Julie Esty
After an unsuccessful search for two young Antiguans who were lost at sea, Julie founded the Antigua and Barbuda Search and Rescue (ABSAR) in 1997.
Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, ABSAR raised over US$500,000 in hurricane relief funds from donors around the world.
She was responsible for allocating the funds to various projects in Barbuda and Montserrat.
With university degrees in both Aeronautical Science and Marine Science, Julie has returned to her passion for marine conservation.
She is still actively involved with ABSAR’s helicopter and underwater search teams and is one of the founding Directors of ABOT.
Tim Woodward
Tim attended The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst before serving with 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards in Germany, Cyprus, Africa and UK. He learned to dive whilst in the army and went on to lead expeditions to Europe and the Middle East.
Tim left the army in 1989 and spent 25 years working for international banks in the commodity derivatives business.
In 2014 he was asked to be founding CEO of The Country Food Trust. The charity produced and distributed 2.5 million meals to those in food poverty in the UK during his tenure.
In 2022 Tim was awarded an MBE by Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for his charitable work.
Tim, and his wife Hazel, now work as marine conservation volunteers in the Caribbean for a variety of projects.
Bob Potter
Bob has been visiting the Caribbean for over 25 years, both for business and pleasure.
As founder and CEO of eSeaClear he has been able to enhance visitors’ experience when arriving by yacht by helping them speed through border formalities.
He is now looking to help maintain the extraordinary marine environment here: the main reason why we all come to visit…