Public Speaking APPEARANCES and topics

Would you like me to take you on one of my adventures?

Would you like me to take you on one of my adventures?

During my 40 plus years of exploring the underwater world, I believe I’ve witnessed a thing or two while accumulating a few interesting stories along the way. And with camera in hand, I’ve captured some amazing images to help tell an amusing or fascinating story or speak on some thought-provoking topics. Below are the topics I can offer as presentations to clubs, groups or organizations along with a list of upcoming and recent past speaking appearances. If you would like to inquire about having me speak on one of these subjects, please send me a message through my contact page and I will contact you to discuss details.

Presentation Topics:

  • Aquatic Life: Oysters Reefs / Sharks / Jellyfish / Fish Identification in Freshwater, Mid-Atlantic or Tropical Atlantic / Aquatic Life in Maryland in Freshwater, Chesapeake Bay or Atlantic Ocean

  • Environmental Issues: Artificial Reefs and Reef Balls / Zebra Mussels and Other Invasive Species / Why We Need Freshwater Mussels and Eels / The Role Oysters Play in a Healthy Chesapeake Bay

  • Scuba Diving: Dive Planning / Wreck Diving Off the Mid-Atlantic Coast / Local Freshwater Dive Sites / Shore Diving in New England

  • Streams, Rivers and Bay: Deer Creek / Gunpowder Falls / Susquehanna River / Chesapeake Bay

  • Dive Travel: The Bahamas Islands / The Galapagos Islands / Fiji / Palau / Dominica / Bonaire / The Philippines

  • Photography: Nature and Landscape Photography / Digital Underwater Photography / Photographing In Local Waters / Closeup and Macro Photography

Upcoming Speaking Appearances:

Check back for more upcoming Speaking Appearances

Past Speaking Appearances:

Osher Lifelong Learning at Johns Hopkin University - April 20, 2021at 1:00 PM.

  • Marine Projects and Underwater Photography as part of the Spring 2021 Series “The Air, Earth, and Water Around Us”

Patowmack Divers Dive Club - April 7, 2021 at 8:00 PM.

  • Zebra Mussels and Other Invasive Species at 10:00 AM in room 301. Learn about the pros and cons of zebra mussels, how divers can prevent spreading damaging invasive species to our local waterways and the role we can play as divers in reporting non-native invaders.

Marshy Point Nature Center, Monthly Guest Lecture Series - April 21, 2020 at 7:30 PM. Here is a link for more for details on the presentation. GunPowderRiver.pdf

  • Aquatic Life in the Gunpowder River - Explore the aquatic wildlife that inhabits the Gunpowder Falls and journey through its varied landscapes as it flows from its rugged headwaters to its brackish stretches that feed into our Chesapeake Bay.

Undersea Journeys Photo Show - March 14, 2020 at Oregon Ridge Nature Center. - I’m giving 2 presentation at the photo show. Here is a link for more for details on the event. Undersea Journeys 2020.pdf

  • Hidden in Plain Sight - Many animals in the underwater world spend their lives hidden in plain sight. Masters of camouflage and disguise, how do they do it? A little knowledge and a keen eye can help bring them into focus.

  • Philippines, Center of Biodiversity - Considered the center of the center of marine biodiversity, the Philippines have something for every diver. From critters tiny to huge and odd to beautiful, see why you’ll want to add this diving destination to the top of your bucket list.

DC Dive Show - February 22, 2020  at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in DC - I’m giving 2 presentation at the show. Visit the DC Dive Show website for location and ticket information. https://dcdiveshow.com

  • Zebra Mussels and Other Invasive Species at 10:00 AM in room 301. Learn about the pros and cons of zebra mussels, how divers can prevent spreading damaging invasive species to our local waterways and the role we can play as divers in reporting non-native invaders.

  • Swimming with Blue Sharks and other Pelagics off the Coast of Rhode Island at 1:00 in room 306. Discover what it is like to be in the water with blue sharks and all the other interesting creatures that drift or swim by like ocean sunfish, dolphins and mako sharks to name just a few all while drifting in the Gulf Stream 30 miles off the Rhode Island coast.

DC Dive Show - February 22 & 23, 2019  at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in DC. Visit the DC Dive Show website for location and ticket information. https://dcdiveshow.com

  • Set Free Your Inner Adventurer - Most recreational divers take up diving for one of two reasons, vacation or adventure. While our Mid-Atlantic region may not be a popular dive vacation destination it is a great place to set your inner adventurer free. Local underwater explorer, Michael Eversmier, will wet your appetite to a diverse array of adventures. There is something for everyone from snorkeler to advanced diver and warm water diver to dry suit diver. Swim with sharks. Snorkel down a lazy river. Explore a shipwreck. Harvest a seafood dinner. Photograph interesting critters. Hunt for cool artifacts. Or, boldly go where few or no one has before. Your next diving adventure awaits and it may be closer then you think.

Baltimore & DC Dive Show - January 18 & 19, 2018  at the Radisson Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore - I’m giving 2 presentation at the show. Visit the Baltimore/DC Dive Show website for location and ticket information. https://dcdiveshow.com

  • Aquatic Life of the Mid-Atlantic, See What You May Be Missing

  • Taking Underwater Photographs in Mid-Atlantic Waters