Tri-City SCUBA Staff

Position: Owner / Instructor

Bio: Scott has been diving since 1992 and has accumulated over 3000 dives in over a dozen countries.  Scott is a PADI MSDT, NAUI IT, SDI SCUBA Instructor as well as a TDI NITROX instructor.  Scott enjoys all types of diving to include wreck, reef, cave and black water.  He is most at home on a shallow reef diving for lobster.  

Position: Owner / Divemaster

Bio: Vickie has been diving since 2009 and has accumulated over 200 dives in many countries including Mexico, Fiji, Grand Cayman, Roatan, Sint Maarten, Canada, Bonaire and more.  Vickie enjoys spending time at the beach both above and below the waves.  Her bucket list goal is to dive with great white sharks outside the cage.  

Position: Divemaster

Doug has been diving since 1997 and has accumulated over 200  dives in countries including Canada, Bonaire and more.  Doug is working towards his instructor rating. 

 Position: Sales Associate

Josh has been diving since 2019 and has earned his Advanced Open Water Diver certification.  Josh has gone diving at Virginia Beach and the Florida Springs and looks forward to going to Hatteras.

Position: Technical Instructor

Chet is at home diving the caves in Florida or the deep Atlantic wrecks like the Andrea Doria.  Chet has spent years mastering his dive skills and had become a technical instructor for TDI as well as a PADI instructor.

Position:  Technical Instructor

Dev has been diving for over 20 years and teaching for more than 17 years.  He has certified hundreds of safe divers around the world.  In his career as an instructor, Dev has continued to hone his underwater skills and develop new ones to keep scuba fresh through continuing education and dive travel. He currently serves as a SDI Course Director Instructor Trainer.  Dev teaches the gateway classes of Technical Diving: Intro to Tec, TDI Nitrox, Advanced Nitrox, and Decompression Procedures.  

 Position: Sales Associate / Divemaster

  Kirk was originally certified in 2011 and has dived in Maine, Virginia, North Carolina, and in Florida. Kirk enjoys ocean and river diving and has approximately 65 dives. He is also interested in technical, low visibility diving and wreck diving. He completed his Divemaster Certification at Tri-City SCUBA in 2020. Kirk loves diving because of the wonderful friends he has met, helping student divers gain expertise, and learning new skills from more experienced divers. His current goals are to get his Wreck Diver Specialty and complete his Assistant Instructor Certification.

Position: Instructor

 Bio:   Certified 1990 in ST Thomas, USVI

Approximately 1300 Dives

Became a Divemaster in 2005 and an Instructor in 2008

PADI - Master Scuba Diver Trainer 2010

PADI Tec/Rec TEC50 2016

After a mini-midlife crisis, I've taken a short break from actively teaching scuba and took some TEC Classes for myself; although I still thoroughly enjoy a 20-foot reef dive, a 12-foot drift down Rainbow River, or a leisurely day at the quarry!  I love NC and Virginia Beach wreck diving!  Have also traveled/dived some great locations - Key Largo, Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior, St Lawrence River Brockville Canada, Fiji, Grand Cayman, Bonaire, Cozumel, Columbia, Greece, Cabo San Lucas, St Maarten, St Croix, St Lucia, St Thomas, St Kitts, Roatan, Florida Springs, Jupiter FL, Hatteras, Morehead City, Lake Jocassee.  I have dived 4 German U-Boats (U-352, U-701, U-85 and U-1105) and one American Sub (Tarpon).  I am sure I have left some out!  Favorite Dive Location: THE NEXT ONE!  

 Position: Instructor

Certified: 2014

Highest Level Cert: PADI OWSI  

Bio: Stephanie learned to dive because she was interested in the marine biology, but began her diving career in the freshwater quarries Pennsylvania in 2014. Now she is an avid diver and marine biologist working towards her Ph.D. at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). Stephanie enjoy diving because she loves being in the water and exploring underwater ecosystems. She decided to become a dive instructor because she enjoys sharing diving with others and completed her instructor certification in 2017. Some of Steph’s favorite dives have been in the Florida Springs and the Caribbean. 

  Position: Divemaster/Gear Service Technician

Bio: Erik has been diving for 2 years and has already logged over 150 dives!! His favorite time underwater is usually diving, and taking pictures of fish and marine life on some World War II wrecks off the Coast of Cape Hatteras, also known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, or Spearfishing the wrecks of Virginia Beach!! He has a variety of dives from the ocean, to the spring fed caverns in Florida, a drift dive down the lazy Rainbow River,  or a day at the Lake Phoenix quarry. Erik enjoys sharing his passion of diving with new divers, and hopes to be able to help new divers in any way he can. When he is on a surface interval, Erik enjoys working on dive gear, and servicing gear for Tri-City Scuba customers. 

  Position: Divemaster

Sarah started diving in 2018 and has continued her education and has recently been certified as a Divemaster in 2020. She has over 150 dives. She has dove the Florida Spring, Blue Heron Bridge, Fl., Ginnie Springs, Fl., VA Beach diving, Chesapeake Light Tower in VA Beach she enjoys wreck diving in Hatteras, NC., diving the Appomattox River in Petersburg, VA., any type of diving. Enjoys metal detecting above and below the water, photography, Mudlarking, Spearfishing, and she loves Sea Turtles!! She is never hesitant to lend a hand. 

Position: PADI Staff instructor  

Drew was introduced to the diving world in July 2013. He developed a passion for diving, became an instructor in November 2014 while living in Destin, FL in order to share his love of the water. His usually spends his time in the water spearfishing, lion fishing, and wreck diving. Drew’s Air Force adventures have taken him all over the world – affording him to dive in South Korea and the Philippines. He has also dived on Roatan, Bonaire, Turks and Caicos, and all along the gulf coast of Florida. Drew is actively involved in certifying Boy Scouts when the opportunity arises! His ultimate diving goal is to become a PADI Course Director.