Mary Ellen’s twenty-four year diving career focused on education and cave exploration. She was heavily involved in cave exploration throughout Florida, and joined cave exploration teams in Mexico, Lanzarote, Belize, Turks and Caicos Islands, and other states. She taught NSS-CDS cavern and cave diving courses in Florida. She is a Fellow of the National Speleological Society. Mary Ellen’s professional interests include Learning Disabilities, Adult Education and Literacy.