After completing her PADI Open water course at the age of 14, Ali developed a passion for marine life. She later took a gap year & completed her divemaster course in Sabah, which led her to fall in love with the region. Ali went on to graduate from the University of Plymouth with a BSc (Hons) in Marine Biology and Coastal Ecology. Since then she has spent the last 15 years working for SJ and volunteering with SJ SEAS since its founding in 2011, completing her reef check certification, numerous under water surveys and outreach programmes and is now our go-to person in Kota Kinabalu for SJ SEAS.