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.

 

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.

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”.  

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.