Instructor Kristi Zundel has been diving for the last 13 years and enjoys diving with family, great friends, fantastic students and warm water! She has traveled to Roatan, Costa Rica, San Diego, Catalina Island and she loves San Carlos, Mexico! When she needs a quick fix, San Carlos is where she likes to go – the water is warm and the boat is only 2 minutes away! Kristi’s most notable dive experiences have been her first open water dive, watching the birth of a baby Sea Lion, seeing a Whale Shark and seeing the green spark at sunset while sitting in the middle of the ocean!

Chris

Instructor Chris Scott brings with him over 30 years of dive experience! His favorite type of diving is drift diving which he was able to enjoy on a recent trip to Cozumel! He also loves diving the Cenotes, underwater caverns in the Yucatan Penninsula! In addition to Cozumel, Chris has dived in Puerto Rico, the Florida Keys, Southern California, Grand Cayman and Maui!

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Open Water Instructor Cindy Prestwood has been diving since 2002 and has already been to such exotic locations as Fiji, Galapagos, Dominica, Hawaii, Panama, Playa del Carmen, the Channel Islands, the Socorro Islands, and Truk Lagoon! Cindy has seen a pregnant manta ray, come face-to-face with a whale shark "the size of a bus", has tickled the underside of a large manta ray, witnessed a school of hammerheads swimming overhead, and did 19 dives on 13 wrecks in one week!

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Instructor Ed McClain has been diving for over 10 years. He enjoys teaching Open Water classes and a variety of specialties. He is also a travel specialist for many dive locales including Tahiti, Palau, Guam, Australia, and the Cayman Islands! If you're planning a trip to one of these countries, you may want to give Ed a call! His favorite types of diving include wreck, drift, cenote and liveaboard diving. Ed has traveled to many exotic dive spots, including Egypt & the Red Sea, Australia, Bahamas, Roatan, Guam and more! His favorite dive spot is Truk Lagoon!

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Instructor Glenn Heine has been diving for over 25 years and still jumps at any chance to get in the water! Glenn’s dive trips have taken him to Hawaii, Mexico, Bahamas, Caymans, St. Maarten and the Philippines. He has also dived all the lakes in Maricopa County! His favorite dive spots are Catalina Island, California and Grand Cayman Islands. Glenn enjoys diving with his wife, Malina, and his son, Dustin.

Mark

Certified in 1965, Mark Rohde is our most senior dive instructor! He enjoys teaching Open Water classes and a wide variety of specialties, including the Full Face Mask Distinctive Specialty. His favorite type of diving includes “any and all” diving where you can achieve neutral buoyancy! Mark has traveled to Belize, St. Martin, Dominica, Honduras, Monterey, and La Paz. He has also dived the Ringbolt Rapids in the Colorado River! His favorite dive locale is Maria la Gorda, Cuba. Mark leads several dive trips each year – maybe you’ll be lucky enough to join him and his rubber chicken!

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Dive Control Specialist Bob Julien has been diving for over 11 years. He is also certified as a PADI Assistant Instructor, EFR Instructor, O2 Provider and holds several specialties, such as Altitude Diver and U/W Photography. Bob’s favorite type of diving includes wreck diving, night diving and diving with large sea animals. He has been diving all over the world, including Truk Lagoon, Bahamas, St. Maarten, Brazil, Switzerland, Key West, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, and Hawaii. Bob’s recalls an instance in while diving the Adolphus Bush wreck in the Florida Keys. He noticed a lone diver heading toward him and wondered why this guy was diving alone. As the “diver” approached, Bob understood why he was alone – he was a 150 lbs. grouper!

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Instructor Tom Vetter enjoys teaching certification and specialty courses. His passion for diving began over 15 years ago and in that short time he has been diving in such exotic locales as Fiji, Tahiti, Bonaire, Wakatobi, Cay Sal Banks, Palau, the BVI’s, and Galapagos, where he saw 15 whale sharks in one week! His favorite dive destination is the beautiful, clear waters of the Red Sea where he was able to enjoy his favorite pastime – underwater photography! Ask to see his underwater photos!