Casey McKinlay is a renowned aquatic explorer with more than 20 years of active research and discovery experience. Casey is currently responsible for directing all operations for the Woodville Karst Plain Project (WKPP) which is the most active and successful cave diving exploratory project in the world with more than one hundred members. Casey serves on the GUE Board of Directors, is a fellow of the Explorers Club and serves as an advisor to the Wakulla Springs Water Quality Working Group and Unit Management Planning Committee, promoting responsible use, study and protection relevant to water quality issues.

Casey’s professional experience includes various positions within JC Penney-Eckerd Corporation, a Fortune 100 company, from 1997-2004 and his current position as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Halcyon Manufacturing, Inc.; directing daily operations and strategic planning. Casey received an MBA in 1997 at Florida State University and a BS in finance in 1991 at the University of Central Florida.