The SeaVentures SCUBA Family

Wyatt Foster is a PADI Master Instructor, Master Scuba Diver Trainer and TDI/SDI Instructor Trainer with over 30 years of diving experience and over 25 years of teaching experience.  Wyatt holds Instructor ratings for PADI, SDI, TDI,  NASDS, and NASE. He teaches over 20 Specialty classes and is the Director of Scuba Training at SeaVentures, assuring the same quality instruction to all SeaVentures customers. His favorite places to dive include Cocos Island, Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea.

Beverly Foster is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, SDI Instructor and Red Cross Water Safety Swim Instructor. She began her diving experiences in 1986 in the caverns and caves of Central Florida. Since then she has traveled to some of the most exotic destinations of the world. Papua New Guinea, Cocos Island, Fiji, Cozumel, Palau, and Bonaire are some of the places Bev likes to hang out! She also handles individual and group travel arrangements and manages the daily office activities.

Claude Smith is a PADI IDC Staff Instructor currently working towards the Master Instructor rating.  He's a familiar face on our Keys trips. Claude began his diving with Seaventures in 2004 and has become a great addition to our team. He is extremely interested in wreck diving, but enjoys the time he gets to spend teaching students.

Wayne Allen is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer and can be found at the store each day! He has experience diving in cooler conditions as a recovery diver in Lake Winnipesaukee, NH  but we warm him up on trips the the Florida Keys! In addition to teaching, working in the store and running trips, Wayne and his wife, Amy have a young son, Garrett and live in Winder, GA.

Marvin Aceituno is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer and hails from the beautiful oceans of Honduras. After teaching for many years in the Caribbean. the love bug bit Marvin and he moved to the states and married his sweetheart, Anna. Marvin, aka "Bob Marvin", works full time in the store and is in the water teaching every chance he gets. His favorite non-diving activities are spending time with his family and traveling. His favorite Dive Site is the Pinnacle near Utila. Marvin's favorite scuba skill is from the Divemaster course... "Underwater Equipment Exchange while Buddy Breathing"!  His favorite piece of SeaVentures Equipment is the new Cobalt Computer. His favorite food is fried breadfruit and he believes "Fish are Friends...not Food!" 

Ben Sanders is a certified SCUBA Repair Technician qualified to service most major brands of scuba equipment and is in charge of the Service Department at SeaVentures. As a Divemaster, Ben enjoys diving for fossils and dodging alligators in the Cooper River and heads to the Florida Keys for a little more visability. His favorite scuba skill is "Underwater Napping"?? Ben enjoys reading and watching "House" on TV when on land! His favorite food is meat!!...steaks, cheeseburgers, bacon...what about the veggies Ben? Ben's favorite SeaVentures Equipment...his Atomic "T-2 Regulator" and his "Smoke on the Water" Split Fins.

Catherine Rosborough is a PADI Divemaster. "Cat" has been diving with Seaventures since 2009 and is a familiar face around the shop as sales staff. She is a Divemaster and will soon become an Assistant Instructor. When not diving, teaching or working at the shop, Cat enjoys chasing around her kids, traveling and riding her new motorcycle. She also runs a nonprofit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Becky Greene is an IDC Staff Instructor and an EFR Instructor.  She currently working on her Master Instructor Rating.  Becky has been as SeaVentures since 2005 either working in the store or teaching.  She also worked in the Keys for a short time.  She always had a passion for the underwater environment and started diving while getting a degree in Biology from UGA.  She enjoys teaching kids to dive and also is active in scientific diving.  You will always see her in a lot of neoprene even in "warm" water.  Her favorite places to dive are Bonaire and Turks & Caicos.

Steve Thompson is a PADI SCUBA Instructor and EFR CPR/First Aid Instructor and has been diving since 2004. Look for Steve in the pool at SeaVentures or behind the wheel of the "PADI Wagon" on the way to the Keys. His favorite dive locations are Turks & Caicos and Dominica. His favorite scuba skill is "peak performance buoyancy". When Steve is not dressed in scuba gear, he has a "regular" job as a Shipping Manager. Steve's favorite nondiving activity is cabinet making. He loves Italian food and his favorite movie is "The Gladiator"! Steve's favorite SeaVentures Equipment is the Atomic Spring Heel Straps on his cool Atomic Split Fins.

Winston Van Rensburg is a PADI SCUBA Instructor.  He started his SCUBA career at SeaVentures in 2007 with Wyatt Foster as his Instructor.  Winston's first diving trip was to Key Cargo, courtesy of The PADI Wagon.  He has never looked back.  Winston loves teaching new students and seeing them fall in love with SCUBA Diving.  His favorite diving trip thus far has been Blackbeard's in the Bahamas.  Winston's favorite fist is the Rock Hinde.

Tracey Braun is a PADI SCUBA Instructor. Diving for her was supposed to be a holiday activity. It soon became an obsessive passion. When not teaching at SeaVentures she can be found teaching scuba in the Keys during the summer months. Her favorite places to dive are Palancar Caves in Cozumel and USCGC Duane off the coast of Key Largo. Her favorite scuba skill is “regulator recovery”! When not diving you can find her teaching high school math or hanging out under a tiki hut some place warm and sunny. Her favorite food is Lorelei’s (Key Largo) blackened grouper sandwich. Tracy’s favorite piece of SeaVentures scuba equipment is her Aqualung Zuma BCD.

Stuart Jackson is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer. Stu enjoys international travel, and his favorite dive destination is the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. He is also practicing underwater photography and fish identification which helps with his volunteer efforts at the GA Aquarium.

David Deano is a PADI SCUBA Instructor! David enjoys diving anywhere, where the water is clear and warm. David is originally from the New Orleans area, loves to share good food with family and friends. David has been a Padi certified diver since 1984 and earned his Padi Scuba certification in 2011. For over six years, David was a Volunteer Diver at the GA Aquarium.

Robbie Allen is a Padi Open Water Scuba Instructor. He has been diving since he was a child and now dives with his own children. When not teaching, Robbie can be found cave and tech diving, reading or running his own business in the medical field.

Addie Bourne is a PADI SCUBA Instructor!

Matthew Crawford is a PADI Scuba Divemaster. He loves the water and always the first one in and last one out. Matthew gets over 100 dives in a year and travels all over the world including the Florida Keys (Courtesy of our very own PADI Wagon), Cozumel, Bonaire, Bahamas, and Grand Cayman to name a few. Always thrilled to work with new students he sees it as his personal mission to make sure everyone has a great time. When not diving you will find him hiking, paddling, or skiing so if you hear someone on the river or a trail howling like a wolf then glance around, it might be Matt coming around the bend!

Gar Trumble is a PADI Scuba Divemaster.

Michael Keating is a PADI SCUBA Divemaster. Mike has been diving for the past 3 years and fell in love with it the first time he placed his head under the water in the Florida Keys. Since that trip, he has dived all over the world including: Australia, Turks and Caicos, Cozumel, Dominica, Hawaii and Honduras. Mike’s biggest passions in diving include photography and wreck diving. When not exploring the underwater world, Mike is pharmacist for a small pharmaceutical company. His land hobbies include: Golf, Photography, Woodworking, Travel and Reading.

John Player

SeaVentures Role: PADI Assistant Instructor

Credentials/Certifications: Diving with SeaVentures since 2007

Job: Retired Police Captain

Favorite Scuba/Swim Skill: Underwater Photography, Drift Diving & Wreck Diving

Favorite Food: Italiano! Mama Mia‼

Favorite Types of Movies: Action and Thrillers

Favorite Dive Locations: Cozumel; Cayman Islands; Key Largo

Favorite Piece of Gear that SeaVentures Stocks: My Atomic Cobalt Dive Computer!

Favorite Non-Diving Activities: Spending time with my family

Steve Pederson is a PADI Scuba Instructor! "Ever since blowing my first bubbles in Cozumel in 2006 I have been hooked. The thrill and excitement of underwater exploration can not be matched. My love of the sport and the friendships it has created drove me to continue my training to turning pro in 2010 in order to share my passion with students. My favorite diving locations include Cozumel, the Bay Islands, and Hawaii. Outside of diving I enjoy cycling, mountain biking, skiing, and all things outdoors."

Tonya Shearer is a PADI Scuba Instructor!

Conrad Rucker is a PADI Course Director, Emergency First Response Instructor Trainer, DAN Instructor Trainer and Handicap Scuba Instructor. Conrad has worn many hats...as a former NFL Tight End for Houston & Tampa Bay, Captain/Pilot in the USMC, Delta Airlines Employee...but we think he likes his dive hat the best! His wife, Cecelia, is also a PADI Instructor and their favorite place to dive is Cozumel.

Jodey Smith is the Web & Social Media Manager at SeaVentures. He is on his first step toward becoming a certified diver. You can read about his adventures in his upcoming blog posts.

Brad Hunter is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer who was our Operations Manager. He came to Seaventures in March of 2008 after spending a year in the Bahamas’ working in the live aboard industry. Brad is a patient and thorough instructor and he brought many years of Dive and Instruction Experience to his classes. Brad is now living in Texas but we hope to see him back in the water on a Keys trip when he gets a chance!

Bill Muir is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer. He has been diving since 1993 and teaching scuba since 1996. He teaches over 20 specialties. Bill is a retired Air Force Lt. Colonel and resides in West Palm Beach Florida where he enjoys spending his time diving and playing golf. His favorite place to dive is Andros Island, Bahamas because of its wide variety of sites, depths and marine life to see. Bill is the SeaVentures South East Florida Dive Connection.