Shelagh began her diving career at the age of 15 as part of a school trip to Belize with a group from Essex High School. She grew up in South Hero enjoying all aspects of the lake and diving fit right into her love for nature and sport. After years of “vacation diving”, she decided to take a career break and went to the Philippines to complete her Divemaster certification. While working at Evolution Diving in Malapascua, she had the opportunity to do a lot of really exciting diving including diving with thresher sharks, technical diving to deep WWII wrecks, and her favorite muck diving (looking for small creatures in the sand!). While in Asia, Shelagh enjoyed diving the north shore of Bali, Sipidan, and of course her favorite spot – the Philippines! She became an instructor in 2013 and while she knows being a divemaster is the good life, she loves teaching her students how to have fun and be safe while diving! Shelagh looks for any excuse to get in the water. When Shelagh wants to get away, she looks to northern Florida for cave diving, otherwise known as her happy place.