Krista Laforest grew up in Quincy, Massachusetts, and attributes her love of diving to her time as the 2017 Boston Sea Rovers’ Intern. After graduating with a Bachelor’s in Marine Biology, Krista interned with the Coral Restoration Foundation in Key Largo. She outplanted hundreds of corals, monitored them to determine survivorship and growth, and managed coral spawning. During the summer of 2021, Krista was Our World Underwater Scholarship Society’s AAUS Mitchell Intern, and studied the relationship between parrotfish and algae on the reefs of Bonaire. Currently, Krista is pursuing her Masters degree at Nova Southeastern University, researching coral reproduction and larval ecology.