OUR PIRATE CREW
Our people represent our most valuable resource and our greatest achievements consist of providing support to the local community.
BRYAN JAHNKE
Co-owner of Black Beard Sports since inception in 2006. Army Veteran, IDC Staff Instructor and Coast Guard Captain.
GLADYS ALEMAN
Co-owner of Black Beard Sports since inception in 2006. Army Veteran, Assistant Instructor, community liaison and social media expert.
YORDI SIVERIO
Operations Manager
Started at Black Beard Sports in 2013. PADI Master Instructor, Coast Guard Master Captain.
HAILEY METZ
General Manager
Florida born, Hailey knows the salt water life. She brings extensive dive and tour experience as a PADI Divemaster and is a US Coast Guard Captain
JOSUE BERMUDEZ
Tour Guide
A native of Vieques and a guide for Black Beard Sports since 2010. Josue is the uncontested people's choice tour guide and expert on Vieques Island.
DIANNE MANIK
Retail Manager
Started at Black Beard Sports in 2009. Has Helped shape the retail footprint of Black Beard Sports at 4 different locations.
Maeve O' Connor-Bethune
Guide Extraordinerd
New Yorker and lifelong kayaker, Maeve has been running tours with Black Beard Sports since 2021. Maeve never gets tired of the bioluminescence, or getting arroz con habichuelas in Vieques
Erica Jamieson
Guide Extraordinerd
Originally from the UK, Erica grudgingly admits that she prefers the clear warm waters of the Caribbean to the North Atlantic. With Black Beard Sports since 2021, she is a snorkel and bio bay guide and is currently training as a dive instructor