Meet Roatan Divers Team
Our team of experienced instructors and exceptional captains takes pride in delivering top-quality service with a personal touch. Multilingual, knowledgeable, and genuinely caring, they are the perfect team to guide you into the enchanting world of scuba diving in Roatan!
We teach in English, Spanish, German, Czech, Portuguese and French.
Office Team
FERNANDA PAIVA
General Manager,
PADI TecRec Instructor &
Course Director (310066)
She's from Brazil 🇧🇷 and brings a unique and powerful blend to the dive industry: extensive business expertise paired with top-tier leadership in dive education. Her true passion lies in professional-level training and technical diving.
PADI Instructor Trainer: Nitrox, Sidemount, Deep, Search & Recovery, UW Navigator, Drift, Wreck, Night, Emergency Oxygen Provider & AWARE Shark Conservation.
PADI Specialty Instructor: Dive Against Debris, Digital UW Photographer, UW Videographer, Adaptative Techniques, Self-Reliant & Gas Blender.
PADI Distinctive Specialties: Base Leader Diver, Sales and Marketing for Dive Professionals.
Teaches in Portuguese, English & Spanish.
GABRIELA LEAL
Assistant Manager &
PADI Rescue Diver.
She’s from Brazil 🇧🇷 and passionate about adventure and exploration. Fluent in Portuguese, English, French, and Spanish, she excels at building connections and bringing a strong work ethic to every RD project. An avid diver, she combines creativity, expertise, and enthusiasm in both her professional and adventurous pursuits.
Speaks Portuguese, English, French & Spanish.
NICOLAS LEMAY
Base Leader &
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (446809)
He’s from France 🇫🇷
PADI Specialty Instructor: Nitrox, Night, Aware Shark Conservation, Wreck, Emergency Oxygen Provider, Deep, Search & Recovery.
Distinctive Specialty: Base Leader Diver, Sales and Marketing for Dive Professionals.
He’s from France 🇫🇷
Teaches in French, English & Spanish.
CATALINA ROCHA
Sales Executive &
PADI Rescue Diver.
She’s from Argentina 🇦🇷
Speaks English & Spanish.
Dive Instructors
ANASTASIA KALMYKOV
RMP Lionfish Hunter Instructor &
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (543179)
PADI Specialty Instructor: Deep, Nitrox, Wreck, Oxygen Provider, Drift & Navigator.
She’s from Canada 🇨🇦 and teaches in English, French, Russian & Hebrew.
PETER KOCKISCH
RMP Coral Restoration Instructor,
PADI Master Instructor &
Tec 50 Instructor (434993)
PADI Specialty Instructor: Deep, Night, Nitrox, Naturalist, Emergency Oxygen Provider, Self-Reliant, Underwater Navigator, Sidemount & Wreck.
PADI Distinctive Specialties: Caribbean Lionfish Control
He’s from Germany 🇩🇪 and teaches in German & English.
YVONNE LYNCH
PADI Specialty Instructor (335283)
Originally from London, Yvonne Lynch is a seasoned PADI Dive Instructor with experience in Australia, Indonesia, and Brunei. For the past eight years, she’s called Roatan home, developing deep knowledge of its reefs. With a background in travel and education, Yvonne brings a unique, supportive teaching style that helps divers thrive. She’s driven by the magic of diving, where every dive offers a new surprise beneath the surface.
PADI Specialty Instructor: Deep, Wreck, Underater Navigator, Nitrox, Drift, Digital Underwater Photography & Boat Diver.
He’s from England 🇬🇧 and teaches in English.
LUKAS KIRCHNER
PADI IDC Staff Instructor &
Tec Rec Instructor (376685)
PADI Specialty Instructor: Deep, Night, Adaptative Techniques, Nitrox, UW-Naturalist, Emergency Oxygen Provider, Sidemount & Wreck.
He’s from Czech Republic 🇨🇿 and teaches in Czech, Spanish & English.
DANI RACHMANN
PADI Specialty Instructor (548914)
PADI Specialty Instructor: Emergency Oxygen Provider, Deep, Nitrox, Sidemount, Dry Suit & Underwater Navigator .
She’s from United States 🇺🇸 and teaches in English.
Boat Captains
RAUL CASTRO
Head Captain
He’s from Honduras 🇭🇳 and speaks spanish and english.
At 26 years old, he already has 10 years of experience as a boat captain. What he enjoys most about his role is taking guests to remote dive sites, far from the dive center. On his days off, he loves going fishing, especially when it ends with a fresh, delicious ceviche, and he never misses the chance to enjoy a beautiful sunset.
ANGEL FLORES
Boat Captain
He’s from Honduras 🇭🇳 and speaks spanish and english.
He is 23 years old and has 8 years of experience as a boat captain. In his free time, he enjoys diving, fishing, and exploring the beauty of Utila and the Cayos Cochinos. He’s passionate about sports like football, basketball, and BMX cycling. He also loves music, reading, and swimming, just to name a few of his interests.
ALEX FLORES
Boat Captain
He’s from Honduras 🇭🇳 and speaks spanish and english.
He is 21 years old and has 8 years of experience as a boat captain. On his days off, he enjoys spending time with his family, fishing, and doing other outdoor activities.
JHOAN GARAY
Boat Captain
He’s from Honduras 🇭🇳 and speaks spanish and english.
He is 22 years old and has 5 years of experience as a boat captain. Diving has completely transformed his life. Don’t wait any longer, come dive with us!
Ever thought about joining the thousands of PADI Instructors who teach around the world?
Roatan Divers is a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center, meaning we teach divers how to become PADI Instructors and train them to work as a PADI Professional. We work with a variety of divers from new, to Advanced, or even Divemaster level to help them reach their goal of working the dive and tourism industry.
If you have ever thought about making the ocean your office, please send us a note and we'd be happy to chat with you about taking the leap and changing your life in an amazing way. We all did it!
Reserve Online
For your convenience, we have made it easy for you to schedule dives through our website.
Please note that it is best to confirm your reservation prior to arrival to confirm availability.