LA's Best Divemasters and Assisant Instructors

Our instructors and divemasters are all PADI professionals with the knowledge and experience to help make you one of California's best divers. Whether you're trying scuba for the first time or you're going for instructor certification, we have a team member who will instruct and inspire you every step of the way.

For all of its diversity, the underwater environment is under siege. An integral part of our mission is to help educate, protect and conserve these fragile ecosystems. At Eco Dive Center our goal is to train divers in marine life awareness as well as how to be better underwater explorers.

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Kendra "Special K" Guffey, Staff / Divemaster Certifications: PADI Divemaster, Assistant Instructor and In-Store Staff Summary: I began diving in 1989 in the dark cold waters of Whittier, Alaska and while that slowed me down temporarily, a move to California reignited my love for diving. I love to travel and one of my goals is to explore the world both above and below the water although California still ranks as my favorite dive location. The kelp forests are amazing and I can think of no better way to pass an hour than laying on the sand watching a sealion chase fish. My favorite dive though so far was off Aliwal Shoals, S.Africa diving the Produce wreck and listening to humback whales singing underwater. The effect was as if the wreck was haunted. While there I took a specialty course in Shark diving that has lead me to appreciate sharks even more and try to spead the word on fact and fiction regarding them. I am very excited to be working in diving again and can't wait to share the experience with others!

Carolyn "Pinky" Wang - ECO's Spokesperson, Staff Certifications: Advanced diver Summary: I'm just an AOW with several specialties in the meantime. Still have my list of other certs I want to knock out in 2010 to keep on improving as a diver.

Jeremy Wolf, Divemaster Certifications: PADI DM & Assistant Instructor Summary: I grew up spending my summers in the Isthmus in Catalina on my family's boat, snorkeling, water skiing, and even SCUBA diving once or twice. My uncle also ran a dive boat out of San Pedro, and although I had these connections to our underwater world, I did not get certified until 2003. Since then I have made diving my one hobby, and have grown to enjoy introducing others to it by assisting with instruction at Eco. I travel to Hawaii once or twice a year for "business" and manage to get in as much diving as possible, in addition to diving locally as much as I can fit into my schedule.

George "Kung Fool" Fernandez, Instructor Certifications: Open Water Instructor Summary: Met Ron in 1998, I took his Rescue and DM classes and have been assisting ever since. I love watching students fall in love with scuba diving just I did in my PADI Open Water certification. Now my goal has been to travel the world at least 6 times a year and enjoy earth's world aquatica.