Summer Camp Staff
Scott Davenport, Director, has a BS in Marine Fisheries Biology from Texas A&M University. He holds multiple Recreational, Technical, and Cave Instructor ratings with SDI/TDI, PADI and NASE. He taught recreational SCUBA courses, American Academy of Underwater Sciences scientific diving course, and was the Interim Diving Safety Officer at Texas A&M University. After moving to Florida, Scott was the Program Director for a summer camp held in the British Virgin Islands that specialized in sailing, SCUBA, and marine biology aboard 50' sailing yachts. Most recently he was the founder and Director of an extremely popular SCUBA program at a Florida private school. He has over 15 years of summer camp experience and leading expeditions like these. Scott enjoys teaching people of all ages the value of safe and environmentally friendly scuba diving.
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Jennifer Davenport, Director, has a MSc in Biology from Texas A&M University and a BS in Marine Biology from Ohio University. She has over 20 years of diving experience, many of which she served as a Dive Master assisting scuba classes with children and young adults. She has over 10 years experience working with children of all ages as a gymnastics instructor and an environmental education instructor at various camps located throughout the country. For the past 10 years she has worked as an Aquatic Biologist identifying and describing species of aquatic invertebrates from both marine and freshwater systems including many of Florida's pristine springs. She enjoys exploring and hiking around Florida's springs and trails with her family.
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John Seabrook, Program Director / Assistant Instructor, has been diving for four years and holds multiple recreational and technical scuba certifications as well as his Divemaster certification. He obtained his scuba certifications under Scott Davenport while attending high school. He was Mr. Davenport’s teaching assistant and Divemaster In-Training during his senior year for multiple high school scuba classes. Additionally, he held the leadership position of Company Commander in the Navy JROTC program. John also worked as a Lifeguard and assisted with coaching younger children on his Summer League Swim Team. John swam competitively throughout his middle and high school years and has competed in club swim leagues since he was 10 years old. John and his family spend every summer boating and participating in water activities like wakeboarding and water skiing. John has his Coast Guard Boating License where he learned to sail a variety of watercraft. He is more at home in the water than out. When John is not acting as Program Director for Earth Immersion, he works at the Houston Downtown Aquarium as a diver. His commercial diving duties include general maintenance and cleaning while surrounded by sea life ranging from clownfish and stingrays to 21’ long-tooth sawfish. During the holidays you’ll see John diving in a Santa suit. At the aquarium John participates in monthly safety scenarios including drowning diver drills, simulated emergency scenarios and lifesaving techniques.
Cory Burke, Divemaster, currently attends the University of Tampa, majoring in Marine Biology and Entrepreneurship. From the Cayman Islands, Cory has been around water his whole life and has been diving since 2012. He has attained multiple recreational scuba certifications including rescue diver, most of which he attained under Scott Davenport during high school. Cory also held leadership positions in the Navy JROTC program during high school. During summers, Cory worked for the YMCA in the Cayman Islands as a camp counselor in-training, working with young children ranging from 7 to 14 years old. When not working for the YMCA during the summers, Cory and his family travel around the world experiencing many cultures and the different ways of life. Cory comes from a large family that live near each other in the islands and he is an exemplary role model for all his siblings and cousins.
Kyndal Olander, Lead Female Counselor / Divemaster, is from Brooksville, Florida and grew up on her grandfather’s cattle ranch. She began diving as a sophomore in high school. Over her four years of diving she has gained multiple scuba certifications including Divemaster, most of which were obtained under Scott Davenport. She held the leadership position of Battalion Commander in the Navy JROTC program at her high school and currently attends the United States Naval Academy majoring in Chinese with a Japanese minor. At the Naval Academy, Kyndal joined the SCUBA club and was brought on as a staff member. Kyndal works with local instructors as a Divemaster, helping to teach classes, working with divers in the pool, and leading checkout dives. Kyndal will graduate from the Naval Academy in 2021 and hopes to commission into the United States Marine Corps as a Helicopter Pilot. Kyndal has been a vegetarian for two and a half years and follows strict dietary restrictions giving her the ability and knowledge to help with meal planning.
Patrick Hales (aka Show Pony), Communications Director / Instructor, is originally from England and has lived and traveled all over the world. He has been diving since he was six years old and has completed many dives ranging from the warm tropical waters of the Florida Keys and springs, to the dark and cold waters of European quarries. Patrick holds both recreational and technical dive certifications including his Divemaster certification, which he obtained under the supervision of Scott Davenport while in high school. Patrick has spent three years learning and working with Scott Davenport as a Divemaster In-Training. He has also spent an additional year working with another Dive Instructor as a Divemaster/Teaching Assistant for his final year of high school. During high school, he held the leadership position of Battalion Commander in the Navy JROTC program. During the summer between his junior and senior year, Patrick spent a month volunteering on a remote island called Montserrat, where he carried out reef surveys for an award-winning NGO specializing in marine conservation. Patrick hails from a family rooted in diving, and has spent lots of his time exploring new avenues of diving like side-mount, drysuit, and cavern diving. When Patrick isn’t diving, he is studying physical oceanography at The University of Bangor Wales, U.K.
James Hales, Activities Director / Instructor, is originally from England and has lived all over the world. He has been diving since he was 12 years old and has logged dives in the cold murky waters of flooded quarries in England, the crystal clear warm waters of the Bahamas, and the cave systems of North Florida. He holds multiple recreational and technical certifications including his Full-Cave Certification, one of the most demanding certifications in diving. He comes from a family of scuba divers which has exposed the technicalities of diving to him from a young age. James attended high school at boarding school in Florida where he sailed small boats multiple times a week and went on scuba trips throughout his time there. He spent his last year taking his Master Diver certification under the supervision of Scott Davenport and assisted him with other dive courses. James held the leadership positions of Battalion and Band Commanders in the Navy JROTC program. James will graduate from the University College of Football Business with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Football (Soccer) Business this spring. James holds season tickets to his favorite Premier League Team, West Ham United.