Where Are They Now?
Indo Ocean Project Alumni
Many of our former interns have gone on to do amazing things:
- In the dive industry
- As project managers
- As scientific researchers
- As marine biologists
- In environmental government positions
- In postgraduate studies
Here is what just a few of these talented individuals have been up to after leaving us at Indo Ocean Project…. you all rock!
Vicky Fong – Marine Megafauna Foundation Research Assistant
Jess Miller – PADI Instructor & Marine Biologist, Maldives
Lukas Phan-Huy – PADI Instructor, Tec Diver & Researcher, New Zealand
Michaela Dudasova –
PADI & SSI Instructor & Indo Ocean Project – Chief Financial Officer
Lauren Christensen – Department of Environmental Protection, USA
Alysha Chan – Published Marine Biologist & Postgraduate Research, Australia
Elise Dixon – PADI Instructor & Former Indo Ocean Project Raja Ampat Project Co-ordinator
Selene Gaiani – Marine Biologist, PADI/SSI Instructor & Indo Ocean Project Penida Project
Giulia Pelonzi – Marine Biologist,
Baglioni Resort, Maldives
Mario Casati – Marine Biologist, PADI/SSI Instructor & Dive Manager, Maldives
Yasmin Church –
PADI Instructor, Dive Concepts, Nusa Lembongan, Bali
Alessia Tartaglia –
PADI Instructor,
Maldives
Edward Northeast –
PADI Instructor, Small Hope Bay Lodge, Bahamas
Itay Benyamini –
PADI Instructor, Raja Ampat
Anna Rose Lewis –
Project Manager, Galapagos Conservation Trust
Gloria Fumagalli –
Marine Biologist, Dubai
Amy Kluckow –
SSI / PADI Instructor, Scuba Republic, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Melissa Hadley –
PADI Instructor / Marine Biologist / Dive Shop Manager, Indonesia
Bestari Ghea Dwilo –
Postgraduate Studies Scholarship, University of Plymouth, UK
Darby Bonner – PADI Instructor, Marine Biologist & Science Writer
Ceara Wallace – PADI Instructor & Marine Biologist, Australia / NZ
Novie Bahri – PADI Instructor & SSI Instructor, Indonesia
Mariana Vergara – PADI Instructor & Cave Diver, Mexico
Mackenzie Hughes – Postgraduate Studies & Fisheries Researcher, USA
Rosie Bancroft – Marketing
Co-ordinator – Oceanic Global / Girls That Scuba Ambassador (2021)
Barny Dillarstone – CEO & Founder of Twio Giving Platform
Liz Snyder – PADI Instructor, Private Superyacht
Hallie Repeta – PhD Candidate in Marine Science, USA
Victor Albrieux – PADI Instructor & Engineer
Marjorie Dodson –
Management Consultant (Decarbonising Strategies & Technologies), USA
Mette Rosenberg Carlsen –
Marine Biologist, PADI/SSI Instructor & Indo Ocean Project Penida Project Manager
Luc Liebis – PADI Instructor, Coco Palm Resort, Maldives
Harry Stanton – PADI Instructor & Royal Navy Officer
Evan Schneider – Tec Diver, USA
Jess Newnam – SSI Instructor & Research Analyst, USA
Vera Janssen – PhD Graduate Student, Netherlands
Olivia Kitzerow – PADI & SSI Instructor, Western Australia
Charlotte Gill – Marine Ranger, Cornwall Sea Research Trust, UK
Arya Wol – Indo Ocean Project – Penida Project Community
Co-ordinator
Niamh Kelly – PADI Instructor, Bahamas
Federico Buda – Postgraduate Studies, Italy
Ryan Foster – Research Assistant, Mozambique
Isabella Rambaldini – Environment Protection Authority, Australia
Katie Sweeney – Manta Trust Intern Scholarship / Marine Biologist, Brisbane, Australia
Carlo Gargioni – Marine Biologist & Coral Research Assistant, Reefscapers, Maldives
Katie Moore – PADI Instructor, USA
Elisha Whiting – Marine Biologist, Maldives
Zak Hindley – SSI Instructor, Manta Dive Gili, Indonesia
Caitlin Orzel – PADI Instructor, Marine Biologist, Dive Shop Manager, Indonesia
Iris Schira – PADI Instructor, Curacao
Romane Moriau – Underwater Photographer, Western Australia
Rhys Woollard – PADI Instructor, Cairns, Australia
David Wende – PADI Instructor, Thailand
Prajit Timbadia – PADI Instructor, Indo Ocean Project Penida
Co-ordinator
Benjamin Graves – PADI & SSI Instructor, Indo Ocean Project
Bira Co-Manager
Jessica Graves – PADI & SSI Instructor, Indo Ocean Project
Bira Co-Manager
M. Kholil Hidayat – Indo Ocean Project Bira Research Assistant / Marine Biologist
Natasja Jansen – Unit Dive Officer EPA Dive Team, Europe
Charlotte Weldon – Aquarium Marine Biologist, UK
Letizia Pessina – PhD Candidate, Switzerland / Australia
Marlena Tavernier-Fine – PADI Instructor & Yacht Worker, USA
Anne van den Boomen – PADI & SSI Instructor, Indo Ocean Project Raja Ampat Manager
Elettra D’Amico – PADI Instructor, Italy
Michelle SeowShee Teng – PADI Instructor, Lord Howe Island, Australia
Leonard Bechem – Instructor, GaiaOne, Indonesia
Maria Paula Sidaoui – PADI Instructor, Marine Conservation Phillippines
Jack Telford – PADI Instructor, Australia
Qinthan Azzahra – Indo Ocean Project – Bira Project Marine Biologist & Co-ordinator
Gianna Paden – Marine Biologist & Reef Renewal Curacao Intern Scholarship
Demi Klerkx – Marine Biologist, Thailand












