Dan Stetson is the former President & CEO of The Ocean Institute in Dana Point, California. Prior to stepping down after eleven years at the helm, his vision and leadership grew the Ocean Institute into an Educational Powerhouse – inspiring nearly 100,000 students annually with 61 award-winning immersion-style learning programs ranging from maritime history to marine biology to oceanography.

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!

Dr. Chris Lowe is Director of the “Shark Lab” at California State University at Long Beach.

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. Mikki McComb Kobza is Executive Director of the OceanFirst Institute  in Boulder, Colorado.

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.