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 / Tec Sidemount Instructor Trainer / Hyperbaric Chamber Operator
From: Leuven, Belgium
Spoken Languages: English, Dutch, French, Spanish, German
Hobbies: Film, Photography, History, Science (I’m a nerd)
Specialty Instructor Trainer Ratings: Too many to list!
Favourite Dive Activity: Sidemount
Favourite Dive Site: Black Hills
Rebecca Engel
Owner & General Manager / PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor / ANDI Hyperbaric Chamber Operator Instructor
From: North Dakota, US
Spoken Languages: English, Spanish
Hobbies: Reading, Yoga, Diving, “Beaching It” and spending time with family.
Favourite Dive Activity: Lionfish Containment
Favourite Dive Site: Jacks Bight
Asa Croak
Manager / PADI IDC Staff Instructor / Tec Deep Instructor
From: Newcastle, Australia
Spoken Language: English
Specialty Instructor ratings: Deep, EANx, Wreck, Sidemount, Tec Sidemount, Self-Reliant, Full Face Mask, PADI Adaptive, Dive Heart Adaptive, Gas Blender, Equipment
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Surfing, Music, Sports.
Favourite Dive Activity: Sidemount
Favorite Dive Site: Don Quixote
Stephen J. Aynsley
PADI Platinum Course Director / EFR Instructor Trainer / Tec Deep Instructor Trainer
From: Newcastle, United Kingdom
Spoken Language: English
Specialty Instructor Trainer Ratings: Too many to list!
Hobbies: Running marathons
Favourite Dive Activity: Teaching Instructors, Full Face Mask.
Favourite Dive Site: The Halliburton wreck
Abigail Smith
Whale Shark & Oceanic Research Centre Manager / PADI IDC Staff Instructor
From : Winchester, United Kingdom
Spoken Language: English
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Deep, EANx, Wreck, Gas Blender, Equipment, PADI Adaptive, Dive Heart Adaptive
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Film, Photography, Dad Jokes!
Favourite Dive Activity: Lion Fish Hunt!
Favourite Dive Site: The Maze
Shaun Doyle
Photographer / Videographer / PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
From: Texas, United States
Spoken Language: English
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Deep, EANx, Wreck, Photography
Hobbies: Fire Juggling, Slack Line, Hiking
Favourite Dive Activity: Photography, Deep Diving, and Lionfish Containment.
Favorite Dive Site: Blackish Point
Hunter Morgan
PADI IDC Staff Instructor
From: Utila, Bay Islands
Spoken Languages: Utilian, English and Spanish
Specialty Instructor ratings: Deep, Wreck, Enriched Air, Sidemount, Full Face Mask, Equipment, Gas Blender
Hobbies: Photography, Video Games
Favourite Dive Activity: Sidemount and Full Face Mask
Favourite Dive Site: Duppy Waters
Tatiana Scott
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
From: Toronto, Canada
Spoken Language: English
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Deep, EANx, Wreck, Photography, Gas Blender
Hobbies: Horror Movies, Anything to do with Animals!
Favourite Dive Activity: Fun dives with my Camera
Favourite Dive Site: Sturgess Bank a.k.a “The Jewel of The Caribbean”
Paige Poulsen
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
From: South Dakota, United States
Spoken Language: English
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Deep, EANx, Wreck, Sidemount, Self-Reliant
Hobbies: Dancing, Music, Film
Favourite Dive Activity: Night Diving, Macro
Favorite Dive Site: Aquarium
Mitch Hensley
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
From: Indianapolis, United States
Spoken Language: English
Specialty Instructor Ratings: Deep, EANx, Wreck, Self-Reliant, Gas Blender
Hobbies: Dad Sports, Singing Poorly
Favourite Dive Activity: Lionfish Containment
Favorite Dive Site: Don Quixote