Rose retired from the Department of the Army after 24 years of service to run the daily operations of the dive shop in Harlem, GA and has been diving for over 19 years since certifying in Hawaii.  Rose has also been involved in the administrative support to diver training.  Rose’s preference is diving from a boat in warm climate waters.  She just completed her Rescue certification in November 2020 and her goal is to be a Divemaster by the end of 2021.

Bob Bennett is retired from the U.S.Army, and currently works for the Dept. of Defense. His diving experience ranges from open water wreck diving in the North East to cave diving in Central Florida. Having dived most environments, his primary interests are technical diving and training divers in all aspects of technical diving. He has over 17 years of diver training experience, and 12 years of technical training experience having trained over 500 divers from open water through Trimix. Bob has been diving since 1989.

Professional Diving credentials

• PADI Course Director
• DSAT Tec Deep Instructor Trainer
• DSAT Tec Trimix Instructor Trainer
• DAN Instructor Trainer
• IANTD Advanced NITROX Instructor Trainer

PADI Specialty Instructor Ratings

• AWARE – Coral Reef Conservation
• AWARE – Fish Identification
• Deep Diver
• Enriched Air Diver
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Project Aware Specialty
• Search and Recovery Diver
• Wreck Diver
• Tec Rec Deep Diver
• Tec Rec Trimix Diver
• Tec Rec Gas Blender

Barry started diving in Hawaii in 2001 and became addicted quickly!!  Progressing thru Dive Master, Instructor (2002), Master  Scuba Dive Trainer(2003), and IDC Staff Instructor(2003) accomplishing multiple Instructor specialities along the way. Barry loves diving in new and challenging places, recently completing his Cavern Driver certification. Barry continues to expand his diving on the Technical side also, recently becoming a CCR certified diver on the DiveRite O2ptima at the TEC40 CCR level and working to the TEC60 CCR level.  Dive travel ranks high on Barry’s list, with his lifelong Dive Buddy (Wife), Ginna. Barry is also very active in the Veteran community being Retired US Navy of 26 years.

Dom served in the United States Marine Corps and is currently employed by the Dept. of Defense. Dom began diving in 2016 after getting certified with his wife through Bubbles or Not and was hooked. Dom quickly advanced through the Divemaster Program utilizing his VA G.I. Bill benefits becoming an instructor in 2018 and achieving PADI IDC Staff Instructor in 2020. Dom is TEC 50 certified and TEC 40 Closed Circuit Re-breather certified and has a passion for long and deep TEC dives!  He enjoys exploring wrecks and caverns while continuing to push personal limits with more advanced training.

Specialty Instructor ratings:

• Full Face Mask
• Diver Propulsion Vehicle
• Dry Suit
• Enriched Air Nitrox
• Deep
• O2 Provider

Dr. William “Zebulon” Belcher, Ph.D. is currently employed as an archaeologist and is a board-certified forensic anthropologist (American Board of Forensic Anthropology) with the University of Hawai’i-West O’ahu in Kapolei, HI. Prior to this position, he served as a forensic anthropologist and archaeologist with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, where he last served as the Deputy Laboratory Director for the last 18 years. Zeb is trained in both terrestrial and underwater archaeological techniques and has excavated over 100 World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War forensic cases in world-wide context (Asia, India, Europe, the Pacific Islands, and North America). He has also excavated several forensic cases and conducted several classes in forensic archaeology to scientists and police teams in Bogota, Colombia. Zeb has been diving since 1999. He is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer and an EFR Trainer (#192276). He is certified in the following technical diving areas Advanced EANx Diver (IANTD) CCR Cave Diver (IANTD) CCR Normoxic Trimix Diver (IANTD) EANx Diver (IANTD) O2ptima Rebreather Diver (IANTD) Oxygen First Aid Tec Deep Diver (DSAT) Tec Trimix Diver He is certified to train divers in the following basic courses and dive specialties AWARE Fish Identification Diver Cavern Diver Deep Diver Enriched Air Diver Open Water Dive Instructor PADI Specialty Instructor Ratings Rescue Diver Search and Rescue Diver Tec Deep Dive Instructor Wreck Diver

Dan is a veteran and continues to serve as an Army Reservist.  Dan began his journey into the underwater world when he got certified in 1999.  After moving to the area as government contractor in 2016, Dan started working towards becoming a PADI Instructor which he completed in October of 2017, and his Master Scuba Diver Trainer in September 2018. In August 2020 finished up work as an IDC Staff Instructor. Dan’s interests include dive travel, introducing people to local diving, and volunteer work. Additionally, Dan is TEC 50 certified and TEC 40 Closed Circuit Re-breather certified.

Specialty Instructor ratings:

• Drift
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Project Aware
• Deep
• Dry Suit
• Digital Underwater Media (Photography)
• Wreck
• Diver Propulsion Vehicle
• Night
• Full Face Mask
• Delayed Surface Marker Buoy
• Boat
• Underwater Navigator
• Underwater Naturalist
• Search & Recovery
• Self-Reliant Diver
• Emergency Oxygen Provider
• Emergency First Response

Rob has been diving since old enough to certify and has been around diving all his life joining his father on many dive charters as help on the boat before he was able to dive through certification, diving in the warm waters of Hawaii through dry suit diving in the St Lawrence River on the wreck of the Robert Gaskin to lake and quarry diving in Maryland and Georgia. Rob is a certified Dive Master and is currently working on his Instructor certification, he is also an avid snowboarder having been based on Colorado for the past few years despite his Hawaiian roots and more recent dive management training in Grand Cayman.

I’ve always loved the ocean and all marine life. I started diving in Turks and Caicos in 2008, and dove every chance I got on family vacations. I got serious into diving in 2016 when I finally became certified. From there the goal was to become a professional. I went from open water certified to becoming an instructor as fast as I could, with some technical training in between. I became a certified PADI Instructor in 2017 while spending some time in Key Largo. My favorite dives are wreck dives, night dives, and shark dives. My favorite dive spots are in Key Largo, Panama, and Turks and Caicos.

Bobby Hickson SR (MSDT); started diving in 2008, became a Divemaster in 2015, AI in 2017 and an Instructor in 2019.
Loves traveling and meeting new people.

Kevin has been diving since 1990. Although much more comfortable in warm Caribbean waters, Kevin has spent much of his diving career in the kelp beds off Santa Barbara, California. Kevin’s flexible schedule as a Cloud Security Engineer affords him the flexible time to travel and teach courses during off-peak times during the week.

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Instructor Specialties:

• Night
• AWARE Shark Conservation
• Diver Propulsion Vehicle
• Underwater Navigator
• Deep
• Enriched Air
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Project Aware, AWARE Coral Reef Conservation
• Emergency Oxygen Provider
• Care for Children w/AED
• Emergency/First Response.

I grew up in south Florida spending almost every weekend either in the woods (everglades) or underwater.  When I was under water, I was spearfishing & lobstering. I eventually got Open Water certified (PADI) in the late 70’s (yes, I’m aging myself) then I moved to the mountains of NC where I finished up my last 2-yrs of high school, and 1st year of college before enlisting in the US Air Force.

Mark Fairbrass is an PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor who has been scuba diving since he was a small child in England.  He initially trained with BSAC but switched to the PADI system once he moved to the US.  Mark is a college professor specializing in teaching Marine Biology. He spends much of his time working with Coast Guard Academy scholars who are working towards a degree in Marine and Environmental Science. As part of his college activities he works on projects designed to monitor the marine fish populations off the coast of Georgia and Florida.  He is currently working with the National Marine Fisheries Service to tag sharks off the GA coast.  These tags allow the sharks migration patterns to be tracked and allows their population sizes to be estimated. The shark species that he is currently working with include Blacktip, Spinner, Black Nose, and Finetooth sharks.  He has previously completed a multiyear study on Atlantic Sharpnose sharks.

Hi! I was born and raised in Southern California, not too far from the beach. I moved to Georgia 5 years ago, so far I like it here. I am a veteran of the USAF and am a newly certified Dive Master. I’m excited to continue my scuba diving journey.

Alexia has been in love with the ocean since she was five years old. She finally got certified in 2014, when she was 16. Now, she is a PADI rescue diver, working towards divemaster and instructor. Alexia graduated from Kennesaw State University in July 2020 with an integrated studies degree focusing on environmental science, marketing, and leadership. Here at Bubbles or Not, she is our social media manager. She loves to share the world of diving and sustainability with the world through social media and her blog.

Bobby Hickson Jr., Divemaster. He started diving in 2017 became a Divemaster in 2018. He enjoys traveling and spending time with his lovely bride. His goal is to become an instructor this year.