Staff
Owner / Lead Instructor NAUI/ SDI/TDI / Technician
I’ve always been fascinated by the ocean. I love the water and all the adventures and mysteries it holds. My journey into diving began in 2011 and I never looked back. It has been and continues to be a grand adventure and source of great joy. I started teaching because the aquatic world is too marvelous not to share. Diving and training divers are more than just a hobby or business, they are my passion, and I am very excited to share this world with anyone who wants to learn. I personally have just completed full cave and have a passion for traveling around the world to dive.
Owner/ NAUI Divemaster
Having grown up in the Canadian Rockies, I never even dipped a toe into an ocean until I was 17. Nevertheless, I was always passionate about water sports, particularly white water rafting and kayaking in icy Canadian waters. I got my PADI Open Water certification in July 2019 and put it out into the universe that I wanted to find the ultimate dive buddy. A month later, I met Brent at a Down Under Diver’s Club Event at Fantasy Lake. While warm water reef diving is amazing, what really gets my heart racing is wrecks, turtles and pink dive gear. The Graveyard of the Atlantic is my happy place. I recently crossed over and became a NAUI Dive Master. Come learn to dive with us. I am proof that it can literally change your life.
Owner/ Instructor / IANTD
As a retired United States Marine, I found myself needing something to do to keep myself occupied. Needless to say a couple of years later, I found another one of my passions under water. From flying around the world, to diving in the deep blue sea, I love adventures and love the thrill. Not only the thrill of diving, but teaching the next generation of divers a passion that I fell in love with.
Instructor / Sales / Technician
Gust@divindawgs.com
Gust was born and rasied in Ohio. Gust enlisted in the Marine Corps and prior to departing his active duty service, he found himself staying in the local area. Little did he know he was going to find himself being apart of a diveshop consdiering he had 0 intentions in doing so. Gust currently serves the role as an active divemaster for Divin' Dawgs as well as fixes anything IT related. If he's not at his "real" job, you will probably find Gust behind the counter on the computer or on the sales floor.
Come by and see Gust!
Instructor
Dedan@divindawgs.com
By day, Dedan is a Network Engineer. In his spare time, he lives and breathes scuba diving: an addiction that was born in 1996. After 21 years of diving some great places and a whole lot of not so great ones, he became an independent PADI instructor and Master Scuba Diver Trainer. When a couple of his friends had the crazy but yet most enjoyable idea to get into the dive shop business, he decided to cross over and teach specialties for them. Dedan is currently one of our many instructors we have here at Divin' Dawgs
Sales / Rescue diver
Born and raised in the great outdoors of Montana, I found myself wanting more in life. Travel, adventure, memories then I joined the Marine Corps. Clearly, I am a glutton for punishment, so I stayed in the local area until I got a wonderful job working at the Depot in Cherry Point. I got into diving in 2023 and have been going on adventures ever since! My favorite is Bermuda so far! I look forward to learning more! Also, no, I didn’t lose a bet, I enjoy my half shaved head!
Jess will be looking forward to starting her divemaster soon!
