Staff

We would like you to meet the staff of Aqua Immersion Dive ‘N Travel Center. Our staff is committed to bringing you the best and friendliest dive facility ever.

The Instructors at Aqua Immersion Dive ‘N Travel Center can help you with all of your dive education needs. They are certified to teach Open Water Certification as well as many exciting diving specialties. We are the only facility in the Central Ohio area to have a SDS rebreather instructor on staff.

Interested in pursuing a career in diving? Our staff can put you on the right course to becoming an Open Water Instructor.

We are dedicated to helping you with all of your diving needs and would very much like the opportunity to show you our qualifications as a professional Dive Team.

Meet the Aqua Immersion Staff…

Joe McCurry – The General Manager, Chief , Scuba Instructor and Service Manager – you will find Joe here most weekends and usually every night. Need your gear serviced, bring it in and Joe will make sure it works properly before sending you home with it. Need special air fills – tech gases – Joe can whip up that special blend.

Melissa McCurry – The Manager – this southern gal really makes you feel at home.  If you need anything she is the person to ask. No appointment necessary – she is almost always there. Need special items! Let her know and she will try her best to get it for you. Melissa is also a licensed real estate agent, so if you have any real estate needs call Melissa she can help you with all you need.

Brad Mullin – Instructor- Learn to dive or if you're already a diver sign up for the rebreather class. Brad is  just one of a few Rebreather Instructors. Brad is here some weekends or chances are he is in another country diving. If you have questions about dive travel to exotic locations just ask Brad. 

Lee Thompson – Instructor – Lee has been a dive instructor for many years and has been with Aqua Immersion since we opened our doors in 2006.

Keith Striblin - Assistant Instructor - Keith has joined us as an Assistant Instructor, and is working towards becoming an Instructor in 2011. 

George Coomer – Divemaster – George has been with Aqua Immersion since we opened our doors in 2006.

Jeff Dye – Divemaster – Jeff has been with Aqua Immersion since we opened our doors in 2006.  If Jeff isn’t here you can find him at the local quarries. He is part of the Tuesday night divers at Circleville.

Jim Clarke – Divemaster – Jim has been with Aqua Immersion since we opened our doors in 2006. Jim is also part of the Tuesday night divers at Circleville.  Jim is the president of the Aqua Immersion Aquanauts Dive Club.

Kerry Mullin – Divemaster – Kerry is another one of the originals and a world traveler as well. He and his wife Stacey handle our travel needs.

Rob Dysert - Sales Consultant, Service Tech and Divemaster. Rob joined the Aqua Immersion Staff in March 2009 as a sales consultant and is one of our newest PADI Divemaster's.

Ron Searls - Instructor - Ron became an instructor in 2005. Then January 2009 Ron joined the Aqua Immersion team.

Michal Searls - Instructor - Michal also joined the Aqua Immersion team in January 2009. Michal loves diving and is also a member of the Marion County Dive Team. Share in her excitement of the sport and learn to dive.

Matt Halla - Instructor - Matt recently joined the Aqua Immersion Team. He comes to us as a Technical Instructor. Matt enjoys deep diving and cavern diving. If you are interested in becoming a tec diver come into our facility and talk with Matt or one of our staff members.

David M Mackamul - Instructor - David joined us in 2008 as an Instructor. He enjoys all aspects of recreational diving.

Landen Stiverson - Instructor, Training Director, Service Tech. Landen joined the Aqua Immersion staff in June of 2009, and has become one of our newest Instructors. 

Jimmy Fultz - Sales Consultant, Divemaster, and Service Tech.

John Sherwood - Instructor. John recently joined our Training Staff as a PADI Instructor.

Joe Shields - PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor 

Mike Dirnberger - Sales/Divemaster and Quarry Certified.

Mark Turley - PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor

Jared Keeling- PADI Divemaster, and is currently the President of the Aqua Immersion Aquanauts Dive Club.