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)
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.
Distinctive Specialty: Base Leader Diver, Sales and Marketing for Dive Professionals.
She’s from Brazil 🇧🇷
Teaches in Portuguese, English & Spanish.
NICOLAS LEMAY
Base Leader &
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (446809)
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 is from France 🇫🇷
Teaches in French, English & Spanish.
GABRIELA LEAL
Sales Executive &
PADI Advanced Open Water 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.
Dive Instructors
ANASTASIA KALMYKOV
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (543179)
PADI Specialty Instructor: Deep, Nitrox, Wreck, Oxygen Provider, Drift & Navigator.
She’s from Canada 🇨🇦
Teaches in English, French, Russian & Hebrew.
PETER KOCKISCH
RMP Coral Restoration Instructor,
PADI IDC Staff Instructor & Tec 50 Instructor (434993)
PADI Specialty Instructor: Deep, Night, Nitrox, Naturalist, Emergency Oxygen Provider, Self-Reliant, Sidemount & Wreck.
He’s from Germany 🇩🇪
Teaches in German & English.
JASSER HERNANDEZ
RMP Lionfish Hunter Instructor & PADI Specialty Instructor (530380)
PADI Specialty Instructor: Nitrox & Wreck.
He’s from Honduras 🇭🇳
Teaches in English & Spanish.
MARCOS GOEZ
PADI IDC Staff Instructor (510015)
PADI Specialty Instructor: Deep, Nitrox, Sidemount, Full Face Mask, Scuba Meditation, Emergency Oxygen Provider & Wreck.
He’s from Colombia 🇨🇴
Teaches in Spanish & English.
LUKAS KIRCHNER
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer &
Tec Rec Instructor (376685)
PADI Specialty Instructor: Deep, Night, Adaptative Techniques, Nitrox, UW-Naturalist, Emergency Oxygen Provider, Sidemount & Wreck.
He’s from Czech Republic 🇨🇿
Teaches in Czech, Spanish & English.
LENA HAENSELMANN
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (545245)
PADI Specialty Instructor: Deep, Nitrox, Sidemount, Gas Blender, Scuba Meditation, Emergency Oxygen Provider & Wreck.
She’s from Germany 🇩🇪
Teaches in German & English.
Boat Captains
RAUL CASTRO
Head Captain
He’s from Honduras 🇭🇳
ANGEL FLORES
Boat Captain
He’s from Honduras 🇭🇳
ALEX FLORES
Boat Captain
He’s from Honduras 🇭🇳
JHOAN GARAY
Boat Captain
He’s from Honduras 🇭🇳
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.