Dive Staff

Welcome to CAYMAN BRAC BEACH Resort

Reef Divers Staff Members Focus on Dive Safety and Enjoyment

It takes someone with very special qualities to be a Reef Divers staff member. We often review more than 100 job applications to find one great match. We look for individuals who are passionate about taking care of our guests and the marine environment, and are focused on ensuring diver safety. They must be able to make it a great day for every diver in their care.

These Reef Divers Pros will care for you on your next visit to Cayman Brac Beach Resort.

Joe CBBR

Joe

Divers Manager Joe is originally from Michigan and grew up in Georgia. He learned to dive in Puerto Rico while serving in the US Navy in 1997. Joe immediately fell in love with the sport and began his journey as a dive professional. After owning and operating a stateside dive shop for a few years, he found there was a much better place to do that kind of work and ventured down to the Cayman Islands. He loves exploring the underwater world with the rEvo rebreather as it brings him to a Zen-like state watching the creatures of the sea live their lives as he floats by.

Michigan

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Barbie from Wingham, Ontario, Canada, began diving when she was 17 – and a lady NEVER gives away her age by telling you what year that was. She found the idea of diving appealing as an adventure sport, which it certainly was in Lake Huron where she gained her experience. Barbie especially enjoys mornings on the coral reefs, looking for unusual fish behaviors not often seen. And she was honored by the Cayman Islands Tourism Association for being the Watersports’ Employee of 2019.

Ontario, Canada

Team Member

Frankie comes from Bungay, England, and made her first dive in 2004. She got certified so she could help collect data while working with a coral reef restoration project in Fiji. Frankie loves teaching scuba – especially seeing divers’ faces the moment they “get it” and fall in love with the underwater world. If she could, she would teach the entire world to dive just to make everyone happier.

Bungay, England

Jim

Jim

Jim started diving in Nov 97 while working for the NJ State Aquarium as the IT Manager. Once he saw divers in the shark exhibit, he was hooked! (Ask about his shark tooth collection) Jim’s diving experiences include NJ shipwrecks, a WWII German sub in NC, the Florida Keys, the kelp forest off CA and almost every island in the Caribbean. In 28 years of diving, Jim owned a dive shop for 14 years, logged over 2000 dives, issued more than 1500 student certifications and earned the Instructor Trainer title of PADI Course Director. Jim loves night dives, so be sure to sign up!

NJ, USA

Stephen Reef Divers

Stephen hails from the Great White North, aka Canada.

If he isn’t underwater using his superpower of taking a full tank and making it empty (no less than 500psi of course) he is on the surface telling tales and sharing his passion for underwater adventures. He also enjoys getting his hands dirty while keeping the boats shipshape.

Canada

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Jon

Jon, from Bilbao, Spain, began diving in 2006 on the north coast of Spain, where the water is cold & murky. There he taught diving until one day he decided to head for warmth. He loves to teach scuba, being on the boat and early morning diving… but he would like it even more if he didn’t have to wake up so early.

Bilbao, Spain

Arno Rensburg

Meet Arno, the South African ocean mammal at Cayman Brac Reef Divers! With over 10 years of diving experience, he’s pretty much part fish by now. Always happy and up for anything, Arno has a knack for making every dive an adventure – whether he’s teaching or hanging out with sharks (and yes, he’s survived the Sardine Run multiple times). Featured on South African TV and in newspapers, he’s got the ocean knowledge and the stories to prove it.

South Africa

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Sheryl is from Tillsonburg Ontario, Canada. If she could grow gills she would, as water, warm or cold, is her element. Although she prefers warm water diving. Since 2010, she has been sharing her love for diving with all she meets and is most happy when her family joins her for a dive.

Canada

Cat Fotherby

Cat

Born and raised in the world of diving, Cat’s first dive was at 7, thanks to her parents, both diving instructors (guess you could say it runs in the family!). With a master’s degree in marine biology, she’s always excited to identify reef creatures and fish with you.

Official Mermaid

Jess

Jess started diving in Grand Cayman in 2017 with her husband, Ben. They have since dived worldwide. In 2022, she interned at Indo Ocean Project in Sulawesi, leading to a job where she teaches marine research and conservation to trainee divemasters. After nearly two years in Indonesia, they worked on diving around Ireland’s west coast before joining Reef Divers.

Currently, Jess is studying Geography and Environmental Science while also making time for her passion for dance.

Wales, UK

Ben

Ben

Ben started diving in Grand Cayman in 2017 and has since explored various locations worldwide, including Fiji and New Zealand. He became co-manager and instructor at a research organization in Indonesia before spending a summer in Ireland and arriving in Cayman Brac in November 2025. His wife, Jess, has always accompanied him as a co-manager, dive buddy, or fellow instructor.

Fun fact, Ben holds a PhD in classical music from the University of Cambridge, where he taught composition and orchestration.

England, UK

Oz

Oz

Oz is from Turkey’s picturesque west coast. He discovered scuba diving in 2009 during a summer vacation and was soon offered a job in the industry. Since then, he’s been happily submerged ever since.

Oz has taught in stunning dive spots like Komodo, Raja Ampat, the Maldives, and now Cayman Brac. He loves pelagic encounters and has befriended bull sharks, hammerheads, tiger sharks, and manta rays. Intense currents and drift dives are his favorite diving challenges.

Izmir, Turkey