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Captains “Monk” & Kathryn Daniel | Kris Kordyzon | Nat-Nat | Angie Cowan | Sasha Bouis | Tara Chaille | Colin Jones | Nicole Whalen | Jacob Jax | Stephanie | Staff References
SeaTrek was founded with a commitment to have a summer at sea program like no other. We hire the best sailing, diving, and biology instructors available. Every student receives personal instruction through every aspect of the voyage from raising the sails to tying up your hammock at night. Our staff is highly motivated to ensure you get the most out of your time with us.
SeaTrek offers tropical adventure programs for high school and college aged students. Voyages revolve around hands-on sailing, scuba diving, and marine biology explorations. All of our educational experiences are designed for adventure, growth and fun. No experience is necessary. Most previous sailing adventure students have never sailed or scuba dived before.
We offer three-week adventures at five different levels, Trek 1-Trek 5, exploring the island chain above and below. While learning to scuba dive you will also be lead by our onboard naturalist and biologist on a variety of experiences. Our team of scuba instructors are the best in the industry with years of experience teaching and guiding all over the world.
Open yourself to a new experience... join us as we trace the voyages of early day adventurers and discover a new you!
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Monk and Kat bring a wealth of knowledge of the sea, scuba diving and youth education to SeaTrek. Both hold United States Coast Guard 100ton Masters Licenses and are both Instructor Trainers for the National Association of Underwater Instructors, CPR/1st Aid Instructors, and Divers Alert Network (DAN) Oxygen First Aid Instructors.
Captain Monk has over 20 years of experience on Live-aboard dive vessels, having worked in the Bahamas, the US and British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Honduras, Mexico, Florida, Australia, Costa Rica and Hawaii. He has developed and directed several school age diving programs in conjunction with Texas A&M University and San Jacinto College. Monk worked extensively with Texas A&M's Biology Department and The Flower Gardens National Marine Sanctuary as a research diver and dive supervisor.
Captain Kat has a BS in Physical Geography from the University of Michigan where she is presently continuing her education in pursuit of a teaching certificate in Earth Science. She is our resident expert on island formation and geology, our Photo Pro and a bit of a historian. She is an avid sailor, having several years of experience with world-class live-aboard dive vessels and working in the Great Lakes, Florida, Mexico, the British Virgin Islands and Hawaii.
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Senior staff member, Kris has a great love for the outdoors and anything to do with the water. He enjoys hunting, fishing, camping, hiking and most of all, scuba diving and sailing. Kris enjoys teaching students about life onboard boats and below the surface. He earned a BA in Physical and Health Education from SVSU in Saginaw, Michigan. He also spent 4 years as a member of the football team at SVSU. Kris is an essential part of SeaTrek's year-round activities included marketing and program preparation for the upcoming summers. He holds a United States Coast Guard 50ton OUPV License. As a NAUI Instructor Kris brings many years of scuba diving and boating experience from the Great Lakes, Florida, Mexico and the British Virgin Islands
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Nathalie Morison, aka "Nat-Nat", was with SeaTrek as a student for 2 years before coming onboard as a staff member. She hails from Mont Vernon, NH. Nat-Nat has a passion for invertebrates and for showing prospective young biologist the underwater world.
She enjoys sailing, scuba diving, playing Lacrosse and Rowing, and in her spare time she is working towards her US Coast Guard Captains License. An avid world traveler she speaks French, Spanish and dabbles in Latin. Nat-Nat is a NAUI Instructor and an integral part of our Marine Science Program
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Another corn-loving Midwestern Hoosier. Angie grew up in a small town in Indiana. There she first discovered her affinity for nature, wildlife, and conservation. After high school she was ready to spread her wings ands ee the world. She attended Colorado State University and received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. As an undergraduate, Angie spent three semesters studying abroad and taking marine-related field courses in Australia and Belize. That's when the mysteriousness and wonder of the ocean and its creatures captivated her and became the focus of her career.
As a marine science educator, she has worked for the Pacific Whale Foundation (Maui) and the Ocean Institute (Southern California) as an instructor, boat program technician, and curriculum developer. In 2004 she earned her Science Education Credential and Master of Arts in Teaching (U. of California-Irvine) and taught integrated science and marine ecology in Southern California. Angie is currently pursuing her Masters degree in earth and environmental science (Indiana University) with a focus on water quality and algal ecology. In 2010 Angie worked with National Geographic Education to design and implement ocean-based biology curriculum in high schools throughout the country. Her hobbies are many—hiking, yoga, cooking, reading, playing sports, learning new things, and playing in the ocean of course! Her greatest passions are learning and sharing the wonders of the ocean with others.
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Sasha began sailing in New York when he was six. He learned from his father in the marshy wetlands on the south shore of Long Island. Sasha honed his skills sailing for MIT on the Muddy Charles, in Boston Harbor, and at colleges across the northeastern United States. He is an ASA Sailing Instructor as well as a USCG 100-ton Master Captain. Sasha was instrumental in developing new talent as the college team grew in size and increased in national ranking. After college, Sasha returned to New York City and resumed sailing with his father. Sasha loves to teach sailing because he enjoys sharing the fun and skill of this ancient art.
The boats Sasha has sailed include the Laser, Tech Dinghy, Hobie 16, 420, 470, Flying Junior, Rhodes 19, J/22, J/24, J/105, and several larger cruising sailboats and catamarans including a Catalina 47 and a 51' custom built catamaran. When not sailing, Sasha enjoys surfing, ice hockey, bicycling, and kite flying. He used to develop custom analytic software for a financial company on Wall Street but decided to spend the winter surfing and sailing in Puerto Rico instead.
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Tara comes to us as our first Indiana girl! Born and raised a Hoosier, she graduated for Indiana University and is out to find her niche in the great world of education. She loves introducing others to new experiences and has found many opportunities to do just that as she heads up the water sports program for another summer. She began skiing at the ripe age of four and has fared well in competitions throughout her college career, her personal best on the course being 22'off at 34mph.
During the off season from SeaTrek Tara keeps busy working in the areas of alternative and special education and volunteering with the local youth leadership academy. She also enjoys being on the water as much as possible, rock climbing, spelunking, and cooking!
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Colin aka "Farva Hawk" a NAUI Instructor and EMT comes to us from sunny California. In the off-season he works and plays in the South Pacific mostly around Palau and the Philippines. Colin is well traveled and has many worldly stories to tell. Quick with a joke and always a smile on his face Colin takes care of our little bumps and bruises. He plans to one day open his own dive/travel company "Colin Scuba"...has a nice ring:):
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Originally from Maryland, Nicole moved to sunny Florida seven years ago and ended up falling in love with the ocean. Nicole is a NAUI Dive Master and currently attends New College of Florida where she is able to incorporate foreign languages, marine biology, Latin American studies, and foreign policy into an "International & Area of Studies" major. What she loves best about Sea Trek is unplugging from the real world and spending time getting to explore and learn the marine environment with campers and fellow staff. She is a big fan of learning, traveling, dark chocolate, corny jokes, marine fish and other marine fauna (especially bioluminescence!) In her spare time, Nicole enjoys sailing for her school's sailing team, cooking, riding her bike, being outdoors, and playing scrabble.
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Jacob Jax aka the Magic Man comes to us from sunny Philadelphia. Jacob has been entertaining us at SeaTrek for 4 years now as a student so we decided to hire him! He brings years of 8 years of professional expertise to our program as a world class entertainer. He is an avid music fan and often manages to go back stage at his favorite concerts to get his picture taken with the stars.
Jacob travels the country to the delight of his fans constantly amazing them with his talent. He is for hire from September to May when he isn't on program. You can check out his bookings at www.jacobjax.com.
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Stephanie joins us from Palm City, FL. She has a degree is Biology from Rollins College. Stephanie plans to attend Crummer Business School in the fall to pursue a graduate degree in International Development and Public Health. She loves traveling and learning about other cultures (always striving to become fluent in Spanish) Stephanie has a love for learning about the ocean and really enjoys sharing her passion with students. In her free time she like to go to the beach, hike, participate in water sports, run, and play tennis.
I have known Capt. Monk personally and professionally for 12 years. He has been teaching and working with young adults as a leader and mentor for as long as I have known him. He is well liked by his students and does an incredible job of teaching...
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Ralph has been affiliated with research and conservation efforts at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary... since 1988. As a professional, he is unfailing in his abilities on the deck and underwater. One of his strengths is to overcome obstacles, and challenging logistics. His demeanor allows him to work easily with a variety of personalities
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I have known Captain Monk Daniel as both a business associate and a friend for more than fifteen years. Monk is a bright and personable individual. Captain Monk is a people oriented person who brings knowledge, experience, and leadership skills to all he does. I cannot say enough good things about him.
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I have on many occasions worked with Monk in the teaching of scuba classes. His ability to work with students and to assist them in learning the skills as been on many occasions a help to me. I have a number of times used skills that I have learned from him in order to work with my own students and helped them to better enjoy the scuba experience.
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I have known and worked with Ralph Daniel for fifteen years. It is without hesitation that I highly recommend him for any position in the diving industry. Over the time I've known him, Ralph has been highly involved in every aspect of recreational diving, from training students and instructors to captaining live-aboard yachts.
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