Meet the Crew - Sea Dwellers Dive Center
Owners
Brian & Anjelique Kelsey Our fearless leaders, Brian & Anjelique, moved to Key Largo from San Antonio in March of 2019 with the distinct honor of taking the helm of Sea Dwellers Dive Center, and eventually Paradise Island Charter. Brian is a PADI & SSI Instructor while Anjelique is a PADI and SSI Dive Master.  Brian's favorite dive site in the Keys is the USCGC Duane and Anjelique loves diving on the shallow wreck of the Benwood.  (Under Construction)  (Under Construction) |
Captains
Head Captain Doug Weaver Captain Doug was born in East Tennessee and moved to the Florida Keys to follow his passion for the ocean. He is a PADI MSDT Instructor, and Sea Dweller’s Head Captain. Doug has a vast knowledge of mechanics and electrical, and his years of experience in andon the Key Largo reefs diving has given him the knowledge of almost every dive site, so far that he could draw you a picture of the site layouts off the top of his head.In addition, Doug has experience as a trained Scuba Service Technician for both gear and air compressors, and even boasts a Tec Rec Trimix Blender certification. Doug got into diving over 11 years ago with a mountain biking friend looking for another adventure to do. Since then he has received countless instructor level certifications and has worked in multiple roles in the dive industry.  "Seeing sea turtles makes everything better" "Hearing a crackling sound underwater like Rice Krispies in a bowl of milk is the sound the reef makes" Doug's favorite Gear is: -Regulator: Aqualung Legend -BCD: Aqualung Axiom and Zuma (for travel) -Fins: Mares Volo -Mask: Dive Rite  Doug’s favorite dive sites in Key Largo: USCG Cutter Duane for wrecks, or anywhere on Molasses Reef Doug's Favorite Key Largo Marine Life: Juvenile Trunk Fish |
CAPTAIN JEFF BURR  Jeff is originally from San Diego, California, where he has spent most of his life in and on the water. He has been Freediving since he was 10 (14 years) and Scuba diving since 2017. Jeff grew up surfing, spearfishing, freediving and always wanted to scuba and finally did when he went to college and minored in Scientific Diving. When not driving the boat or guiding dives, Jeff’s favorite hobby and way to enjoy the ocean is surfing!  "My favorite part of diving is the freedom of being underwater, where I’m more comfortable than on land" "I love cold water (call me crazy)" Jeff's favorite Gear is: -Regulator: Cressi XS Compact -BCD: Dive Rite TransPac with Stainless Steel Backplate -Fins: OMS Slipstream -Mask: Cressi Frameless F1  Jeff’s favorite dive site in Key Largo: USCG Duane Jeff's Favorite Key Largo Marine Life: I love any shark! However my favorite sharks would either be the Hammerhead or Bull Shark. |
Captain Russell Dockery (Under Construction) |
Captain Rob Doyle Captain Rob has been in the Florida Keys for over 14 years! He and his wife Anya are both avid divers and sailors. They live on a sailboat and travel the world, sailing from various islands together. |
Instructors/Divemasters
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Nick Kulas - Divemaster  |
(Bio Under Construction) Nick has also been with Sea Dwellers for over 15 years! He is our Dive Master extraordinaire and jack of all trades in the water. |
| (Bio Under Construction) Rob is an SSI instructor, PADI staff instructor, and a DAN instructor who came to us all the way from Boston! Rob is a PADI MSDT and loves spending his weeks in the water, and working on many of his personal online projects. |
Rob Aussubel - Instructor |
Rocky Raby - Instructor |
(Bio Under Construction) Rocky came to the Keys to escape the frigid Colorado winters! He is both a PADI and SSI instructor, and loves to travel and dive internationally. One of his favorite places to be is under water, and truly loves spending time in Thailand when not in the Keys teaching Scuba! s our newest member to the Sea Dwellers family! |
| (Bio Under Construction) Jim has been diving since the early 90's and has been in the Keys for quite some time! He is one of our amazing PADI & SSI instructors, and is in fact our most senior employee at Sea Dwellers, having worked here as a divemaster and instructor since 1992! |
Jim Schmeiser - Instructor |
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Dive Operations Manager
JEREMY WEEKS - Dive Operations Manager |
(Bio Under Construction) Jeremy is our head instructor as well as an SSI Trainer and PADI MSDT. Jeremy has been with Sea Dwellers for over 15 years! If you have any training questions, Jeremy is your guy! |
Dive Center Manager
Carol Beck - Dive Center Manager  (Bio Under Construction) |
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