I have been working with students in Maryland for several years with excellent results. My focus is on core competencies in the water and independence from the very first time we get in the pool. This teaches my students excellent buoyancy and problem solving when they are out diving in the world.

My current focus is on Private lessons or groups. I have worked at several shops and my favorite by far are the ones that are run for the love of diving, and not as much a business. That is ,of course, the more rare of the two. I share the philosophy that we should be teaching and diving for the love of the sport and taking our time. If you truly want to learn to dive I will make that happen. If you have been left behind somewhere else because you had trouble with mask skills or some other skill I will work with you and we will fix that.

Pools in Maryland are cool and all, but if you love to travel you’re in the right place. I love to travel with former students, friends and other instructor I know. This ranges from trips to N.C. and Florida so we can get away for a long weekend to the Caribbean and beyond. If you, your family or your friend group want to travel and do the entire course somewhere else, but want to do it with a local instructor who you can do the knowledge section with before going then consider traveling with me either somewhere you want to go or somewhere I might already be planning to go. Once you’re certified you’re always welcome to come along wherever we’re going.