KML Staff Photos and Bios

Cindy Lewis

Cindy Lewis is the lead Marine Scientist at Keys Marine Lab. She is also KML’s Unit Dive Safety Officer and responsible for over-seeing AAUS dive activities at the lab. She holds her NAUI Dive Master certification and US Coast Guard Marine Merchant Credential (OUPV). Cindy received her Bachelor’s of Science at Cornell University with a major in Animal Science. She earned her Master’s of Science at the State University of New York at Buffalo with Dr. Mary Alice Coffroth, studying coral-algal symbiosis and coral reproduction in the Florida Keys. Prior to joining the staff at KML in February 2008, Cindy was a marine research biologist for FWC Fish & Wildlife Research Institute at their South Florida Regional Lab in Marathon, studying the impact of lobster trap movement on marine habitats.

Trevor Luna

Trevor Luna joined the KML team as a Biological Scientist for FWC in December of 2011. He is a graduate of Rollins College, Winter Park, FL with a Bachelors of Arts in Biology, and served as a research assistant with Dr. Kathryn Sutherland on genetic profiling of coral reef pathogens in Elkhorn Corals (Acropora palmata). Trevor spent 2 years in Zambia, Africa with the U.S. Peace Corps working as an Aquaculture Extension Agent promoting rural Tilapia culture. Trevor is an avid boater, diver, fisherman and hunter.

Dave Norman is a member of KML’s ever-important facilities maintenance and marine mechanics staff. Dave has been a resident of the Florida Keys since 2000, raising his family and operating as a commercial fisherman. He joined the KML team in August 2007 and brings a wealth of skills and boat repair experience. He too is able to assist with boat trips for the lab.

Bill Ferrell

Bill Ferrell joined the KML staff in August 2008. His duties include facilities maintenance and marine mechanics. Bill is also a certified dive instructor and licensed ocean operator of motor vessels to 100 tons. He is always ready to assist as an additional boat captain and AAUS research diver for KML. Bill has been a resident of the Florida Keys for 30 years and owner of a local dive center for 17 years, so he brings a wealth of local knowledge and expertise to the KML team.