Steven Barnett

Region:
North America
Scholar Date:
1990

Steve is currently Director of Program Management at the Health & Safety Institute and President of the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society.

After his scholarship year, he worked as an underwater photographer in the Cayman Islands – a result of one of his scholarship experiences. After a couple of years, Steve moved to North Carolina in the United States. He began working for Divers Alert Network (DAN) and because of his experience as a Scholar became DAN’s first field representative, and subsequently the Director of Marketing. After 11 years working in this field, Steve and his family moved to Oregon, where Steve became the Director of Marketing at MEDIC First Aid — a CPR and first aid training company — now part of the Health & Safety Institute. Over the years, Steve has served in a number of roles, helping to grow the company into the world’s largest privately-held emergency care training provider. Steve has been President of the Society since 2016 and has served as a board member on several occasions.

His favorite dives are the first one with his kids and diving a wall in Safaga, Egypt during his scholarship year

Current and Past Scholars :
OW-USS Past Scholars

Julie Barber

Region: North America Scholar Date: 1999 to 2000 Julie is currently the Senior Shellfish Biologist for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in the State of Washington, United States. While Julie traveled the world during her scholarship

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OW-USS Past Scholars

Myfanwy Rowlands

Region: North America Scholar Date: 2009 to 2010 Myfanwy Rowlands, 23, grew up in the gold-rush town of Nevada City, California. While many of her friends found themselves pulled to the snow sports of the nearby

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Jay Moreland

Region: North America Scholar Date: 1984 Jay Moreland, MD, has three jobs. He does full spectrum Family Practice, including obstetrics and takes care of un-insured and underinsured patients. He is a Hospice Medical Director and a

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