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Bill has been a diver since 1975, an Instructor since 1987, and has been a Course Director, diving's highest Instructor rating, since 1993. In other words, he teaches Instructors how to teach. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles County Underwater Instructors Association since graduating as an outstanding candidate. He worked for NAUI Worldwide Headquarters as a Branch Manager, Training Manager, Territory Representative and worked on a team that wrote four Scuba Diver Instructor Guides on how to teach diving. Bill has been volunteering for many diver-training programs over the years involving both youth and adults and has taught all levels of training from beginning Scuba to Instructor and Course Director. He was been awarded the "Conrad Limbaugh Award" and the "Service Award" by the County of Los Angeles, Department of Parks and Recreation for over 15 years of support and teaching excellence.

 

Bill
Bill

Greg is a School Teacher and Course Director - diving's highest Instructor Rating (in other words he teaches Instructors how to teach). Since 1988 Greg has issued over 800 Diver and Instructor Certifications and has received several awards for training and innovations in Instructor Development. He holds over 36 Instructor and Instructor Trainer ratings including, Nitrox, Underwater Photography, Wreck Diving, and Underwater Naturalist. Teaching fish identification at the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History. Certified High School Biology Teacher and presently runs the Biology Lab at Cal State Long Beach. Despite diving throughout the world including Papua New Guinea, Australia, and Fiji, Greg's favorite place to dive are the kelp beds of Southern California.



 

Greg
Greg
Clarke, a native New Englander, has been an avid diver and instructor for over 25 years since he was certified during his years in the US Air Force. He has too many certifications to count, but include NAUI Instructor Trainer, PADI Master Instructor, PADI EFR, DAN O2 Instructor, NAUI/ASHI 1st Aid and CPR instructor, a PSI cylinder inspector and a SSI Dive Control Specialist,. He has numerous Instructor Specialty Ratings too. His love of diving has taken him to such diverse locals as beaches of Southern CA, The Channel Islands, Monterey, the Sonoma County coast line. Lake Tahoe, Cape Cod, Florida, Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Cabo, La Paz, The Bahamas, Belize, Bonaire, The Bay Islands of Honduras, Hawaii, Grand Cayman, Fiji, Palau, Malaysia and the underground/underwater mine/cavern diving operation in Missouri (of all places). When asked where his favorite tropical place to dive is: "As long as it's warm, the critters & photo opportunities are plentiful and I'm with my friends, that's my favorite spot."
 
Clarke
Clarke
Darrick started diving in 1994 and has traveled all over the Americas trying it out. He has been diving in every state but Alaska and some of the stops along the way include The Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, South Pacific, Pacific Northwest, Atlantic Northeast and Southeast and the Red Sea. Darrick has logged over 10,000 dives, ranging in altitude from sea level to 10,000 Feet. Darrick has been a Master Scuba Diver Trainer since 2005, and has trained hundreds of divers in Hawaii. One of his most memorable classes included a glimpse of a tiger shark consuming a whale carcass off the shores of Oahu. Darrick teaches all levels of diving. His young age belies his vast diving experience throughout our great nation. Yes, Darrick has come a long way from that first Rock Quarry dive in Ohio, but he still cherishes his diving adventures in Michigan’s Great Lakes and beyond.
Darrick
Darrick



Amy grew up in the South always wanting to dive and twelve years ago she finally took the plunge. Today she is a Master Scuba Diver Instructor Trainer and has dove and worked on live- aboard’s all over the South East, California and the Caribbean including the Bahamas, Curacao, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. She is passionate about the environment and ocean conservation. She has met a lot of interesting people in her travels and is always eager to enhance her diving knowledge. Her favorite place to dive is the Southern Bahamas.

Amy
Amy

Dan is one of our youngest instructors. Born on the same day the original Jaws was released in theaters he has grown up fascinated with sharks and appreciating the ocean. Dan starting diving over a dozen years ago enjoying some of the most spectacular diving in the United States – the Monterey coast of Northern California. His experience and knowledge on diving and equipment is derived from years of working in some of the most popular dive centers and major equipment manufacturers in the industry. He was also fortunate enough to be trained in photo techniques from some of the world’s top underwater photographers including Cathy Church, Jack Drafahl, Eric Hanauer, Andy Sallmon, Marty Snyderman and Sal Zammitti. Dan has dove throughout North America and the Caribbean including Bonaire, Cozumel, Cayman, Bahamas, Hawaii and Baja California. Although his most memorable dive was recently at Disney’s Epcot Living Seas in Orlando because “it’s warm, you don’t have to look hard for sharks and your family can watch you scuba without getting wet themselves”.
 



Dan
Dan

Reggie comes from a family of divers, including his brother and sister who are also instructors. Reggie is one of the next generation of instructors who doesn't really understand why divers are taught to use dive tables in their classes. "We don't use slide rulers in school anymore - everyone uses computers - why should it be any different with diving?" With over a decade of diving under his weight integrated system his favorite place to dive and play is Cabo San Lucas.
 

Reggie
Reggie
Bob has been a diver since 1980, taking his first class in Puget Sound's chilly waters. He became an instructor in 1993 and a Course Director in 2000 - diving's highest Instructor Rating (in other words he teaches Instructors how to teach). His knowledge on diving and gear is derived from 25 years of working in shops and resorts in various parts of the world and as the Technical Support Director for several major equipment manufacturers. His career choice has led him from the Pacific Northwest's waters to the Caribbean, Florida, California and the South Pacific. His favorite place to dive is in the Coral Atolls of Kwajelein.
 




Bob
Bob
A Platinum Pro 5000 Instructor and resident gadget nut. Jim knows what works with what and more importantly, what doesn't! He says he was certified when the dinosaurs ruled the earth, and in fact, claims to have taught them how to dive. He has dove all over the world, including the kelp forest and Channel Islands of Southern California, every major island in the Hawaiian chain, in Mexico from Socorro Island to Cozumel Island, in the Caribbean including Belize, Bonaire, all three Cayman islands, Honduras, Jamaica, Turks and Caicos. He's dove in Africa, including the Red Sea, Kenya, Tanzania, Malaysia (Sipadan), Thailand, Papua New Guinea and his two favorite dive spots in the world in Western Australia (that's not where the Great Barrier reef is, it's on the other side) Ningaloo reef (with whale sharks) and Rowley Shoals, "because it's blooming out in the middle of nowhere".
 
Jim
Jim


After years as an avid diver, Mike finally decided to take the plunge and become an instructor. He is a Master Scuba Diver Trainer, a Technical Diving (TDI) Instructor, a YMCA Instructor, a Nitrox and Technical (IANTD) instructor and a Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) Instructor. He holds over 24 Instructor ratings. Mike's goal is to provide diving instruction on all levels, from basic open water up through decompression procedures and rebreather training. Mike is also an O2 (DAN) Instructor and a First Aid (NSC and ASHI) Instructor and CPR instructor. Mike's dive travel has taken him to the Persian Gulf, St. Lucia, the Florida Keys, the Pacific Northwest and Southern California.
 


mike
Mike

 

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