Diving with Purpose: Protecting the Future of Our Oceans
How does creativity behind the scenes help shape the future of diving, conservation, and community? 🌊🎨🤿
In Season 2, Episode 3 of Voices Beneath the Waves, host Stephanie Miele, COO of Scuba Diving International (SDI), sits down with Bonnie Toth, Women Divers Hall of Fame member, creative director, and longtime advocate whose design work and volunteer leadership have helped elevate some of the diving industry’s most important organizations.
Bonnie shares her unique journey from serving as an illustrator in the Air Force to building a successful graphic design career, and eventually dedicating her talents to the ocean world she loves. She reflects on how scuba diving changed her perspective, why she shifted from agency work to ocean-focused and nonprofit clients, and how her passion for giving back has shaped decades of service to the Women Divers Hall of Fame. From branding and visibility to scholarships, mentorship, and community-building, Bonnie offers a heartfelt look at what it means to support others with creativity, generosity, and purpose.
Episode Highlights:
🎨 A creative life in service: From Air Force illustrator to graphic designer for the dive industry.
💙 Behind the scenes impact: How Bonnie’s design work helped shape WDHOF’s visual identity and growth.
🎓 Paying it forward: Why scholarships, training grants, and mentorship matter so deeply.
🤿 Women in diving today: Bonnie’s perspective on the evolution of female visibility, leadership, and community in the sport.
☀️ Living with purpose: Her advice to follow your passion, stay positive, and make time for joy.
📢 Get Involved! Support the Women Divers Hall of Fame, a nonprofit funding scholarships, training grants, and mentorship opportunities for the next generation of divers and ocean leaders.
💬 What passion in your life has led you to give back to others? Drop your thoughts in the comments below! 👇
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