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Divemaster · Technical diver · NYC local diver

Dive with confidence, dive with Jess.

Guided dives, purposeful skills practice and a welcoming GUE community, from Lake Hydra to the wrecks off New York and New Jersey.

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  • PADI Divemaster
  • GUE Technical Diver
  • Rescue Diver
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Who Jess dives with

Diving that meets you where you are

Wherever you are in your diving, you’ll have a patient guide who cares about doing it right.

New & returning divers

Recently certified, or been a while? Rebuild your skills and confidence with a guide who explains everything and never rushes you.

GUE divers

GUE certified, apprenticing or studying under a GUE instructor, or finished Elements at Evolution Scuba? Practice with fellow GUE divers between courses.

Instructors

Running a course? Get an experienced, insured assistant to support you in the pool and open water.

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Ways to dive with Jess

From a refresher at Lake Hydra to a guided wreck dive off New York and New Jersey.

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A young Jess with her mom, Shawn, on a sailboat in South Florida
Jess and her mom, Shawn, on the boat in South Florida.

Meet Jess

Raised on a boat, happiest underwater

Jess grew up on a boat in South Florida, raised by her mom, Shawn: a licensed yacht captain, commercial able seaman and master diver who gave her a lifelong love of the ocean.

Today she’s dived in 14 countries and regions, always with safety and skill first.

Read Jess’s story

Safety first, always

Qualified, insured and properly prepared

Dive certifications
16
Countries & regions dived
14
CPR/AED & First Aid
Current
Liability insurance
DAN

Every guided dive includes

Jess’s qualifications
  1. Safety and site briefing
  2. Dive & emergency plan
  3. Equipment check
  4. Underwater navigation
  5. Post-dive debrief

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What’s waiting down there

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Common questions

Ready when you are

Everything you need to dive with confidence.

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How does Jess build safety into every dive?

Diving carries risk, and nothing eliminates it entirely. Safety is a shared job.

Your part:
• dive within your training and experience
• be medically fit, and answer the Diver Medical form honestly
• check your own gear, and monitor your own air, depth and limits
• follow the plan, stay with your buddy, and end the dive if anything feels wrong

Jess’s part: a safety and site briefing, a dive and emergency plan, an equipment check and a debrief on every guided dive. Jess is a Rescue Diver, oxygen provider and CPR/First Aid certified, and carries DAN insurance. See her qualifications.

How do I get back in the water after a break?

Pick the way back that suits you:
• Dive Refresher Session: rebuild your skills with a briefing, a skills session (12 in-water skills, including buoyancy control) and a guided dive
• Guided Dive + Skills: ease back in with a guided dive day, practicing the skills you want to work on

DAN’s Return to Diving Safely guide is also worth a read.

What are GUE Community Days?

Launching in the 2027 dive season: a Lake Hydra dive day on the first Saturday of every month during the season, where up to 4 GUE divers come together to practice skills and stay sharp. It’s free, and open to GUE-certified divers, divers apprenticing or studying under a GUE instructor, and divers who have completed Elements at Evolution Scuba. You’ll need active dive insurance, and you pay for your own Lake Hydra ticket, rentals and gas. See the details.

How do I book?

Every service and price is on the Services page, from free GUE Community Days to guided local wreck dives. Choose Book now on the service you want, tell Jess when you’d like to go, and she’ll reply personally within 24 hours to confirm. Not sure which to pick? Ask Jess.

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