Meet the Team: Wayne & Karen Brown
Meet Mr. Wayne Brown:
Hair: Red
Eyes: Blue
Brothers and Sisters: Two younger brothers and one younger sister
Pets: None
Favorite Food: Lasagna
Favorite Ice Cream: Mocha Almond Fudge
Food I won't eat: Liver
Sports: Scuba diving, snorkeling, skydiving, hang gliding, flying, downhill snow skiing, cross-country snow skiing, whitewater kayaking, sea kayaking, water skiing, horseback riding, hiking, rock climbing, spelunking, ice skating, roller skating, bike riding, racquetball, tennis, soccer, rugby
Schools Graduated from:
- Corona Sr. High School, Corona, CA
- Fullerton College, Fullerton College, Fullerton, CA
- University of California, Irvine, CA (BS - Ecology & Environmental Science)
Ocean Related Jobs:
- Disneyland submarine captain
- Scuba diving instructor
- Underwater model
- Professional underwater photographer
- Scuba diving resort operations manager (Grand Cayman Island, British West Indies; St. Lucia Island, West Indies; Tobago Island, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago)
- Onboard marine biologist for eco-tour cruise ship company Clipper Cruise Line
- Educational specialists for Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific
- Marine biology lecturer for school assemblies, libraries, museums, aquariums, scuba diving conventions
Marine Biology Research:
- Cabo Pulmo Reef Study - Baja California, Mexico
- Cozumel Reef Study, Cozumel Island- Mexico
- Russian Kuril Islands Study - Kuril Islands, Russia
- Marine Park Study - St. Lucia Island, West Indies
Years I've Been Scuba Diving: 28 years
Places I've been scuba diving or snorkeling:
- PACIFIC OCEAN: coastal Southern California; California Channel Islands; Monterey Bay; Baja California, Mexico
- SEA OF CORTEZ: Baja California, Mexico
- CARRIBEAN SEA: Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico; Cozumel, Mexico; Belize Barrier Reef, Belize; Roatan Island, Honduras; Curaçao; Bonaire; St. Lucia; Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Union Island; Bequia; Martinique, Barbados; St. Kitts; Puerto Rico; US Virgin Islands; British Virgin Islands; Jamaica; Grand Cayman; Cayman Brac; Little Cayman
- ATLANTIC OCEAN: southern Florida; Florida Keys; Turks & Caicos; the Silver Bank; Bahamas (Nassau, Long Island, San Salvador)
-MEDITERANEAN SEA: Les Isles des Embiez, France
- IONIAN SEA: Corfu, Greece
- ADRIATIC SEA: Southern coast Yugoslavia
- RED SEA: Gulf of Eilat, Israel; Ras Mohammed, Egypt
- OHOSTK SEA: Russian Kuril Islands, Russia
- INDIAN OCEAN: Dangerous Reef, Sibsey Island, South Australia, Australia
- CORAL SEA: Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
- OTHER PLACES: Lake Perris, California; Florida (lakes, rivers, springs); English Channel, France; Switzerland (lake), inside active volcanic crater, Yankich Island, Russian Kuril Islands, Russia.
Meet Mrs. Karen Brown:
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Brothers and Sisters: Two younger sister and one older brother
Pets: None
Sports: Scuba diving, snorkeling, downhill snow skiing, cross-country snow skiing, sea kayaking, horseback riding, hiking, rock climbing, spelunking, ice skating, roller skating, bike riding, aerobics
Favorite Food: Ravioli
Favorite Ice Cream: Chocolate
Food I won't eat: Liver
Schools Graduated from:
- Daniel Hand High School, Madison, CT
- Wells College, Aurora, NY (BA - Sociology)
Ocean Related Jobs:
- Life guard
- Scuba diving instructor
- Underwater model
- Professional underwater photographer
- Scuba diving resort operations assistant manager (St. Lucia, West Indies and Tobago, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago)
- Onboard marine biologist for eco-tour cruise ship company Clipper Cruise Line
- Educational specialist for Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific
- Marine biology lecturer for school assemblies, libraries, museums, aquariums, scuba diving conventions
Years I've Been Scuba Diving: 19 years
Places I've been scuba diving or snorkeling:
- PACIFIC OCEAN: coastal Southern California; California Channel Islands
- SEA OF CORTEZ: Baja California, Mexico
- CARRIBEAN SEA: Belize Barrier Reef, Belize; Roatan Island, Honduras; Curaçao; Bonaire; St. Lucia; Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Union Island; Bequia; Martinique, Barbados; St. Kitts; Puerto Rico; US Virgin Islands; British Virgin Islands; Jamaica; Grand Cayman
- ATLANTIC OCEAN: Florida Keys; Turks & Caicos; the Silver Bank; Bahamas (Nassau, Long Island, San Salvador)
- INDIAN OCEAN: Dangerous Reef, Sibsey Island, South Australia, Australia
- CORAL SEA: Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
- OTHER PLACES: Florida (rivers, springs)