DIVE TEAM

STAFF

Carolyn B.

Role: Owner
Diving Credentials: IDC Staff Instructor
Personal Interests: Spending time with my two-legged and four-legged family members, camping, skiing, hiking, paddle boarding, traveling, and of course, diving :-)
Favorite Dive Locations: Galapagos, Philippines, St. Lucia
Personal Thoughts: I've developed some of my closest friendships while working and teaching in the dive industry. I feel grateful for the opportunity to share my love of the ocean with the dive community. Thank you for your support. I appreciate each and every one of you!

Maxwell M.

Role: Manager, Instructor
Diving Credentials: PADI IDC Staff Instructor, Sidemount Instructor, International Association For Handicapped Divers Instructor, with 10+ years diving experience
Personal Interests: Outdoor activites, running, watersports, dogs
Favorite Dive Locations: Grand Turk, TCI
Personal Thoughts: "Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age and dreams are forever."
- Walt Disney

Mike C.

Role: Instructor
Day Job: Retired police sergeant

Diving Credentials: PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
Personal Interests: Shooting (guns and archery), cooking, ice hockey and fishing
Favorite Dive Locations: Thailand, Belize and Grand Cayman

Jill G.

Role: Retail staff and Instructor

Day Job: Higher Education Technology Sales

Diving Credentials: PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT), EFR Instructor, 5 PADI Specialty Instructor ratings (including Emergency O2 Provider), with 20+ years diving experience

Personal Interests: Traveling to new locations for diving, yoga, dining.

Favorite Dive Locations: Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Honduras, and Australia. Anything with warm water is my favorite!

Personal Thoughts: I love traveling, learning about the world's culture, history, and, of course, FOOD.

Dave R.

Role: Equipment Repair Technician
Diving Credentials: PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT), with 20+ years diving experience
Personal Interests: Starbucks, camping, bow hunting
Favorite Dive Locations: Fiji
Personal Thoughts: If I would have known that a last minute impulse to get scuba certified would lead to a decade long career in this awesome industry, I would have done it much sooner! I've been in charge of gear servicing for the last few years, if you have any questions on gear feel free to give me a call!

INSTRUCTORS

Mark W.

Role: Master Instructor

Day Job: Chiropractic Neurologist, Business Owner, Researcher
Diving Credentials: PADI Master Instructor, EFR Instructor, with 16+ years diving experience
Personal Interests: Science fiction geek, hiking, camping, fishing, hunting. I am also, the newsletter editor and program chairman for the Shark Bait Dive Club.
Favorite Dive Locations: Wherever I'm going next!
Personal Thoughts: Healthcare is my vocation and I love it. Diving is my avocation! I am happiest when sharing my love for diving with others. Diving is life; everything else is a surface interval.

Kathy M.

Role: Instructor
Day Job: Retired teacher; Owner at Miller Travel and Adventures
Diving Credentials: PADI IDC Staff Instructor, EFR Instructor, with 40+ years diving experience (with Underwater Phantaseas since 1988)
Personal Interests: Traveling, photography
Favorite Dive Locations: Red Sea, Fiji, Guanaja, Honduras
Personal Thoughts: I was an underwater archaeologist for the Dutch in the Caribbean for 20 years. I love getting people excited about scuba diving and teaching them to dive!

Kevin S.

Role: Instructor
Day Job: Hydrologic Tech for USGS
Diving Credentials: PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT), 12 Specialty Instructor ratings (including ice diving), cave diving certified, with 25+ years diving experience
Personal Interests: Snowboarding, coaching football for my son's team
Favorite Dive Locations: Galapagos
Personal Thoughts: When life gets tough, I just keep swimming.

Richard S.

Role: Instructor
Day Job: Jewelry Shop Owner
Diving Credentials: PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT), with 30+ years diving experience
Personal Interests: Sailing, studying French in Nice, France, "Jeeping", riding my motorcycle
Favorite Dive Locations: Bahamas, Fiji, Tobago
Personal Thoughts: Sound's trite, but, I try to live life and enjoy friends. I meet new people and make friends everywhere I travel.

Micky I.

Role: Instructor
Day Job: Structural Engineer
Diving Credentials: PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT), EFR Instructor, 8 PADI Specialty Instructor ratings, with 8+ years diving experience
Personal Interests: Way too many to count, and the list constantly gets updated anyhow.
Favorite Dive Locations: Cayman Brac is still the most memorable one, but anywhere Caribbean would be great.

Personal Thoughts: I’d rather live a meaningful life than exist in a quiet insignificance.

Matt M.

Role:  Instructor
Day Job: Regulator for the State of Colorado
Diving Credentials:  PADI IDC Staff Instructor/EFR Instructor, with 20+ years diving experience (with UnderwaterPhantaseas since 2007)
Personal Interests:  Backpacking, hiking, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, eating great food, exploring new places and new countries
Favorite Dive Locations: Anywhere underwater! But to be more specific: The Great Barrier Reef, Tahiti, Thailand, Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Iceland
Personal Thoughts:  “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” ― Jacques Cousteau

Fleur F.

Role: Instructor

Day Job: Biology Professor

Diving Credentials: PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI), EFR Instructor, 5 PADI Specialty Instructor ratings (including Emergency O2 Provider), American Academy of Underwater Scientists, Marine Biologist (M.S.) Research diver, with 20+ years diving experience

Personal Interests: Backpacking, kayaking, camping, fly fishing, snowshoeing, traveling, snowboarding, sailing.

Favorite Dive Locations: Isla Guadalupe, Bonaire, Belize, and pretty much anywhere else I can get in the water!

Personal Thoughts: I fell in love with the ocean and diving pretty early on in life! After pursuing a career in marine biology, my love for the ocean just exploded! I love to teach students in all sorts of settings, and if I can get them to appreciate the oceans and all of the life it has and all the life it supports, I am a happy gal! Travel is a huge part of my life, and I have lived and worked in many lovely locations throughout the world!!

Larry S.

Role: Instructor

Day Job: Computer Programmer - COBOL/DB2 Financial Systems

Diving Credentials: First certified 1976, recertified 2006 and advanced to Instructor level in 2020.

Personal Interests: Triathlete, BSA Shooting sports instructor, Emergency First Response Instructor, camping, fishing, hunting, other various sports and activities.

Favorite Dive Locations: Roatan, Cayman Islands, Tahiti

Personal Thoughts: Life should be lived with no regrets

Christian A.