At Central Coast Dive Center we have the professional staff to guide you on every step of your underwater adventure, whether you want to take your first breath on Scuba or earn your PADI Professional Instructor certification.
Central Coast Dive Center is more than just a local dive shop – we have earned the distinction of being a professional teaching center – a PADI “5-Star Instructor Development Center” with an accomplished staff of professional dive instructors including five PADI Master Instructors who teach exclusively with Central Coast.
Why is this important to you as a diver?
Master Instructors On Staff – All of our instructors share a passion for diving, a passion for teaching, and strong support for continuing education in diving – especially our Master Instructors. Master Instructors have earned one of the most advanced teaching certifications that PADI offers. They are certified to instruct every level of diver, from brand new Open Water divers to Rescue Divers, and even teach divers who are “going Pro.” At Central Coast, we have not one, but FIVE Master Instructors who teach and certify divers on-site. This enables us to offer on-site certification programs for Dive Professionals such as Divemaster, Assistant Instructor and Open Water Scuba Instructor.
Wide Variety Of Instructors On Staff – We have a wide variety of instructors on staff with diverse teaching styles and instructor certifications. Looking for an expert on Underwater Photography? An instructor who can certify you for a Diver Propulsion Vehicle Specialty? A pro who can show you how to rebuild a regulator? A Master Instructor who can share teaching advice with you? A Dry Suit enthusiast who loves diving in icy clear waters year round? We have all of them and many more.
AIs & DMs – Our Assistant Instructors and Divemasters train with our Master Instructors, here on-site at Central Coast to earn their professional diver certifications. Our DMs and AIs are always happy to to assist you and make your experience with Central Coast even more enjoyable and comfortable. Our student divers often comment on the personal attention and quality training they receive not only from our instructors, but also from our AIs and DMs, in pool sessions and open water dives.
Tommy Evans, Owner & Master Instructor
Owner of Central Coast Dive Center, Tommy has been diving since 1983. He has dived the world over including the Cal Sal Banks, Fiji, Costa Rica and other places near and far. His favorite to date is the Galapagos. Tommy favors underwater photography and REEF id.
PADI Instructor Ratings: Master Instructor, Master Scuba Diver Trainer, Open Water Scuba Instructor.
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Enriched Air Instructor (Nitrox), Boat Instructor, Deep Instructor, Digital Underwater Photography Instructor, Drift Instructor, Dry Suit Instructor, Multilevel Diver Instructor, Night Diver Instructor, Search & Recovery Instructor, Underwater Navigator Instructor, Underwater Photographer Instructor, Underwater Videographer Instructor, Wreck Instructor, Aware Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor, Project Aware Instructor, Peak Performance Buoyancy Instructor.
Additional Ratings: EFR Instructor
Pimmy Bruckner, Master Instructor
Pimmy has been diving for nearly 30 years and has been around the world — Caymans, St Croix, Bonaire, Yap, Palau and Fiji! Bahamas and Cozumel are two of Pimmy’s favorites spots. Her best dives to date: Gladden Spit Belize Whale Shark Dive, Night Manta Dive in Kona, Hi, Blue Corner Palau, muck dive in Yap and Night Dive at the pier in Bonaire. Pimmy loves teaching Open Water because she can share her passion for diving with people new to diving!
PADI Instructor Ratings: Master Instructor, Master Scuba Diver Trainer, Open Water Scuba Instructor.
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Enriched Air Instructor (Nitrox), Boat Instructor, Deep Instructor, Digital Underwater Photography Instructor, Drift Instructor, Dry Suit Instructor, Multilevel Diver Instructor, Night Diver Instructor, Search & Recovery Instructor, Underwater Navigator Instructor, Underwater Photographer Instructor, Underwater Videographer Instructor, Wreck Instructor, Aware Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor, Project Aware Instructor, Peak Performance Buoyancy Instructor.
Additional Ratings:
Bob West, Master Instructor
Bob started diving in 2002 and quickly moved up the PADI professional ranks to Master Instructor in 2008. His dive trips range from Florida to the Bahamas to Belize to St Croix, but his favorites have been the wrecks in Key Largo and Belize. Bob likes any kind of diving as long as he can see past his fin tips, but really enjoys wreck, night, deep and search and recovery.
Favorite Place to Dive: I don’t really have a favorite place to dive because I like diving anywhere! If I had to narrow if down, I would say either wreck diving in North Carolina or drift diving in Cozumel.
Favorite Class to Teach: My favorite class would be IDC-Assistant Instructor. Also, assisting with IDC-OWSI classes. The students in these classes are really serious about their training and offer me challenges to help them grow as professionals. However, I enjoy working with students of all levels – from Discover Scuba students to OWSI students. It is fun to share the underwater world to people of all abilities and skill levels.
Favorite Specialty: My favorite specialty to teach is Enriched Air – Nitrox. It provides immediate value and benefit to the students.
PADI Instructor Ratings: Master Instructor, IDC Staff Instructor, Master Scuba Diver Trainer, Open Water Scuba Instructor.
Specialty Instructor Ratings: AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Sp Instructor, Boat Instructor, Care for Children w/AED Instructor, Deep Instructor, Digital Underwater Photography Instructor, Diver Propulsion Vehicle Instructor, Drift Instructor, Dry Suit Instructor, Emergency Oxygen Provider Instructor, Enriched Air Instructor, Fish Identification Instructor, Multilevel Diver Instructor, Night Diver Instructor, Oxygen First Aid Instructor, Peak Performance, Buoyancy Instructor, Project Aware Instructor, Search & Recovery Instructor, Underwater Naturalist Instructor, Underwater Navigator Instructor, Underwater Photographer Instructor, Wreck Instructor
Additional Ratings: EFR Instructor
Ken Bales, Master Instructor
Ken Bales started diving in 1984. He is an engineer by education and a retired corporate executive that now teaches diving full time as a Master Instructor at Central Coast. After decades of recreational diving, Ken started on his track as a dive professional in 2009. He is a strong supporter of continuing education and he recently earned his Emergency First Response Instructor Trainer certification and is looking forward to teaching Instructor Candidates how to teach EFR classes. While he enjoys his trips to the ocean and live-aboard dive trips, his favorites are working with students in the pool at Central Coast and training and mentoring upcoming new dive professionals. Ken’s whole family dives and are at various levels of certification. In 2013, Ken was awarded the PADI Elite Instructor award.
Favorite Place to Dive: After liveaboards, my favorite place to dive is Cozumel. I enjoy drift diving and I like the people there!
Favorite Class to Teach: I have 3 favorite classes to teach. Open Water to watch the metamorphous people go through to become divers; Divemaster to see the change in how divers approach diving; Assistant Instructor to see the light in their eyes when they get what this is all about!
Favorite Specialty: Dry Suit, as it opens more opportunities to dive in the area and not be cold. Also, Underwater Navigation as you see the added confidence a diver gets when they master underwater navigation.
PADI Instructor Ratings: PADI Master Instructor, IDC Staff Instructor, Master Scuba Diver Trainer, Open Water Scuba Instructor.
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Enriched Air Instructor (Nitrox), Boat Instructor, Deep Instructor, Digital Underwater Photography Instructor, Drift Instructor, Dry Suit Instructor, Multilevel Diver Instructor, Night Diver Instructor, Search & Recovery Instructor, Underwater Navigator Instructor, Underwater Photographer Instructor, Underwater Videographer Instructor, Wreck Instructor, Aware Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor, Project Aware Instructor, Peak Performance Buoyancy Instructor.
Additional Ratings: EFR Instructor, EFR Instructor Trainer
Awards: 2013 PADI Elite Instructor
Katie Stein, IDC Staff Instructor
Katie fell in love with diving, completing over 100 dives in 4 countries in her first year as a Open Water diver alone. Hundreds of dives later, she has progressed through several levels of PADI certifications to ultimately earn her IDC Staff Instructor rating.
Favorite Place to Dive: I make an effort to experience lots of different types of diving – I’ve done Deep/cold water wreck dives in the Atlantic, Wall dives in Turks & Caicos and Honduras, Drift dives in Cozumel, Quarry diving here in the midwest, Drysuit, Nitrox, boat and shore diving… I love it all! If I had to pick a place to return to, it would probably be Cozumel for the fast & furious drift dives!
Favorite Class to Teach: Rescue Diver – it’s the first class where divers learn how to assist other divers, and it’s such a fun, dynamic class where different personalities really shine! Many of my Rescue Divers say that this is one of the most rewarding classes we offer at CCDC. I’m a strong believer in Continuing Education!
Favorite Specialty: Drysuit, because it opens up so many more opportunities for diving in different locations, year-round! I was born and raised in Alaska, and someday I’d like to go back there and dive with the whales.
PADI Professional Ratings: IDC Staff Instructor, Master Scuba Diver Trainer, Open Water Scuba Instructor, Divemaster
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Enriched Air Instructor (Nitrox), Boat Instructor, Deep Instructor, Digital Underwater Photography Instructor, Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV/ Underwater Scooter) Instructor, Dry Suit Instructor, Night Diver Instructor, Search & Recovery Instructor, Underwater Navigator Instructor, Underwater Videographer Instructor, Wreck Instructor, AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor, Project Aware Instructor, Peak Performance Buoyancy Instructor.
Additional Ratings: Emergency First Response Instructor, Care For Children with AED Instructor
Bob Obermeyer, Master Scuba Diver Trainer
Bob received his PADI Open Water certification in 1999 and has been hooked on diving ever since. He became a PADI Open Water Instructor in 2008 and achieved his Master Scuba Diver Trainer certification in 2009. Bob loves diving anywhere and recently has been diving in the Bahamas, Cozumel, the Florida Keys and Hawaii. Bob now lives part time on the coast of North Carolina, and many of his ocean dives are on the numerous wrecks in the “Graveyard of the Atlantic”. Bob enjoys all levels of teaching, from Discover Scuba to Advanced, and beyond, but introducing individuals to diving in Open Water classes remains his favorite.
Favorite Place to Dive: Key Largo, because there’s a wide range of diving opportunities from shallow reefs to deep wrecks, generally great visibility and easy to get to, so I can go more often.
Favorite Class to Teach: Open Water, because I love introducing individuals who are new to diving to the sport.
Favorite specialty: Deep diving, because I enjoy the experience of being at depth, the silence, the color changes, and visiting wrecks which are generally in deeper water.
PADI Instructor Ratings: Master Scuba Diver Trainer, Open Water Scuba Instructor
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Boat, Deep, Underwater Navigation, Peak Performance Buoyancy and Project Aware.
Additional Ratings: EFR Instructor
Tom Spille, Master Scuba Diver Trainer
Tom has been a Master Scuba Diver Trainer since 2003 after starting his diving in 1984. He regularly dives in Ohio, Kentucky, Tenessee and North Carolina as well as Florida, the Bahamas and Mexico. Tom’s favorite places are Belize, Roatan, Bahamas and Key Largo with wreck, night, drift and shallow reef dives as his favorite kind. Tom enjoys teaching Rescue classes the most.
PADI Instructor Ratings: Master Scuba Diver Trainer, Open Water Scuba Instructor
Greg Olmsted, Master Scuba Diver Trainer
Favorite Place to Dive: I’ll dive anywhere – I’m not picky! I just enjoy diving.
Favorite Class to Teach: Emergency First Response. It was one of the first classes I became certified to teach, and it’s valuable for divers and non-divers alike.
Favorite Specialty: Equipment Specialty – there’s something satisfying about being able to fix your own gear.
PADI Professional Ratings: Master Scuba Diver Trainer, Open Water Scuba Instructor
Specialty Ratings: Drysuit Specialty, EFR
Additional Ratings: EFR Instructor
Eric MP Stankewicz, Open Water Scuba Instructor
Favorite Place to Dive: My favorite place to dive would have to be in the various quarries in the Midwest. I love to see the geology of the quarries and the layers of rock from the different ages. I feel like Fred Flintstone of Scuba. Although, I do like the warmer waters found in the Caribbean!
Favorite Class to Teach: My all-time favorite class is Discover Scuba! I love to introduce scuba to people the way it was introduced to me. I tried scuba with the Boy Scouts at the National Scout Jamboree and was hooked! I was certified the following spring and was diving at Sea Base that summer. I have enjoyed the whole Discover Scuba so much that I helped write a national program for the American Heritage Girls.
Favorite Specialty: I enjoy teaching CPR, although it isn’t a diving specialty! I truly believe that EVERYONE should know CPR. It’s easy and a good thing to know. Be Prepared! It must be the Eagle Scout in me.
PADI Instructor Ratings: Open Water Scuba Instructor, Cutest Instructor ☺
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Dry Suit Instructor, Peak Performance Buoyancy Instructor, Project Aware Instructor, Aware Coral Reef Conservation Instructor, Zombie Apocalypse Distinctive Specialty Instructor
Additional Ratings: EFR Instructor
Awards: 2013 PADI Elite Instructor
Shannon Bay, Open Water Scuba Instructor
Favorite Place to Dive: My favorite place to dive is St Croix. There are beautiful reefs and lots of variety of fish.
Favorite Class to Teach: My favorite class to teach is Open Water Diver. I love to watch the students figuring it all out and getting some confidence with their skills.
Favorite Specialty: Underwater photography
PADI Professional Ratings: Open Water Scuba Instructor, Night Diver Instructor, Enriched Air Instructor, Cavern Instructor
Specialty Ratings: Master Scuba Diver, Deep Diver, Night Diver, Underwater Photographer, Equipment Specialist, Dry Suit Diver, Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox), TDI Tec Diver (Advanced Nitrox Diver, Hliotrox Diver, Decompression Procedures Diver), IANTD Cave Diver, EFR, EFR Instructor
Additional Ratings: EFR Instructor
Mike Quinn, Open Water Scuba Instructor
Mike has been diving since 2004 and became an OWSI in 2009. He can be usually found with a videocamera shooting marine life from Belize to Roatan to Cozumel. Mike is an active diver with trips scheduled around the year. Mike became an instructor to help introduce diving to new Open Water students.
PADI Instructor Ratings: Open Water Scuba Instructor
Specialty Instructor Ratings: TBD
Additional Ratings: TBD
Davey Hils, Open Water Scuba Instructor
Davey loves his job as an Open Water Scuba Instructor at Central Coast. He’s also on staff at the Dive Shop, and he loves to help customers find the perfect gear!
Favorite Place to Dive: Cozumel, because I love the drift diving – it’s so carefree!
Favorite Class to Teach: Discover Scuba. I love to get people in the water for the first time, and see them blowing their first bubbles.
Favorite Specialty: Underwater Naturalist. My favorite fish is the Splendid Toadfish, which is only seen in Cozumel.
PADI Professional Ratings: Open Water Scuba Instructor, Divemaster
Specialty Instructor Ratings: AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor, Project AWARE Instructor, Peak Performance Buoyancy Instructor.
Additional Ratings: EFR Instructor
Scott Spencer, Open Water Scuba Instructor
Favorite Place to Dive: Bonaire, for the tranquil dives with my wife on our schedule – and a totally laid back, quiet environment.
Favorite Class to Teach: Open Water. I enjoy participating in a student’s ambition to learn how to dive.
Favorite Specialty: Wreck Diving. It always seems so surreal to dive on a ship sitting on the bottom of the ocean and learning about its history.
PADI Instructor Ratings: Open Water Scuba Instructor
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Deep Instructor, Underwater Navigation, Enriched Air, Night Diver, Search & recovery, Wreck Diver, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Project Aware, Coral Reef Conservation, Full Face Mask Diver
Additional Ratings: EFR Instructor
Vince Thomas, Open Water Scuba Instructor
Favorite Place to Dive: St. Croix
Favorite Class to Teach: Open Water, because I get to share a beautiful and truly awesome new world with others and prepare them for the first leg of that journey.
Favorite Specialty: My favorite specialty to do is Underwater Photography, because I can capture the moments and save them for later when I’m land locked; it also serves as a cure for cabin fever in the winter. I use the images as a screen saver; then when I’m engulfed in throes of cabin fever, staring blankly at my computer, I’m saved when the screen saver recues my mind from the oblivion! My favorite specialty to teach is Underwater Navigation because it’s important to know where you were, where you’re going. If you can retain 10% of the course, you’ll normally get where you want to go 90% of the time!
PADI Instructor Ratings: Open Water Scuba Instructor
Lori Allen, Open Water Scuba Instructor
Lori loves teaching Open Water students how to dive!
PADI Instructor Ratings: Open Water Scuba Instructor
Specialty Instructor Ratings: TBD
Additional Ratings: TBD
Uwe Ascheremeier, Open Water Scuba Instructor
Uwe has been diving since 2000 and is not only a PADI Pro, but also a Commercial Diver (Certified Under Waterwater Welding and Public Safety Diver). Other than the usual places, Uwe has been underwater in the Ohio River, the Licking River, Great Miami, and the Mississippi River. His favorite diving locale is Curacao with drift dives and wreck dives as Uwe’s favorite kinds of diving. Uwe likes working with Discover and Open Water students the most.
PADI Instructor Ratings: Open Water Scuba Instructor
Specialty Instructor Ratings: TBD
Additional Ratings: TBD
Dick Clark, Open Water Scuba Instructor
Dick’s favorite class to teach is Advanced Open Water. He loves compass work!
PADI Instructor Ratings: Open Water Scuba Instructor
Specialty Instructor Ratings: TBD
Additional Ratings: TBD
Jon Hamm, Open Water Scuba Instructor
Jon is happiest when he’s diving in the quarries of the midwest!.
PADI Instructor Ratings: Open Water Scuba Instructor
Specialty Instructor Ratings: TBD
Additional Ratings: TBD
Eddie Horgan, Open Water Scuba Instructor
Eddie Horgan became an OWSI in late 2009 along with Mike Quinn. You can find Eddie diving everywhere from the local quarries all year round to the warm waters of the Keys. Eddie enjoys teaching all aspects of diving, especially to new divers.
PADI Instructor Ratings: Open Water Scuba Instructor
Specialty Instructor Ratings: TBD
Additional Ratings: TBD
Carrol Smith, Open Water Scuba Instructor
Carrol loves to dive!
PADI Instructor Ratings: Open Water Scuba Instructor
Specialty Instructor Ratings: TBD
Additional Ratings: TBD
Ken Wall, Open Water Scuba Instructor
Favorite Place to Dive: Key Largo, FL. Key Largo is a great place for me because every time the dive sites are different and I see new stuff. There are also lots of great dive boats to choose from, plenty of hotels and a ton of super restaurants. You can even shore dive at Camp Pennekamp State Park. — Locally I like to dive Natural Springs (New Paris, OH near Richmond, IN), Gilboa (Findlay, OH), Twin Quarries (Circleville, OH) and many others. All of these are good for fun dives and training.
Favorite Class to Teach: Open Water. Because I enjoy seeing the thrill new divers have when they breathe under water for the first time. I’ve seen people smile so BIG, they have trouble holding a regulator in their mouth. — No worries, we can help with that.
Favorite Specialty: Wreck Diving. I’m fascinated by the history of wrecks and the sea life that makes them home. It’s just COOL.
PADI Instructor Ratings: Master Scuba Diver Trainer
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Underwater Photographer Instructor, Deep Instructor, Underwater Navigator Instructor, Night Diver Instructor, Wreck Instructor, Peak Performance Buoyancy Instructor, Project AWARE Instructor, AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor
Additional Ratings: EFR Instructor, Care For Children Instructor
Leesa Wiesner, Open Water Scuba Instructor
Loves to dive!
PADI Instructor Ratings: Open Water Scuba Instructor
Specialty Instructor Ratings: TBD
Additional Ratings: TBD
ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS:
Michelle Taylor, Assistant Instructor
Favorite Place to Dive: My favorite place to dive is Pensacola, the “Oriskany” wreck, and I recently discovered that North Carolina is also my favorite – I will be making many trips there in the future to see the wrecks! I love to dive shipwrecks and caverns, some day I hope to add cave diving and tech diving to my specialties.
Favorite Class to Teach: I enjoy doing scuba reviews, discover scuba and have a blast with the “Bubblemaker” birthday parties. I recently taught a PADI Seal team class and had a great time with it as well.
Favorite Specialty: My favorite specialty is deep dive – this is where I can explore many shipwrecks!
PADI Professional Ratings: Assistant Instructor, Divemaster, (Master Scuba Diver certification pending!)
Specialty Ratings: Underwater Navigation Specialty, Digital Underwater Photography Specialty, Dry Suit Specialty, Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty, Deep Dive Specialty, Emergency First Responder, Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox)
Jeff West, Assistant Instructor
Jeff has been diving since 2000 – his dive trips range from the Caribbean, the Atlantic, the Florida Keys as well as local quarries. While Jeff enjoys all types of diving, his favorites are wreck and drift diving. He particularly enjoys introducing people to the world of diving through Discover Scuba and Open Water certs.
Favorite Place to Dive: Cozumel – Lots of beautiful dives and such a variety of wildlife. The drift dives along the wall were amazing. Everyone I met there, from the dive operators to resort staff, were all very friendly and welcoming. My first ever ocean diving was Cozumel in 2002!
Favorite Class to Teach: Open Water – I love introducing people to diving through Open Water, especially during the first night of class. Everyone remembers their first scuba experience!
Favorite Specialty: Underwater Navigator – It always helps to know where you’re going!
PADI Professional Ratings: Assistant Instructor, Divemaster, DSD Leader
Specialty Ratings: Master Scuba Diver, Drift, DPV, Boat, Underwater Navigator, Enriched Air Diver, Dry Suit, EFR
Randy Peters, Assistant Instructor
Favorite Place to Dive: Locally, I like to dive at Gilboa Quarry due to the depth and the variety of underwater attractions like the Sikorsky helicopter, the Grumman Gulf Stream airplane, and various vehicles that have been purpose-sunk to make the dive site more interesting. It’s also a great place for classes with training platforms at various depths. Outside of Ohio, my favorite place to dive is the Bahamas, on the BlackBeard Liveaboard. Central Coast offers this trip and I enjoy the wide variety of dives (deep, drift, shallow…) and all of the different types of fish to see there.
Favorite Class to Teach: My favorite class to teach is Open Water, because I like to work with new divers and introduce them to diving.
Favorite Specialty: Diver Propulsion Vehicle. A DPV is an underwater scooter that carries you through the water. It’s like riding an underwater motorcycle!
PADI Professional Ratings: Divemaster, Assistant Instructor
Specialty Ratings: EFR Instructor, Rescue Diver, Enriched Air Diver, Peak Performance Buoyancy Diver, Equipment Specialist, Diver Propulsion Vehicle, Dry Suit Diver, Digital Underwater Photographer
Bob Wilson, Assistant Instructor
Bob is an avid diver and especially enjoys diving with his wife!
PADI Instructor Ratings: Assistant Instructor
Specialty Ratings: TBD
Scott Farwick, Assistant Instructor
Scott began experiencing the world of diving in 2007, thanks to Central Coast Dive Center and its wonderful staff. Since 2007, Scott just can’t get enough diving and training in. He has been all over the Caribbean with CCDC and when he isn’t on a trip, he loves diving at the Newport Aquarium and taking care of all his fish friends, as well, as the manatees at the Cincinnati Zoo. Scott enjoys assisting new divers and watching their eyes light up as they progress through Open Water courses and experience the wonderful world of Scuba diving.
PADI Instructor Ratings: Assistant Instructor
Specialty Ratings: TBD
Debbie Quinn, Assistant Instructor
Debbie has been diving since 2004 and became an Assistant Instructor in 2008. She can be usually found with a camera and strobe snapping photos from Belize to Roatan to the Riviera Maya, but Cozumel and Belize are her favorites. Debbie loves to dive and enjoys teaching open water and rescue.
PADI Instructor Ratings: Assistant Instructor
Specialty Ratings: TBD
Chad Seligman, Assistant Instructor
Loves to dive!
PADI Instructor Ratings: Assistant Instructor
Specialty Ratings: TBD
Tonia Spille, Assistant Instructor
Tonia loves to dive!
PADI Instructor Ratings: Assistant Instructor
Specialty Ratings: TBD
Barry Franz, Assistant Instructor
Barry loves to dive!
PADI Instructor Ratings: Assistant Instructor
Specialty Ratings: TBD
Dave Freeman, Assistant Instructor
Dave loves to dive!
PADI Instructor Ratings: Assistant Instructor
Specialty Ratings: TBD
Mike McCann, Assistant Instructor
Mike loves to dive!
PADI Instructor Ratings: Assistant Instructor
Specialty Ratings: TBD
Tyrone Sweigert, Assistant Instructor
Tyrone loves to dive!
PADI Instructor Ratings: Assistant Instructor
Specialty Ratings: TBD
DIVEMASTERS:
Bobby V Schneider, Divemaster
Bobby is well known around Central Coast as “King Snorkel”. His favorite place to dive is Nassau, on the Blackbeards Live-aboard, where he enjoys catching lobsters!
PADI Professional Ratings: Divemaster
Specialty Ratings: Drysuit Specialty, Deep Water Specialty, Nitrox, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Boat Diver, Underwater Photographer, Wreck Specialty
Nolan Bagadiong, Divemaster
Nolan has been diving since 2001, but picked things up with Central Coast by becoming a Divemaster in 2009. Nolan’s has dived Catalina, Bahamas, Roatan, Cozumel and the Oriskany in Florida. His favorite trip was the live aboard around St Croix. Nolan likes night dives the most. He likes helping students growing in the sport!
PADI Professional Ratings: Divemaster
Specialty Ratings: TBD
Todd Holden, Divemaster
Favorite Place to Dive: Palancar Reef in Cozumel, Mexico – I love the 150 foot visibility and warm waters!
Favorite Class to Teach: Rescue, because this class is always moving and it’s a lot of fun.
PADI Professional Ratings: Divemaster
Kevin Mayleben, Divemaster
Loves to dive!
PADI Professional Ratings: Divemaster
Specialty Ratings: TBD
Jason Brown, Divemaster
Loves to dive!
PADI Professional Ratings: Divemaster
Specialty Ratings: TBD
Danny Coyle, Divemaster
Loves to dive!
PADI Professional Ratings: Divemaster
Specialty Ratings: TBD
Alan Hancock, Divemaster
Loves to dive!
PADI Professional Ratings: Divemaster
Specialty Ratings: TBD
Lauren Johnstone, Divemaster
Loves to dive!
PADI Professional Ratings: Divemaster
Specialty Ratings: TBD
Sam Spille, Divemaster
Loves to dive!
PADI Professional Ratings: Divemaster
Specialty Ratings: TBD
