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Peoria, Illinois 61614
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Steve Bishop, Instructor

Steve has been diving since 1974 and is a Master Scuba Diver Trainer, teaching many specialties including Enriched Air, Deep Diving, Wreck Diving, Dry Suit and Underwater Video.  Steve is also an Emergency First Response and CPR instructor.

 
Les Fulton, Instructor

Les started diving in 1965 and is a Master Scuba Diver Trainer as well as our main equipment repair technician with over 10 years experience .  Les also teaches Multilevel Diver, Dry Suit, Underwater Photography, Underwater Naturalist and Underwater Navigation as well as the Equipment Repair specialties.  Les is particularly knowledgeable about the Caribbean islands, especially Bonaire.

 
Jim Lancaster, Instructor

Jim has been diving since 1972 and is certified as a Wreck Diver, Enriched Air Diver, holds a Cavern Diver certification and is working towards Cave Diver certification.  Jim currently teaches several specialties, as well as having extensive knowledge of the South Pacific and Indonesian islands like Truk, Palau and Bali.

 
Ron Richardson, Assistant Instructor

Ron was first certified in 1997 and became an Assistant Instructor in 2000.  He currently holds Wreck Diver, Search and Recovery, and Dry Suit certifications among others.  In 2005 he became a PSI-certified tank inspector.  His favorite diving locations are Cozumel and the Florida Keys.

 
Ed Feldschau, Assistant Instructor

 
Jane Austin, Divemaster

 
John Nowack, Divemaster

John has been diving since 1999, and currently has certifications in Nitrox, Dry Suit, Equipment and Oxygen First Aid.  His favorite dive locations are the Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Bull Shoals, Haigh Quarry, and most any place there's water.

 
Greg Dirks, Divemaster

Greg started diving in 1995 and was certified as a Dive Master in 2000. He currently holds cards in equipment specialist, rescue, dry suit, and nitrox. Greg has been to Cayman Brac, Roatan, Cozumel, Bonaire, and Florida Keys.

 
George Brown, Divemaster

George started diving in in 1975, when he was 17 years old. Beginning in 2000, he began pursuing advanced PADI certifications and has earned both the PADI Master Scuba Diver and PADI Divemaster certifications with specialty certifications in Wreck Diving, Deep Diving, Night Diving, Enriched Air Diving as well as Equipment Specialist, Rescue Diver and Emergency First Response. George is currently working on his Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) certification with PADI.


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