Kim Ensign 

Favorite Dive Destination

Hands down — being spoiled aboard The Arenui while diving the Komodo Islands, Indonesia with MDS. It was also my first liveaboard. So much eye candy!

Closely followed by Raja Ampat, Lembeh/Manado, and Dumaguete in the Philippines.

My favorite places in the Caribbean are Cuba, St. Thomas, and Bonaire.

Diving Timeline

  • 9/2014 — Open Water

  • 12/2019 — Divemaster

  • In Progress — Assistant Instructor

  • 3/2016 — REEF Member

  • 3/2021 — MABAS 41 Search, Rescue & Recovery — Hudson Fire Department

  • 12/2025 — MABAS 33 Search, Rescue & Recovery — El Paso Fire Department

Fun Facts

  • Self-designated Fish & Nudibranch Paparazzi

  • First Female Diver MABAS 41

  • Deputy Coroner, McLean County (since 6/2023)

  • Owner & Operator of Adorn Nail Boutique (est. January 2000)

  • Worked 8 seasons backstage at New York Fashion Week

  • B.S. in Biology & Chemistry, Illinois State University (2002)

  • Dog mom to two Morkies — Asia and Marina

  • I have quite a collection of Carnivorous plants (over 200 species). They remind me of coral! 

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