Erika Bergman

A lifelong storyteller turned submersible pilot Erika Bergman is a passionate ocean explorer and curator of OpenExplorer.com. She is a National Geographic Explorer and has led expeditions in the Arctic, Central America, Cuba, and Oceania using manned submersibles and remotely operated vehicles. She studied chemical oceanography at the University of Washington while working as a diesel engineer aboard the tall ship S/V Lady Washington and a steam ship engineer aboard the S/S Virginia V. She has now turned her career as a submarine and remotely operated vehicle pilot into an international engineering and exploration curriculum. She aims to inspire enthusiasm for ocean awareness using these exciting inner space vehicles.