Meet Our Staff
Capt. Jay Roberts
Chief Executive Officer
USCG Captain (500 ton)
PADI & SSI Instructor, EFR, React Right Instructor, Equipment Repair Technician
DAN Oxygen Provider InstructorCaptain Jay Roberts was born in Clearwater, Florida and grew up working in his father's diesel mechanic business after school. He has always loved being around the ocean. A certified instructor since 1996, he has enjoyed teaching and showing others the underwater world he loves so much. He is a graduate of Southern Arkansas University Tech in Computer Information Technology and practiced Architecture for eight years as an AIA member. He began working as the photo pro on board the Okeanos Aggressor in Cocos Island in 2002 and then went on to become Captain of the Belize Aggressor III. Jay holds a USCG 500-ton international captain’s license and resides in Augusta, Georgia with his family.
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.
Cole Watkins
Director of Marketing & Advertising
SSI Advanced Open Water & Nitrox
Cole has spent his entire life in his beloved Augusta, Georgia. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Augusta State University in 2012. During his time in Business School, Cole turned a college assignment into a reality when he opened Cole Watkins Kayak Tours in 2011. The small business operates on the weekends and is very popular with locals and tourists and has even been featured on three TV shows. The company continues to be a feel-good story for the University and led Cole to receiving the Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2022. Cole also meet his now-wife, Ashley, while attending ASU who introduced him to the world of scuba diving with Aggressor Adventures. He joined the company in 2014 and the couple wed in 2015. They now have two children named Cash & Caylee. Cole is an advanced open water scuba diver and has gotten to travel to places he never dreamed of with the company including the Maldives, Red Sea/Egypt, and many destinations in the Caribbean. He strives to receive an Iron Diver Award on every trip he does. He loves spending time with his family and friends, playing sports, coaching youth sports, and watching his Atlanta Braves & Atlanta Falcons. Cole also was one of three employees who received an Aggressor MVP Award for helping pull the company through the pandemic.
Sabine Camacho
Reservations Office Manager
SSI Open Water, Advanced
Sabine was born and raised in Munich, Germany. She joined the Aggressor Adventures® family in 2010 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. 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.
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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.
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.
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.
Ben Lowe
Multimedia Specialist
Benjamin has spent his entire life in Augusta, Georgia. He has worked in marketing and customer service for over 15 years. His career started while working in Media Services for Augusta University and from there worked for Apple in sales, M3 Agency in the digital marketing department, Recteq Grills in video marketing and joined Aggressor Adventures in January 2023. He enjoys playing the guitar, watching football, playing video games, and spending time with friends and family. He loves being an Aggressor Adventure Planner and is looking forward to learning how to scuba dive.
Richard Shurling
Director of IT & Programming
Born in the small kaolin mining town of Sandersville, Georgia, Richard began his IT career as a web design contractor, before moving into the health education sector at The Medical College of Georgia’s Department of Family Medicine, where he developed patient logging software. While in Family Medicine, he sharpened his data analysis, and database design skills working with faculty preparing publications for various journals. He joined the Aggressor team in 2016, and looks forward to new challenges in this exciting field. While he has never tried it, he also anticipates giving scuba Adventures® diving a try in the near future. When not tinkering with his various electronics projects, Richard spends his time canoeing, motorcycling and playing the guitar.
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