With over 20 years experience diving all over the world, Marnie Laing’s knowledge of the marine environment goes beyond books. As the Founder of Sea Elements, Marnie's work covers all aspects of interactive tours and education focused on mangroves and reefs for all ages of children and adults.

Marnie based her formal education on field research conducted in Cayman. She earned her BSc in Oceanography from the University of British Columbia and her MA in Marine Science, Education, and Policy from the University of Rhode Island. She is a PADI dive instructor and has studied, researched and taught in the Caribbean for more than 12 years.

As Education Manager for the National Trust for the Cayman Islands for five years, Marnie was responsible for the development and implementation of many new education programmes including the Coral Reef Exploration Programme and created the largest sustainable seafood program in the Caribbean, Cayman Sea Sense.

Marnie is from British Columbia, Canada and she and her husband have chosen to raise their young family amongst the mangroves and coral reefs of the Cayman Islands.

Danny Kupkowski is Owner and Operator of Sea Elements. Danny has worked in the watersports industry in the Cayman Islands for over 12 years and has captained mangrove boat tours for nearly ten years.

Danny previously owned the Cayman-based Off the Wall Divers and currently co-owns the Lobster Pot Dive Center, a 5 Star Facility.

Danny has earned a reputation for his impeccable safety record and superior customer service history. Danny is a PADI dive and first aid instructor and holds a U.S. Coast Guard Captains license and he is well known in Cayman for his knowledge of the marine environment and passion for ocean conservation.

Danny is from Georgia, USA and currently lives in the Cayman Islands with his wife and two young children.

Catherine Childs is the biologist onboard our mangrove boat tours. Catherine has a Bachelor's Degree in Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences and a Master's Degree in Environmental Science. While she is originally from Texas, Catherine has spent almost 20 years in the Caribbean. Many of those years were spent sailing throughout the islands where she learned much about island groups, their unique ecology, and their equally unique human cultures.

Catherine organized the first Earth Day Festival in the Cayman Islands and created Island Offsets, a non-profit that will allow people to offset their carbon footprint with local projects that will benefit the local community and ecosystems. When Catherine is not busy saving the planet, she can be found spoiling her two young boys. 

Danielle Bouchard is the most recent addition to our team at Sea Elements. She is joining us as a guide for the kayak mangrove tours, which is a fabulous activity to discover the uniqueness of the mangrove forests. Danielle has spent over 16 years living and working in the Cayman Islands as an educator coach and kayak tour guide.

Originally from Montreal, Canada, Danielle has a Bachelors of Education from the University of McGill. She has supplemented her formal education with extensive travel around the world, enjoying activities such as hiking in the Himalayas, to living and diving in the South Pacific. She settled in the Cayman Islands with her family in 1990.

She is a PADI-certified diver and volunteers for the Cayman Islands National Trust to assist in trail management. She is fluent in French and English.