Freedive instructor, DAN First Aid, CPR & O2 instructor and Emergency Medical Technician, and works with different programs and productions ensuring safety above all in underwater operations.
Featured Researchers
For the last ten years, he and his students have been studying the baby and juvenile white sharks of Southern California and have greatly contributed to the field of knowledge for this enigmatic species. In addition, recent research by Dr. Lowe and his student team has focused on the development of underwater robots for autonomously tracking sharks and gamefishes. He has garnered several academic awards, including CSULB’s 2008-2009 Outstanding Professor Award and 2012 Impact in Research Award.
Dr. Gwen Goodmanlowe is a marine mammal expert and recently retired lecturer from the Biology Department at California State University, Long Beach. Her research has focused on the effects of environmental contaminants on seals, whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Gwen began her marine science career as an instructor at the Catalina Island Marine Institute, later earning her MS in Biology at CSULB studying UV radiation’s impact on corals. She went on to earn a PhD from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she studied the diet, physiology, and feeding ecology of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal.
Since joining CSULB in 1998, Gwen taught courses in Marine Biology, Ecology, Biostatistics, Physiology, and Marine Mammalogy. She has published extensively on marine mammals and elasmobranchs, including research on seals, sea lions, and sharks. One of her recent projects involved leading a student team to identify more than 6,000 shark jaws confiscated by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife—an extraordinary effort in marine forensics and conservation.
Mikki is passionate about sharing her love of the ocean. Mikki is one of the top shark researchers in the world. Her work focuses on the sensory biology and ecological physiology of sharks, skates and rays. Mikki is a tireless advocate for sharks and shark habitat. She seeks to to highlight their global population decline and to frame new directions for their conservation.