Marina has over thirteen years of experience in aquatics and programming, including as a city special event coordinator for the Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation Department. Marina brings her enduring passion for aquatics and enhancing the local community to her role as the general manager at Pelican Bay Aquatic Center in Edmond, Oklahoma. The center features a 12,500 foot pool, an open flume water slide, a tube water slide and a separate spray playground.

In this position, Marina leads all components of daily operations for the seasonal water park. She ensures that best practices are implemented in the areas of business development, staff development, risk mitigation, programming, and marketing and branding.

Additionally, Marina attended Texas Tech University and is a certified aquatics facility operator and lifeguard instructor for the American Red Cross.