Idee had the great fortune of being born first in a line of seven globe-trotting military brats.  A U.S. Passport holder since the age of 10, Idee has explored ancient Moorish castles, cycled the vast openness of the Dakotas, trekked Maya ruins, and petitioned on behalf of endangered Florida manatees.  Since 1997, she has engaged in underwater efforts involving fossil recovery, archaeological site survey, shipwreck site mapping, reef mapping and cleanups, and marine life counts. Of these pursuits, Idee loves nothing more than working with new divers as they experience the wonderment of Earth’s inner-space. Her season as a dive guide in West Palm Beach, FL reinforced her enjoyment of diving with a purpose.

In 2011, Idee served as Logistics Manager for the Thermal-imaging ground survey team on NASA's Spaceward Bound 2011 Mojave Desert expedition, where her field work as photo-documentarian resulted in her images being entered into curriculum at science institutes in the U.S. and Australia.  In an expedition planned for 2012, Idee will serve as underwater videographer documenting the performance of  SCUBA amputees for Combat Wounded Veterans while they test various underwater aides. Her exploration pursuits and leadership acumen have earned her membership in the legendary Explorers Club and an appointment to the Board of Trustees for the Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science.

After studying Political Science at University of N. Dakota, Idee engaged in hard science research efforts for the Dept of State and Dept of Defense, and served the US Immigration Service as a multilingual documentation translator. She is a Certified Int’l Configuration Manger (she can organize anything), a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (she can fix anything), and is conversant in four languages.  Idee now studies Communications and Archaeology at Harvard University, and is a Computer Systems Analyst.