Anne was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska where she froze solid for the first 18 years of her life. At the age of 17 she traveled to Australia to learn about diving in a more forgiving environment, and fell in love. Anne had always been passionate about marine biology, but diving took that passion and gave it real substance. 

She became an AAUS scientific diver in 2011 and has since been a scientific diver with five universities providing diving support for various research projects. She has worked on everything from seagrass ecosystem structure in Florida to community succession in kelp beds in Prince William Sound, Alaska.  In 2012 Anne conducted diving based research at Shannon Point Marine Lab in Washington on restoring the endangered pinto abalone population. After graduating from University of Alaska Southeast with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Communications Anne was an intern with the Reef Environmental Education Foundation(REEF). REEF is a “grass-roots organization that seeks to conserve marine ecosystems by educating, enlisting and enabling divers and other marine enthusiasts to become active ocean stewards and citizen scientists.” 

Next Anne became a PADI divemaster and she works part time as a divemaster to fund her Masters Degree at Alaska Pacific University. Anne is studying the behavior and body patterns of Octopus cyanea. She hopes that a quantitative approach towards body pattern research will provide new insights into such a fascinating creature. 

Once she graduates Anne hopes to pursue a career that marries science and diving. She would like to become a researcher at an university or an aquarium. Anne is so grateful for the opportunities afforded to her by her predecessors and she hopes to pave the way for the next generation of young scientists.