Trent – President

Kimberly – Secretary/Treasurer

Coral Williams
Marketing/Comms
Diver – Rescue

Coral wanted to use her marketing experience & knowledge to help promote & educate about our local shipwrecks. “Many people don’t realize all the history we have in our own backyard. I love to dive these wrecks so, I should help in preserving them.”

Hugo Marques
Board Member at Large
Diver – Divemaster

Hugo is an experienced Divemaster with a deep passion for underwater exploration and conservation.  His growing interest in shipwrecks has inspired him to seek ways to protect and preserve these underwater treasures. As a committed advocate for shipwreck preservation, Hugo aims to combine his diving expertise with his passion for environmental stewardship. He is focused on promoting sustainable practices for the exploration and conservation of shipwrecks, ensuring that these unique pieces of history are preserved for future generations.

Ian Marshall
Board Member at Large
Diver – Instructor

Ian started diving in 1965 and achieved his first instructor rating in 1967. During that course he heard the term “Take only Pictures, Leave only Bubbles” for the first time and has lived by that ever since. For the next 37 years he taught 3000+ students almost all levels of diving, basic through tri-mix, became a Dive Shop owner, Charter Operator, developed a background in Commercial Diving and accumulated just over 8000 dives. In 1987 he helped place two 9500# blocks on Toronto’s Sligo and Julia B Merrill shipwrecks. In 1997 after moving to the Niagara area and witnessing a 50’ charter boat rip the railing off the Brunswick with its anchor, he and a small group of local divers (mostly NDA members) took it upon themselves to start mooring the local wrecks. In 2002 The Niagara Divers Association adopted the Lake Erie (Eastern Basin) Mooring Project and agreed to raise funds and look after the moorings. Ian became Project Chairman that year and held the position until 2022 when he retired from diving after 55 years. He actively assisted the next two Chairmen in 2023/24 and fully supported the moving of the project to SOS Niagara in 2025. He will continue to support SOS Niagara in any way he can.

John Steadman
Board Member at Large
Diver – Divemaster

My interest and passion in diving has always been shipwrecks, so of course I want to do my part to help preserve them through SOS. I love learning about the history of the ship and the circumstances that put her on the bottom, and of course – I love to dive and explore the wrecks for myself. 

Chris Foisey
Board Member at Large
Diver – Instructor

Chris Foisey is a professional Scuba Instructor in Ontario, Canada. Chris is a certified Cave Diver and Technical Decompression Diver with over 10 years of experience in educating divers and maintaining and selling scuba equipment. His adventures have taken him all over the world, including deep cold-water lakes to see 200-year-old shipwrecks in Canada, to the warm tropical waters of Egypt and descending into the dark depths of underwater caves in Florida. Chris’s adventures have also taken him to Mexico, Micronesia, Dominican Republic, Cuba, The Bahamas and multiple locations throughout the United States of America. Chis works exclusively for Dan’s Dive Shop – Canada’s Oldest PADI Facility and in 2020 he created the Modern Diver Channel where he is active on social media to share his love of diving, highlight new tips, equipment and help today’s Modern Divers to enter the world of Scuba. To keep the shipwreck preserved and divers safer, Chris has been helping with the mooring for years. When the Niagara Chapter started up, he knew he had to join.


Grace Marquez
Board Member at Large
Diver – Instructor

Grace Marquez is a scuba instructor and technical support lead at Dan’s Dive Shop with over a decade of experience introducing others to the magic of the underwater world. A certified cave and technical diver, she explores the intricate cave systems of Florida, France, and Mexico. Her passion also extends to the dramatic geology and historic shipwrecks of the Great Lakes, where she dives regularly. These wrecks have inspired her art and led her to join S.O.S. Niagara to help preserve the region’s submerged history.

Board Member At Large