Anna Velardi

Anna Velardi is originally from Virginia, graduating with a degree in Environmental Science from the University of Mary Washington. She discovered her love for marine biology while studying abroad in Bonaire, where she first learned how to dive and volunteered with a coral nursery, kickstarting her passion for ocean conservation.

Now a PADI Divemaster, her love for the ocean and adventure has taken her from the Alaska SeaLife Center to diving shipwrecks off the North Carolina Coast, and finally to the tropical reefs of Key Largo, Florida, where she works for REEF Environmental Education Foundation. Passionate about experiential education, Anna is thrilled to step back into the camp world this summer!