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Our instructors
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Mark Pergrem
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Mark has been scuba diving for more than 35 years and
teaching diving for more than 25 years. In that time he has
certified all levels of divers including divemasters and
instructors. He holds instructor certifications through
NAUI, PADI, IANTD, DAN, the NSS-CDS, SDI, TDI and PSA. As a NAUI Course
Director, he can conduct Instructor Training Courses and
Instructor Trainer Workshops which produce scuba instructors
and instructor trainers, respectively. Although involved in
most every aspect of diving, Mark's particular areas of
interest include cave and cavern diving, wreck diving,
working with college SCUBA courses, and the physics of
underwater environments.
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Richard Blackburn
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Richard was hooked on diving when he became a certified open
water diver in 2001. As an avid dry-land caver, it was only
a matter of time until he ventured into Cavern and Cave
Diving. He also enjoys local diving, warm water reefs and
wrecks and his certifications include NAUI, NSS-CDS, NACD,
TDI, IANTD, DAN, SSI, PSI & PADI. He is a NAUI, IANTD, PSA and DAN
instructor and enjoys teaching Open Water through Normoxic
Trimix, including Cavern, through Technical Cave.
Additionally, he is on the CDS board of directors and served
on the board of the Southeastern Cave Conservancy for 10
years. Richard practices his strong belief that people
should never stop learning, striving to learn new skills and
ways to teach them to his students.
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