Beyond The Reef gets by with a little help from the following ...
Meet the Team
Chris Juredin
Chris Juredin
Chris Juredin
Founder
Beyond The Reef
Chris is originally from South Africa, but has lived in the BVI for nearly 25 years and owns local companies Commercial Dive Services and We Be Divin'.
Commercial Dive Services (CDS) has been instrumental in the clean up and salvage of hurricane damaged boats after the devastation caused to the marine sector from Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. Chris also leads CDS on a daily basis in numerous government and private underwater engineering projects as well doing beach reclamation, bathymetric surveys, pipeline installation, underwater welding, chase calls and ship husbandry.
Chris was heavily involved in the 2017 "Kodiak Queen" artificial reef project and is passionate about continuing BVI's Art Reef through Beyond The Reefs latest projects. Chris is not only Beyond The Reefs founder, but also its main financial contributor.
When he isnt sinking ships for fun or salvaging ships for work, Chris can be found diving and exploring the BVI waters.
Kendyl Berna
Chris Juredin
Chris Juredin
Founder
Beyond The Reef
Kendyl studied Environmental Science with an emphasis in Ecology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. While in college, she took a semester off to work at Discovery Channel and realized that she loved the media side of environmental science and the outreach that it could have. From here, she began her career in documentary filmmaking, particularly specializing in nature, marine, adventure and wildlife and producing shows for networks such as Netflix, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, A&E and others.
While producing a marine-based show for Travel Channel in the British Virgin Islands she met Chris Juredin and his team at Commercial Dive Services. Two years and two Category-5 hurricanes later, they teamed up to create Beyond The Reef. Kendyl handles the creative side while Chris handles the logistics and engineering of actually building and sinking a ship.
Margy Church
Margy Church
Margy Church
Secretary &
Ghost Gear team leader
Margy is a Scuba and freediving instructor from South Africa with a love for the ocean and passion for marine conservation! She moved to the BVI in early 2021 and has worked with Beyond The Reef since on SCTLD treatment, shark research, whale research and ghost gear ever since.
She leads our Ghost Gear and Coastal Clean Up projects and events which have become increasingly popular throughout the community while also acting as board member and Secretary for Beyond The Reef.
Alton Bertie
Margy Church
Margy Church
Photographer/Diver
Even though Alton was born and raised in the British Virgin Islands, it was only several years ago that he learned how to swim.
Once he got a taste of the underwater world however he couldn't be stopped and has gone on to make scuba diving and underwater photography his primary passions. As a result, he works with Beyond The Reef on all projects including SCTLD treatment, shark research and whale research.
In addition to being a physical asset to the team, Alton is also a huge spokesperson for getting Caribbean people involved in the ocean and marine conservation.
The whole team at Commercial Dive Services BVI
These guys are hardcore!
A huge THANK YOU to all of the following people who helped make this project possible.
BVI
Dion
Bobby Hodge
Ashley Ritter
From Earth Echo:
Philippe Cousteau
Ashlan Cousteau
Mia DeMezza
Marine Biologist:
Kyla Van Maanen
From Commercial Dive Services:
John Unico
Glen Paul
Laura Arton
Kit Arton
Rey Ectoban
Reynus
Arnold Simbulas
Ryan Laonde
Froncois Botha
Juan G
Elmar Bosman
Dennis Haggerty
Shirley Juredin
Wayne Palmer
Akil Turnbull
Cuffy
Bush
Emmanuelle
Skull Molder:
Larry Berna
Colin Hanson & Leah Randall
In memory of all souls who remain at sea...
Our Lead Partner
Commercial Dive Services
"Providing solutions to your underwater problems"
Commercial Dive Services is a BVI based commercial scuba diving, salvage, beach and coral reclamation company. Commercial Dive Services was a partner and major contributor in the building and sinking of the world renowned artificial reef site, the Kodiak Queen in 2017.
Beyond The Reef relies on Commercial Dive for their extensive knowledge in this field as well as their generous aid in working to create aquatic habitats and the ocean non profits that facilitate this.
Additional Partners
We Be Divin'
We Be Divin' invites you to join our one of a kind 26 ft. custom made Newton dive boat "Atlantis".
Leave the dock at a time that suits you, visit the different islands, SCUBA dive, swim, snorkel, or just laze in the sun, our itineraries are completely tailored around your group, and we LOVE WRECK DIVING.
EarthEcho International
EarthEcho International is a nonprofit organization founded on the belief that youth have the power to change our planet. Established by siblings Philippe and Alexandra Cousteau in honor of their father Philippe Cousteau Sr., and grandfather legendary explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, our mission is to inspire young people worldwide to act now for a sustainable future.
Secret Samurai Productions
Secret Samurai Productions
"What if Play were our greatest superpower?"
Secret Samurai Productions is an Engagement Art production team. We design and produce audacious experiences that connect people more deeply to themselves, each other, and the world around them.
Secret Samurai was a key partner in the BVI Art Reef (aka: Kodiak Queen), the first in a series of "fantasy" dive sites and rehabilitation zones we aim to install throughout the British Virgin Islands and beyond, in partnership with our friends at Commercial Dive Services. Our vision is to attract, entertain & engage masses in a way that stimulates unity and positive change, and act as a beacon for what we can accomplish when we come together in friendship to solve the biggest challenges we face today.
https://www.secretsamuraiproductions.com/
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