A person wearing a wetsuit and snorkel gear taking a selfie underwater with dolphins swimming nearby.

Amelia Haydamack - President

3rd Year

Major: Biology (BA), Certificate in Technology Management

Favorite Sea Animal: Orcas! But it changes every week :)

  • Open water certified freshman year

  • From Santa Clarita Valley, and a graduate of the Valencia Medical Science Academy

  • Member of the Burkepile Community Ecology Laboratory, where we study the trophic ecology of herbivorous fishes on coral reefs

  • Coolest dive experience was getting hugged by a harbor seal!

  • Hobbies include skateboarding, freediving, club soccer, camping, and reading

  • Stoked for an amazing year!

A woman scuba diving underwater with two dolphins, wearing a wetsuit, mask, and snorkel, holding a camera.
A person is underwater near a seal, which is very close to their leg, in a kelp forest with seaweed.
A young woman with braided hair, smiling and holding a red starfish while kneeling on rocks near the water at the beach.
A woman is standing on rocks between canyon walls, holding a rope, with a girl seen in the background. They are near a body of water inside a narrow gorge.
A woman standing on a beach with a colorful inflatable ring around her neck, smiling and holding sea urchins in each hand. There are various items on a picnic table nearby, with palm trees and a cloudy sky in the background.