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  Meet the Team

Name: Jamie Lowden

Position: General Manager

Job Description:
Jamie has been involved with Glenelg Scuba since 1996 and holds his PADI Master Scuba Instructor rating. Jamie is the former National Sales and Marketing Manager for Aquanaut Pty Ltd (Supplier of Aqua Lung dive equipment) prior to purchasing Glenelg Scuba with his wife Denise and founding Adventure Blue Pty Ltd. Jamie is passionate about dive and the dive industry and is keen to assist others interested in having a rewarding career in the dive industry.

Personal Details:
Jamie?s cute face hides a ruthless and efficient instructor co-ordinator. When he isn?t inspiring instructors, he?s probably out on the water. Jamie has three passions diving, adventure sports and Denise. We?re not sure of the order? Always the most upbeat member of the team, Jamie can convince a dolphin to take a scuba tune-up; his award winning method: keep smiling and make sure every adventure is cool, great, or fantastic.

Favourite Quote:
"Fantastic!"

   

Name: Michael Quigley

Position: Training Manager/Instructor

Job Description:
Light comedy relief and heavy lifting, (when not running an immaculate dive store!)

Personal Details:
Been diving for 7 years and instructing for over 3 years. Originally from Canada, loves a good movie and eating hot curries

Favourite Quote:
"But that's it!"

   

Name: Ashlee Rybalka

Position: Manager / Social & Travel Coordinator/ Club President

Job Description:
General Sales and social butterfly. Loved by all, harrassed by Mick but never seen without a smile on her face! Club President, Travel Co-ordinator...a very busy girl.

Personal Details:
Ashlee loves all types of adventure sports and joined Adventure Blue when it was founded. Scuba diving has become a great passion of hers. Although her main passion is travel. Having returned from a 2 month backpacking adventure across Europe, she has more great plans to see the world!

Favourite Quote:

   

Name: Gery Lane

Position: Instructor

Job Description:
Gery is on an approximate 6 month break from managing the Pt Noarlunga Shop but will remain an integral part of our instructional team

Personal Details:
Gery loves sharing his passion of scuba with others. He loves all adventure a passion shared by his wife Cil.

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Name: Val Shipman

Position: Retail/Club Secretary

Job Description:
General Sales and making sure everyone else has a tea, coffee or some sort of food infront of us! Val is also an integral part of the club and is the club secretary.

Personal Details:
Val loves the social side of diving and 5 years ago got her husband Terry involved in this dive club. She joined the shop staff last November and is loving every minute of it!!!

Favourite Quote:
"I'll tell you for why..."

   

Name: Cil Lane

Position: Instructor

Job Description:
Cil loves to teach and is our resident seal team expert!

Personal Details:
Cil and her husband Gery joined the Adventure Blue team in January last year. Cil loves all adventure sports including waterskiing, snowskiing, abseiling and kayaking. Travel is also a huge passion of hers...look out for her on the next up coming trips!

Favourite Quote:
"Suck it up princess!"

   

Name: Robert Rath

Position: MSDT Instructor

Job Description:
Robert has been diving for more than 18 years. Although he has a professional background in engineering and technology, he prefers to dive into the ocean than into solving technical problems.

Personal Details:

Robert loves taking divers to new and exciting locations here in SA. He particularly loves diving off the Yorke Peninsula. He is a passionate and talented underwater photographer, and enojys teaching the Underwater Photography course. When it's blown out and there's no diving for the sane, you'll find him windsurfing, playing underwater hockey or just about anything else to stay wet! Visit Robert's website for some awesome underwater photos at http://www.robertrath.com

Favourite Quote:
Hmmm, not too bad but we'll fix it in Photoshop!

   

Name: Tim Corbin

Position: Master Instructor

Job Description:
Tim has been diving for 15 years and with Glenelg for 11 years. He is a PADI Master Instructor and also a CDAA Cavern/Sinkhole diver. As a Master Instructor Tim focuses on and is invaluable to the Instructor Training courses that are conducted every year. Tim is a keen Underwater Photographer and teaches Discover Underwater Photography courses.

Personal Details:
Price on Application

Favourite Quote:
Cool Bannanas!

   

Name: Terry Shipman

Position: Instructor

Job Description:
Terry was a fantastic Divemaster but crossed over to the dark side and became an instructor very recently...CONGRATULATIONS. Likeable englishman who just loves to dive!

Personal Details:
Terry moved to Australia 5 years ago with his wife Val. He loves to dive and is very rarely seen out of the water. A school teacher by day, Terry is a fantastic part of the Adventure Blue Team

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Name: Alexius Sutandio

Position: Instructor/ Casual Shop Staff/ Service Technician

Job Description:
Absolutely insanely helpful instructor! Alexius will go out of his way to help anyone. An absolute gem in the Adventure Blue team!

Personal Details:
Originally from Indonesia Alexius' helpfulness and general outlook on life makes him a favourite with the dive team,customers and his students.

Favourite Quote:
Ha ha

   

Name: Craig Larkin

Position: Divemaster

Job Description:
Craig started diving in 1995 and is now an experienced Divemaster who has dived locations in Australia & overseas such as Torquay (Vic.), Vanuatu, Borneo & Thailand. He has also "dry" travelled extensively and is a reformed backpacker. Craig is also a keen Cave Diver, underwater photographer and is a past Club President.

Personal Details:
Adelaide born and bred. When not diving loves a nice red wine or three!

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Name: Mark Kaehne

Position: MSDT Instructor

Job Description:
Instructor Team Stalwart

Personal Details:
Keen Naturalist and Budding Techie! More Backplates eh?

Favourite Quote:
How much?

   

Name: Trevor Bate

Position: Divemaster

Job Description:

Personal Details:

Favourite Quote:

   

Name: Alex Suslin

Position: Service Technician

Job Description:
Alex does all our equipment servicing, as well as keeping us all sane in fixing our emergency gear problems.

Personal Details:

Favourite Quote:
Ah Comrade!