The Board of Directors for the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame consists of eight members of the international diving community. By virtue of their position on the Board, all members have a vested interest in the scuba diving community, but several serve on the Board as ex officio members, as a result of their appointment to positions within the Cayman Islands diving industry. These positions are; the Cayman Islands Minister of Tourism; President, Cayman Islands National Watersports Association; and President, Cayman Islands Watersports Operators Association. Adding to the scope of the Board, the President of the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association, the international trade association for the diving industry, also serves on the Board in an ex officio capacity. Ex Officio members serve for a time that coincides with their term to their appointed position.
The remaining members of the Board consist of individuals who have made a significant contribution to scuba diving. Appointed Board members serve for a term of three years. After serving a complete term, the Board of Directors may re-appoint the member for an additional term of two years. HONORABLE CHARLES E. CLIFFORD, JP
Minister of Tourism, Environment, Investment and Commerce
The Honorable Charles E. Clifford, Jr. is the second elected member for the District of Bodden Town and was elected to Cabinet in 2005 as Minister of Tourism, Environment, Investment and Commerce for the Cayman Islands. He is a longstanding and well-respected member of the community, with over twenty-five years of service to the Cayman Islands. Mr. Clifford’s career began in the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, attaining the position of ‘Chief Inspector of the Police Administration.’ In 1997, Mr. Clifford was appointed Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism. In 2001, he was appointed Permanent Secretary and in 2004 he resigned from the civil service.
CAPTAIN CHARLES “CHUCKIE” EBANKS
Black Princess Cruises; President, Cayman National Watersports Association
Born in West Bay, Grand Cayman to a family of ‘old salts’ (seamen), Captain Charles ‘Chuckie’ Ebanks has been involved in the Cayman Islands tourism industry for most of his career. Years ago he perfected the art of custom-building fishing rods, which eventually led him into the watersports business. Since the mid-1980s, Capt. ‘Chuckie’ has owned and operated a watersports company, Black Princess Cruises, specializing in fishing and snorkeling.
RODNEY McDOWALL Operations Manager, Red Sail Sports
Born in South Australia, Rod was a high school teacher who turned to the underwater world for his career choice. He moved to the Cayman Islands in 1982 for a dive instructor position on Grand Cayman. After travels abroad he returned and managed Surfside Watersports for three years, and also held the position of President of the Cayman Islands Watersports Operators Association. He is now Operations Manager for Red Sail Sports, and currently represents the Cayman Islands Tourism Association on the Board of Directors.
LESLIE LEANEY
Past President, Historical Diving Society U.S.A.
A diver since 1969, Leslie was a diving officer for BSAC Special Branch in Singapore, a co-founder of the Historical Diving Society-U.S.A. and founder of Historical Diver Magazine. His articles on diving history are published world-wide. Leslie is a consultant on diving history and has lectured extensively on the subject. He is past president of the American Historical Diving Society, Editor of Historical Diving Magazine, a Director of the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences, an honorary lifetime member of the Historical Diving Society and a Trustee and Advisory Board Member of Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.
TOM INGRAM
Executive Director of DEMA
Tom Ingram has more than twenty-five years experience working in diving education and marketing, and currently serves as Executive Director of the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association. He was first employed by Barry University in Miami, Florida. As a faculty member and department head, Ingram developed, implemented and ran the first four-year degree program directly connected to the recreational diving industry. Ingram holds a Masters degree in Marketing and Management. He has also served as instructor trainer and course director for both NAUI and PADI.
AL HORNSBY
President, DEMA
Al Hornsby joined PADI in 1978, where he spent twenty years as a senior executive, and served on the Executive Management Committee and Board of Directors. He later joined Skin Diver Magazine and rose to Group Publisher. He is now Vice President, Legal Affairs for PADI Worldwide. Al has served on the DEMA Board of Directors for five years, currently as President. Additionally, he has served on the Boards of Ocean Futures and the Earth Communications Office. He is a long-time professional photographer and author of numerous magazine articles and a book, This is the Caribbean.
CARL ROESSLER
Retired owner of See & Sea Travel Services, Inc.
Carl Roessler brings thirty-fiver years of international diving experience to the Board. During 1969-72 Carl lived in the Caribbean and hosted many dive groups in Bonaire and Curacao. From 1972-97, Carl was based in San Francisco. His firm, See & Sea Travel, Inc., developed live-aboard diving cruises to remote tropical destinations around the world. In seven books and many magazine articles, Carl championed using live-aboards to dive remote, pristine reefs far from any shore facility. Carl personally led the very first live-aboard cruises to now-famous diving meccas such as Belize, the Galapagos, Australia’s Coral Sea, Fiji, The Maldives, the Sudan, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, the Whale Sharks of Ningaloo Reef, and the Great White Sharks of South Australia.
TY SAWYER
Editor-in-Chief, Sport Diver Magazine
Ty Sawyer is the current Editor-in-Chief of Sport Diver Magazine. Prior to that, Sawyer worked as Editor of Skin Diver Magazine and, for a brief time, Discover Diving. Sawyer has been directly involved in the dive publishing industry for nearly fifteen years, and a diver for nearly twenty-five years. He has published more than five hundred articles. He is also the Editorial Director of Islands Magazine. A Fellow National member of the renowned Explorer’s Club, Sawyer’s travels and diving have taken him to more than eighty-five countries around the world. In addition to scuba diving related articles, Sawyer’s award-winning writing and photography have appeared in a wide variety of publications. | 
