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Melannie holds experience as an author, dive instructor, published marine scientist, and yoga teacher. She is passionate about inspiring connections with each other, within ourselves, and with our planet. As a triple negative breast cancer survivor diagnosed at age 35, she carries the BRCA1 gene mutation. 

Credentials

Education:

  • Master of Science in Marine Science, Hawaii Pacific University, 2013

  • Bachelor of Science in Zoology, Michigan State University, 2007

Yoga:

Diving Qualifications:

  • Freedive Instructor (trained by Nick Fazah, East Coast Divers), 2019

  • Scuba Instructor (trained by Andy Silverman, Columbus Scuba & Mark Scott, SSI ), 2018

  • Dive Instructor for PADI, SSI, SDI & PFI

  • Currently Freedive Instructor with Performance Freediving International (can teach down to 20 m)

  • Currently OWSI with Scuba Diving International (can teach through divemaster level)