Lea started diving when she first moved close to the coast after college. She learned technical and rebreather diving on the chilly shipwrecks of New England. During her certification course in
2016, she was thrilled to realize that cave diving was basically like being an astronaut. Soon
after, she relocated to central Florida to be closer to her dive hobby.
Lea joined KUR in 2019 and began assisting on projects in the big deep caves. Her favorite
cave is Twin Dees with its massive cobalt rooms. She also enjoys supporting her teammates by
hauling gear on exploration at Deep Salt, Madison, and P3.