Meet Our Staff
Wayne Brown
Owner & CEO
SSI INSTRUCTOR TRAINER
PADI STAFF INSTRUCTORAir Force veteran Wayne Brown and his family are passionate adventurers and explorers. Wayne is a hands on owner and is committed to providing personalized, exceptional customer service on every Aggressor adventure. From every department and every location around the world, you will experience first class service and adventure. Wayne is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors for Sea of Change Foundation and a Director of the Oceans For Youth Foundation. Wayne is also a member of the Explorers Club and a winner of 5 Telly awards. He is an avid photographer/videographer and spends much of his time on the many Aggressor destinations. He and his family reside in Augusta, Georgia.
Larry Speaker
Vice President
OperationsSSI Instructor Trainer and PADI Instructor
Growing up as a competitive swimmer was only a matter of time until the "scuba bug" bit Larry. After landing his first real job, it was an easy decision that his first vacation was a scuba certification trip. Twelve months after that first trip, Larry became an instructor, and soon scuba and adventure travel became his full-time career. Larry has certified more divers during his career than he can remember, managed and trained instructional and retail staff, was a professional travel agent and group leader. He also launched a software company for retail dive stores and worked in marketing, advertising, and IT for a large land-based dive resort. Larry earned his MBA specializing in International Business, where he met his wife, Cari. Larry is Vice President of Operations for Aggressor Adventures® and lives in Miami with his wife and two Jack Russel terriers.
Anne Hasson
Vice President - Reservations, Advertising & Marketing
NAUI Divemaster
Anne manages the Reservation Office, Marketing & Advertising Department & Reseller Program at Aggressor Adventures®. She is an inductee into the Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) and the SSI Platinum Pro5000 Diver Program, and is on the Board of Directors for the Sea of Change Foundation. She is an avid photographer and spends her free time photographing and loves gardening, boating, and traveling. She resides in Naples, Florida.
Capt. Tom Gebhardt
Groups & Agents Sales Manager
MCA Captain (200 ton)
NAUI, SDI, TDI, SSI InstructorTom holds a 200 ton Yacht Master License, worked as a Captain for 20 years, 9 of them on the Cayman Aggressor. He is a certified Scuba Instructor for four national certification agencies and is fluent in English, German, Spanish, Swedish and Portuguese. Tom originated from Norrtalje, Sweden where he graduated from Rodenskolan College then went on to spend 8 years in sales in Spain and Portugal. He is responsible for managing the reseller program for USA and International tour operators, dive stores and travel agents, leading fam trips, managing trade and consumer dive shows as well as contributing to the fleet's social media. He spends much of the year traveling and working dive travel shows in Germany, France, Canada, USA, Spain, Asia and leading familiarization trips on Aggressor Liveaboards yachts.
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Bob Thompson
Manager, Aggressor Detours
Bob Thompson was born and raised in Cincinnati Ohio and moved to the warmer climates of the south in 1993. Bob has been in the travel industry for 35 years. In 1997 he earned his Certified Travel Counselor designation from the Institute of Certified Travel Agents in Wellesley Massachusetts. Bob has worked both with the Airlines and in travel agencies doing corporate and leisure travel. When not at work he is a golf enthusiast and loves riding his Harley Davidson. He is also a huge Ohio State Buckeye fan!
Bob specialized in travel to Red Sea, Nile Queen, Palau, Indonesia and Raja Ampat.
Samantha Whitcraft
Director Conservation & Outreach
PADI Dive Master
NAUI Scuba InstructorSamantha Whitcraft is Director of Conservation & Outreach for Aggressor Adventures® and Executive Director of the Sea of Change Foundation, Aggressor’s official conservation partner, a 501c3 nonprofit charity. Samantha’s work includes developing the company’s award-winning GREEN THE FLEET® sustainability program and creating the conservation grants and outreach programs at the Foundation. Over the past 30 years, as a marine conservation biologist, Samantha has worked from the field, lab, and office to protect the oceans’ ecosystems. Researching biodiversity, sustainable fisheries, and the illegal wildlife trade has taken her to the Amazon with National Geographic, to the Mesoamerican reef with NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program, and to some of the most remote islands of the Pacific to develop citizen science and sustainable ecotourism while promoting ocean literacy. She has produced award-winning short environmental films and researched/reported on the impacts of the illegal wildlife trade in China. Samantha has served on the Water Resources Advisory Commission for the South Florida Water Management District, on the Sanctuary Advisory Council of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, and the board of the New England Aquarium’s Beach Teach Program.
Samantha graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor’s in Natural Science focusing on marine conservation biology and earned her Masters of Marine Affairs and Policy at the University of Miami. She has taught formally at Miami Dade College and the University of Hawaii about environmental ethics, traditional ecological knowledge, and coral reef ecosystems.
Ms. Whitcraft is widely recognized as a leader in the field of marine conservation. After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, she was recognized by the U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA Fisheries with a national award for exceptional service in response to the disaster. Whitcraft was also one of twenty women selected for the Women’s Environmental Leaders Forum – Miami with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, principal environmental advisor to the President. She is an SSI Platinum Pro 5000 Diver, recognized by the scuba diving industry as an “elite water explorer”, the recipient of DEMA’s 2020 Wavemaker Award; she was Scuba Diving Magazine’s featured Sea Hero in May 2021, and she was inducted to the Women Divers Hall of Fame in 2024.
Samantha is an avid photographer and published nature writer living in her restored tiny house on a sustainable tree farm while raising her two beloved, rescue dogs – Daisy & Nugget.
Sabine Camacho
Adventure Planner
SSI Open Water, Advanced
Sabine was born and raised in Munich, Germany where she lived half her life before moving to Augusta, Georgia. She joined the Aggressor Adventures® family ten years ago as a travel planner. She learned to scuba dive through a local dive shop in Augusta then completed her certification aboard the Turks & Caicos Aggressor II. She fell in love with diving and was immediately hooked. Her son took interest by doing his senior project on ocean pollution, got scuba certified and started his career in the Navy. He also loves to scuba dive and joins her when he can. Sabine enjoys gardening, cooking, loves the outdoors and the ocean. She has traveled with the Bahamas Aggressor, Okeanos Aggressor II in Costa Rica, Jardines Aggressor I in Cuba, Maldives Aggressor II, and to the Aggressor Safari Lodge in Sri Lanka and can’t wait for her next Aggressor adventure.
Suzanne Liverett
Adventure Planner
Suzanne has lived most of her life in Augusta, Georgia. Prior to becoming an Aggressor Travel Planner, Suzanne worked in the newspaper advertising business for 20 years. She loves to spend time with her family and friends, read, do puzzles, boating and spending time in the mountains. She looks forward to traveling to Aggressor destinations and becoming a certified scuba diver.
Megan White
Adventure Planner
Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, Megan loves her Georgia roots. She resides in Martinez, Georgia with her husband, two sons, and two dogs. She received her Associate’s Degree in General Studies at East Georgia College in 2010. Megan got her first taste for adventure while in Cancun, Mexico on her honeymoon. She is looking forward to expanding her travel (adventure) horizons and one day becoming scuba certified with Aggressor Adventures. Other interests include family time, food, music, boating, obstacle races, and frequent trips to Savannah, GA.
Zoe El Beialy
Adventure Planner
Zoe is originally from the United Kingdom and spent the last 6 years living in Egypt. Prior to becoming an Aggressor Travel Planner, Zoe worked on an Aggressor liveaboard in the Red Sea as a dive professional for 5 years with her husband. Her passion is scuba diving and travel and she loves to share that with others. In Zoe's spare time she loves to dive around the world with her husband and spend time with her family. She looks forward to her next Aggressor Adventure.
Jennifer Burditt
Adventure Planner
.I was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia. I have lived in SC, NC, and AK but Augusta seems to always call me home to be with my family. I did some college for Early Childhood Education but changed career paths and acquired my dental assistant certification. My husband’s name is Ryan and we have been together for 5 years. We both went to Greenbrier High School together but did not start dating until we were older. I have 2 nieces who are my entire world, their names are Lily and Lana. I have 5 dogs and 1 cat and have always been a huge animal lover. I’m passionate about animal rescue, traveling, and being outside in nature. I am hoping to include scuba in that category in the near future! My hobbies include reading, gardening, swimming, and snuggly naps with my fur babies. I could not be more thrilled to be part of the Aggressor Adventures family, and I will be going on an Aggressor excursion as soon as I can!
