Meet The Team
Welcome to Green Divers. Our team includes experienced PADI instructors, friendly dive masters, and a dedicated boat crew who genuinely love what they do.
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We’re here to make your dive day safe, relaxed, and enjoyable from the moment you arrive.
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With a mix of local knowledge, patience, and a real passion for the ocean, we support every diver—whether it’s your first time in the water or your next adventure underwater. We’re excited to share our favourite dive sites with you and look forward to welcoming you on board.
Liz Pirie
Owner & PADI Master Instructor
Name: Elizabeth (Liz) Pirie
Years working in diving: 5 years
Favorite Dive Site: Stavronikita - I love deep dives, and I love wrecks
Coolest Encounter in Barbados: I love how playful the stingrays in Carlisle Bay are. I could spend an entire dive hanging out with them.
How you got into diving: I took a marine biology course in high school that included scuba certification. I became a dive pro when I moved to Barbados and discovered how amazing the diving is here.
Biggest pet peeve in diving: People who claim they don't pee in their wetsuits.
Favourite thing about guiding/teaching: Sharing my love for the underwater world with others.
PADI #455877
Ellie Smith
Owner & PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
Name: Ellie
Years working in diving: 16 years of fun diving and then 3 years pro.
Favourite Dive Site: The Stav!
Coolest Encounter in Barbados: There was at one point a biiig grouper who lived deep inside the Stav, I saw him a couple of times and I started to think I was imagining him until I got someone else to see him as well!
How you got into diving: I was travelling in Tanzania and a friend of mine and I thought, why not try it!
Biggest pet peeve: People who don't listen to briefings.
Favourite thing about guiding/teaching: Helping people break through any fears they may have of the "big unknown."
PADI #534068
Kiera Bloom
Manager & PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
Name: Kiera
Years working in diving: 10
Favorite Dive Site: Carlisle Bay
Coolest Encounter (in Barbados): Humpback Whale, mum and calf.
How you got into diving: Former competitive synchronized (artistic) swimmer, lifeguard and swim instructor. I've been trying to live underwater my whole life.
Biggest pet peeve (dive related): divers who touch/kick/trample on coral.
Favourite thing about guiding/teaching: The look in a new diver's eyes when they finally feel comfortable and their energy shifts from nervous to excited.
PADI #392090
Roger White
Boat Captain & PADI Divemaster
Name: Roger (aka Bajan Aquaman!)
Years working in diving: 26 years
Favourite Dive Site: Northern Coast of Barbados
Coolest Encounter in Barbados: Whale shark, Tiger Shark, & Manta Rays
How you got into diving: I was snorkeling and saw a friend of mine diving and decided I need to try it!
Biggest pet peeve: Divers who talk to talk but can't walk the walk.
Favourite thing about guiding/teaching: Helping individuals conquer their fears of going underwater.
PADI #194595
Pierre Lovell
Boat Captain
Name: Pierre
Years working in diving: 16
Favorite Dive Site: Carlisle Bay
Coolest Encounter (in Barbados): Manta Ray
How you got into diving: My Uncle taught me to swim and I'd see scuba divers at the beach all the time. I learned how to drive a boat and started working for a dive shop.
Biggest pet peeve (dive related): Divers who preach but don't practise [safe diving].
Favourite thing about guiding/teaching: I love meeting new people with like-minded interests.
Kioja Ceromain
PADI Divemaster
Name: Kioja (kiki) Ceromain
Years working in diving: 5 years
Favorite Dive Site: Pieces of Eight / Bright ledge
Coolest Encounter in Barbados: I saw a lobster and turtle about the length of me while diving.
How you got into diving: Watching divers head out while I was learning how to swim (when I was young) peaked my interest!
Biggest pet peeve (dive related): Someone racing ahead of the group like it's a competition to get the furthest. You discover more when you take your time!
Favourite thing about guiding/teaching: Being able to show someone the world that I love from a different point of view
PADI #559592
Shivanand Hardyal
PADI Staff Instructor and Freedive Instructor
Name: Shivanand (Shiv)
Years working in diving: 13 years
Favorite Dive Site: I do not have a favorite dive site however I do enjoy doing dives that are off-the-beaten-track , I live for the rugged, remote spots that the average diver never sees!
Coolest Encounter in Barbados: My most memorable moment was encountering a Manta Ray that had some fishing line with hooks that was cutting into its right wing/fin. Luckily when we encounterd the creature it was swimming in loops feeding on plankton. I was able to get close a cut the line off while it fed, freeing the animal and watching it swim away unencumbered, was a powerful reminder of why we do what we do.
How you got into diving: I fell in love with the ocean as a young child, completely captivated by National Geographic. Watching those explorers on screen sparked a lifelong obsession with the unknown, eventually leading me to master the breathing techniques and skills needed to explore the deep myself.
Biggest pet peeve in diving: I don't really have one but. However I have seen some questionable decisions. For example divers trying to get a selfie with a barracuda, seemingly forgetting that barracudas don't always appreciate the "good side."
Favourite thing about guiding/teaching: Helping nervous students overcome their fears by teaching them the techniques and skills necessary to help them relax and find comfort to allow them to enjoy ou amazing underwater world.
PADI #339903
William (Mac) Mchenry
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
Name: Mac
Years working in diving: 1
Favorite Dive Site: Stavronikita
Coolest Encounter in Barbados: All the Turtles!
How you got into diving: Love of being under the water. Former Marine Reconnaissance Officer. Tech Diver.
Biggest pet peeve (dive related): no pre dive buddy checks.
Favourite thing about guiding/teaching: Giving new divers the tools to explore 2/3rds of the planet.
PADI #565535
Aaron Kirton
Operational Support
Name: Aaron
Years working in the dive industry: 3
Favorite Dive Site: Fork Reef
Coolest Encounter in Barbados: Sleepy hiding nurse sharks
How you got into diving: Forced to by Liz!
Biggest pet peeve (dive related): People who dont follow the boat captains instructions on the boat. Safety first!