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Our Staff and their Bio's.....enjoy!
Julie Wolf Educational Coordinator, Scuba Instructor Evaluator. Co-owner of Orlando Dive & Snorkel Tours for 18 years & Crystal River Watersports location , I am a native Floridian, from Brandon just outside of Tampa Bay area. Wife , mother of 4, grandmother and great-grand mother .... to cool huh ! I have a background in education at the high school level and taught 8 years before expanding my sights onto Scuba Diving . Today I am a MDEA Scuba Instructor Evaluator and have introduced over 10,000 students to scuba, in either Discover Scuba Classes in pool settings in Orlando & Central Florida's hotels & resorts and openwater classes for scuba certification. I also worked at Disneys Epcot Living Seas Aquarium for 10 years as a underwater tour guide for scuba certified guest to explore the aquarium in the evenings. I am a Handicaped Scuba Instructor and coordinator for all our educational programs for clubs, scouts and schools.. This keeps me very busy. My getaway sport is riding with my husband Ken on our Harley Davidson motorcycle and I love gardening. I have a cat , named Dixie that adopted us, he was a stray that wondered up to the dive shop and stayed.
Hi this is Captain Ken, I will let you know that I have been married to the owner for over 25 years and would not change a thing. This is our life and we love it. I,m from Ohio, I moved to Florida in 1982. I am a Coast Guard captain , Scuba instructor, Handicap scuba Instructor and co owner of Orlando Dive & Snorkel Tours Inc.
Captain Jim Collins Hi, my name is Captain Jim and I have lived in Florida since 1972.I am now what was called a "Semi- Native ". I am an Electrical Engineer that worked for IBM, Designing and Developing new computers for 24 years. After 24 years IBM made me an offer that I could not refuse and I moved to the Florida Keys to pursue my love of water and the outdoors. As a Captain and Dive Master I have worked on Snorkel / Dive , Parasail , Historical tour and Environmental Tour Boats. I have had the pleasure of introducing Children and Adults to Pods of wild Dolphin. Now I am able bring the public up close and personal with Manatees in the Manatees Environment. As a Dive Master, I also take divers on excursions to 3 of our local springs King Springs, Blue Grotto and Devil’s Den, to experience cavern diving at it’s safest. I hope that you come and experience the thrill of being in the water with one of nature’s most gentle creatures, the 2000 pound Manatee. Captain Jim Collins
Hi, I am Captain Gerald. I Moved to Florida were I could Teach Scuba and be in the Water 12 Months of the Year instead of the 3 months. Thats all the weather would allow in my Home State of Wyoming. I have been a Scuba instructor for 7 years and have been diving for about 11 years. I teach many specialties including underwater photography, Nitrox diving , Dan O2 administration, deep dive and emergency first responder. I moved to Florida in 2006 and have been involved with the tour, scuba and wildlife industry here in Florida for most of the time from when I got here. I love swimming with the manatees and I very much enjoy teaching, so come on down and let us help you with your dive adventures. We can take you from your first discover scuba dive to an open water diver and all the way though Divemaster. Captain Gerald |
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