Who We Are

The PIMS Scientific Diving Program is managed by the Center Director and Diving Safety Officer with oversight and advising from a Diving Control Board (DCB). The members of the Dive Control Board collectively have decades of experience in undersea medicine, advanced technologies, and scientific/exploration diving. The PIMS DCB includes the following:

• Dr. John Marr, Center Director, DCB Chairman, Perry Institute for Marine Science
• Dr. Craig Dahlgren, Senior Research Scientist, Perry Institute for Marine Science
• Mr. Hector Cruz-Lopez, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
• Mr. Patrick Pitts, US Fish and Wildlife Service
• Dr. Thomas Bailey, Mueller Center-Indian River Community College
• Dr. Frank Cook- Palm Beach Orthopaedic Institute
• Dr. Dan Marelli, Florida State University
• Dr. Gregory Meekin, Center for Head and Neck Medicine
• Mr. Tom Mount, International Association for Nitrox and Technical Diving
• Mr. Juan Romero, National Marine Aquarium
• Mr. Dick Rutkowski, Hyperbarics International