We’re the staff @ The College of Diving!
The College has the highest ratings awarded to PADI dive centers for our dedication to you and the environment. Many awards for excellence have been awarded to our instructors throughout the years.
Nick Derutter
PADI Platinum Course Director / EFR Instructor Trainer / Tec Deep Instructor Trainer / Hyperbaric Chamber Operator
From: Leuven, Belgium
Spoken Languages: English, Dutch, French, Spanish, German
Hobbies: Film, Photography, History, Science (I’m a nerd)
Favourite diving activity: Sidemount diving
Favourite dive site on Utila: Black Hills
Rebecca Engel
Owner and Manager / Open Water Scuba Instructor / ANDI Hyperbaric Chamber Operator Instructor
From: Minot, North Dakota, US
Spoken languages: English, Spanish
Hobbies: Reading, yoga, diving, “beaching it” and spending time with family.
Favourite diving activity: Lionfish Hunting
Favourite dive site on Utila: Jacks Bight
Justin Benson
Manager / PADI IDC Staff Instructor
From : Florida, United States
Language: English / Fish whisperer
Favorite Activity: Tech diving and Full Face Mask
Hobbies: basketball, photography, and motorcyles
Favorite Dive Site: Black Hills and CJ’s drop off
Stephen J. Aynsley
PADI Platinum Course Director
From: United Kingdom
Spoken languages: English
Hobbies: Running marathons
Favorite diving activity: Teaching instructors, Fullface mask diving
Favourite dive site on Utila: The Haliburton wreck
Bob Mulgrew
PADI IDC Staff Instructor / Tec Deep Instructor
From: Colorado, United States
Spoken Languages: English
Hobbies: I’ll try everything
Favourite diving activity: Lionfish Hunting
Favourite dive site on Utila: Black Hills
Abigail Smith
PADI IDC Staff Instructor
From : Winchester, England, United Kingdom
Language: Posh English
Hobbies: Snowboarding, film & photography, eating peanut butter, telling Dad jokes
Dive activity : Lion Fish Hunt!
Dive site: Pinnacle, The Maze
Asa Croak
PADI IDC Staff Instructor
From: Newcastle, Australia
Specialty Instructor ratings: Deep, EANx, Wreck, Sidemount, Self-Reliant, Full Face Mask, Dive Heart Adaptive
Favorite diving activity: Sidemount diving
Favorite dive site: Don Quixet
Hunter Morgan
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
From: Utila, Bay Islands
Spoken languages: Utilian, English and Spanish
Specialty Instructor ratings: Deep, Wreck, Enriched Air, Sidemount, Equipment, Gas Blender.