Staff
Owner / PADI Gold Course Director
In 2012 I left the corporate world to pursue sharing my passion of Scuba Diving! In 2017 I was selected to attend the highest level of PADI Instructor training. Being a PADI Course Director allows me to teach others how to become PADI Scuba Instructors. Live the Dream and feel excited to come to work everyday! Come see me and I'll show you how!
Master Instructor
Bitten by diving a few years ago, Randy went straight to the top of the PADI System and now enjoys supplementing our instruction at all levels including the Professional track. Randy's specialty is by far the PADI Rescue Diver Course. He brings a unique approach to this course and has upped everyones game here at the shop with his style. Ask Randy why every diver should take PADI Rescue Diver Course when you see him!
Master Scuba Diver Trainer
IDC Staff Instructor
Mark is one of those few who prefers cooler waters to the Caribbean and can be found lurking in the depths of the local quarries in the summer or under ice in the winter. His passion for adventure helps his students get past their own trepidations in their SCUBA training sessions. While he does most of his training at Willows Springs, there is an occasional sighting at Dutch to accommodate the needs of his students.
IDC Staff Candidate
Mermaid Instructor
Master Scuba Diver Trainer
Gear Technician
Shop Staff
She/Her
Bekah started diving in May of 2021 and was immediatly hooked. Growing up, Bekah wanted to become a mermaid; she is currently living her dream.
Her favorite underwater creatures and sites are stoplight parrotfish, jellyfish, octopus, flamingo tongue, and any wreck to explore and penetrate.
Master Scuba Diver Trainer
Ever since I can remember I have loved being in the water, on the water, and under the water. If there was a mud puddle nearby, I was in it. The dive bug bit me when, as a kid, I would spend time at my grandmother’s house in Boynton Beach Fla., snorkeling the shallow reefs just offshore. My parents bought me a YMCA diving course in 1977, and I have been hooked ever since.
Open Water Scuba Instructor
Lori achieved the PADI professional rating of Open Water Scuba Instructor in October 2020.
Open Water Scuba Instructor
Ted got his OW certification in 2016 in prep for a BVI trip with friends. Ted loves being underwater as well as encouraging and teaching others. Ted earned his Open Water Scuba Instructor certification in May 2021.
Open Water Scuba Instructor
She/Her
Adina began diving in 1985 as a teenager and was certified in the Red Sea. She completed AOW and Rescue Diver in 1995 when living on the sunny island of Aruba; then took the next steps into the pro level nearly 30 years later, completing her Divemaster and OWSI certifications with West Shore Scuba in 2024.
Open Water Scuba Instructor
I obtained my Open Water Certification in 1990 in a Physical Education class at North Carolina State University, with my Open Water check-out dives at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo, FL. I fell in love with the freedom of exploration and peacefulness underwater. After raising a family, I introduced my kids to the wonders of Scuba diving in 2012 and began my path to PADI Pro. It is my pleasure to have the opportunity to introduce new divers to the world of SCUBA diving.
Divemaster
Kurt began diving with his father in 1990 on a trip to Roatan, but “turned pro” in 2019. He has enjoyed diving all over the Caribbean and Hawaii and is excited to assist WSS’s instructors in and out of the water as they introduce others to scuba diving.
Divemaster/DSD Leader
I was hooked on breathing underwater after trying a Discover Scuba in 2018. I then promptly took 3 more. The underwater world is my peaceful retreat from the noisy world we live in. I became a Divemaster in 2020 and enjoy watching students taking their first underwater breaths.
Divemaster/ Shop Staff
She/Her
I did my Open Water certification in Indonesia in 2023 on a whim and I fell in love. I continued my travels and diving through Costa Rica, Panama, and the Great Barrier Reef.
Divemaster, Tank Inspector
Fell in love with diving even before my first dive in Kona, Hawaii! The Army kept deploying me so my diving was on hold a few years. Once I was able to get going I went up to Divemaster! Ron and the entire staff at WSS helped me to learn a wide variety of diving skills and be able to enjoy scuba diving to its fullest! Diving all around the Caribbean, Hawaii, Canada and more places to come. Scuba is a dream come true for this old Army veteran and I gave up skydiving for this; no turning back! When I retire, I am going full time dive instructor, regulator maintenance and anyplace Ron will have me serve! WSS isn’t a shop or club, it’s a family.
“Dive to feel alive!”
Divemaster
My brother had me try his SCUBA gear back in 2012 in a pool and I instantly fell in love. For the first time I experienced the ability to stay underwater longer and check things out w/o having to return to the surface for air. It was awesome!
Divemaster
Gear Technician
Leon started his love of diving in 2006 with a try scuba in Cozumel. He became an SSI Dive Control Specialist in 2013, and completed a 4 week PADI Divemaster internship on Roatan in 2022.
Leon loves warm water tropical diving as well as diving for fossils in the Cooper River, SC. His favorite hangout is Cocoview Resort, Roatan. Leon is very eager to share his love of diving with everyone.
