Susan Copelas has been a pioneer in women’s diving, youth outreach and environmental protection throughout her 44 years of diving. By founding her own independent scuba instruction business, Dive The World Adventures, she has introduced and educated over 2000 of tomorrow’s leaders in the sport of scuba diving. She has also pushed the boundaries of diving, becoming the first female scuba diver in previously-uncharted waters as part of the first expedition retracing Sir Earnest Shackleton’s 1914 trip to the Antarctic in 2005. Not content with merely observing, she’s partnered with numerous global organizations to lead underwater fish surveys, reef reconstruction and protection, and environmental advocacy efforts. She continues to actively work on creating innovative kids scuba programming, publish articles on diving, and volunteering with charitable missions organizations to give back to the local communities surrounding diving ecosystems including spear heading Celebrate Women Divers Day