OPERATION BLUE PRIDE
BOARD MEMBERS
NANCY GRODBERG
OPERATION BLUE PRIDE
DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT
OPERATION BLUE PRIDE
DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT
Nancy is the President of Operation Blue Pride. She is a Scuba Schools International Scuba Instructor, SDI Instructor and Adaptive Scuba Diver Instructor (HSA and DiveHeart Certified). She has been involved in OBP since it became active in Boston, Massachusetts in 2014. She is committed to OBP's mission and is very grateful for the support of all who have volunteered and contributed to OBP's first 10 years of operation. She is very excited about OBP's upcoming season.
A treasured photo that retired United States Senator Bob Dole was kind enough to take with Nancy at the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC.
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LEANNA LYNCH
VICE PRESIDENT & VETERAN OUTREACH COORDINATOR
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Leanna Lynch has extensive experience in Veteran outreach and support and has provided support to Operation Blue Pride leadership since her open water certification (through Operation Blue Pride) in 2019. She has made a significant contribution in educating the Veteran community about adaptive SCUBA instruction and the benefits of SCUBA that affect a Veteran's physical and mental health.
Ms. Lynch has advanced her SCUBA education and training since her initial certification. She is currently enrolled in OBP Divemaster Training which is a natural step for her as she has in prior years provided aid to SCUBA instructor(s) and Divemaster(s) to aid in the execution of a safe and successful certification of open water students. This has included servicing as deck/shore support, dive buddy, demonstrator and more.
Ms. Lynch has advanced her SCUBA education and training since her initial certification. She is currently enrolled in OBP Divemaster Training which is a natural step for her as she has in prior years provided aid to SCUBA instructor(s) and Divemaster(s) to aid in the execution of a safe and successful certification of open water students. This has included servicing as deck/shore support, dive buddy, demonstrator and more.
BRIAN LEBLANC
VICE PRESIDENT & SCUBA INSTRUCTOR
VICE PRESIDENT & SCUBA INSTRUCTOR
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Brian LeBlanc is an avid Veteran advocate and SCUBA diver. He completed his Open Water course in November 2002 and currently has 2000+ dives which includes dives in the New England Aquarium’s Giant Ocean Tank (GOT) where he volunteered as a Scientific Diver 2003-2009. In 2009 Brian became an IDEA SCUBA instructor providing instruction in Basic, Advanced, Dry Suit, and NITROX with the Veteran owned Boston SCUBA Academy. Brian began volunteering with OBP in 2020. In 2021 he converted his instructor credentials to SDI/TDI and has been affiliated Veteran owned United Divers dive shop. He teaches the Operation Blue Pride classes scheduled with United Divers and has successfully certified 40+ Veterans to date.
LAURA A. MCCALLION
OPERATION BLUE PRIDE
VICE PRESIDENT & COURSE DIRECTOR
OPERATION BLUE PRIDE
VICE PRESIDENT & COURSE DIRECTOR
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Laura is a PADI Course Director, Emergency First Response (EFR) Instructor Trainer and Adaptive Scuba Diver Instructor Trainer (DiveHeart).
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