JESSICA PULFER,
Director
Jessica began her MarineLab career in 2005 as a Marine Science Field Instructor. Now the Director of Education, she is ultimately responsible for the day to day MarineLab operations, including overseeing our dive program. (more...)

MARTHA LOIZEAUX
Assistant Director, Operations

Martha's interest in tropical marine ecology was sparked when she attended Broadreach summer programs in 1997.(more...)

SARAH EGNER,
Assistant Director, Curriculum

After a short hiatus at a school in Miami, Sarah Egner returns to MarineLab to take up new duties as our Assistant Director in charge of curriculum. (more)

CHRIS OLSTAD
Habitat Operations Director

Chris is our Habitat Operations Director but also takes a turn now and again in our MarineLab program as an instructor. Chris has been with MarineLab the longest, having started in 1985. (more...)

RYAN TRUEBLOOD
Ryan grew up in Virginia Beach, VA, where his interest in marine biology got its start. He was working as a docent for the Virginia Aquarium as young as 13! He has a BS in Marine Biology from Coastal Carolina University. While in college, Ryan took specialized courses on shark biology & behavior, ichthyology, and benthic ecology. (more)

STEPHANIE ROACH
Stephanie has a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Studio Art from Denison University, and also studied marine science at the School for Field Studies in the Turks and Caicos Islands. She was most recently employed at Newfound Harbor Marine Institute at Big Pine Key, and joined MarineLab in February 2009.

BEN KLITZKIE
Ben is the most recent addition to the MarineLab Instructor Team. He holds a BA in Outdoor Education from Warren Wilson College, but has years of experience in the marine science field. Ben comes to MarineLab from Cambria, CA, where he worked at a small up-and-coming environmental education center, doing jobs ranging from curriculum development to cooking and training new staff. He holds a NAUI Rescue Diver certification and is also a First Aid/CPR instructor.

ADAM MARTELL
Adam returns to us for a second year as a seasonal instructor! Adam has BS in Zoology from Northern Arizona University, which admittedly is pretty far from the ocean, but he studied marine ecology at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. He has worked for the Phoenix Zoo as an instructor and for the US Geological Service as a field researcher studying venomous snakes and frogs.

WILL MONTGOMERY
Will holds a BS in Marine Biology from Auburn University. He has had amazing opportunities to travel all over the world, conducting research with professors in places such as the US Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, and Jordan. He has worked for Newfound Harbor Marine Institute (Seacamp) and most recently with Odyssey Expeditions in the British Virgin Islands as a SCUBA and marine science instructor.

GINETTE HUGHES
Senior VP, Program Services
MarineLab Coordinator
Ginette has been with MarineLab almost since its inception in 1985. She joined in 1986 as the "booking secretary" and has since expanded her duties, and title, to include overseeing all Marine Resources Development Foundation operations, not just the MarineLab program. Currently, she is responsible for coordinating the day to day activities of the Foundation, including computer resources, human resources, and marketing/public relations, in addition to supervising the program development, planning, and coordination for all programs. She is also responsible for long range program planning for the Foundation, including financial forecasts and budgets. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University before earning her Bachelor's of Business degree from Florida International University. Ginette is a native of New Jersey but has been in the Keys for longer than she was in NJ. She is a diver and a racing and cruising sailor.

JOANN SMENDA, Treasurer & Business Office Manager
Ms. Smenda joined the Foundation in 1989, after a succesful 16-year tenure with AT&T in Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio. Currently Treasurer and Business Manager, her past job functions at the Foundation have included Assistant to the President as well as Coordinator of the TEEC facility in South Carolina. Currently, she is responsible for all accounting and payroll functions, expense control, employee benefits, donations, and is instrumental in the overall day to day business operations of the Foundation. JoAnn earned her AA in Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati.  A native of Cleveland, Ohio, she is an avid Indians and Browns fan.

LIZ WOOD,
Administrative Assistant
Liz joined the team in 2008. As the MarineLab administrative assistant, she is responsible for billing, collecting forms, and coordinating the cafeteria and housekeeping services needed by MarineLab programs. Liz is a native of Texas but has lived all over the West and Midwest.

DAN SHINGLEDECKER,
Director of Maintenance