Our Dive Team is composed of leaders from a variety of experiences and backgrounds.
Each Instructor has from 6 years to over 25 years of experience
to ensure you have a safe, structured, and FUN adventure scuba diving.
We will take you diving in local waters, Great Lakes (and their sunken shipwrecks),
to quarrys, mines, and world-class international diving destinations.
SCUBA INSTRUCTORS – DIVE LEADER TRAINERS
Adam Czarnopys
Advanced Open Water Instructor # 27308Diving since 1982. Dive Leader since 2005. Hooked on diving from watching "Sea Hunt" as a lad. Favorite Dives : Shipwreck of the Cederville in Mackinaw, Fresh-Water mine-dives of Missouri (Bonne Terre), Cozumel, Cayman, Truk Lagoon, Yap / Palau, and oh yes.....Versluis Lake
Matt McConnon
Advanced Open Water Insuctor # 49542Manager of Rockford Ambulance, favorite dive sites, Bonne Terre, Mackinaw, Versluis Lake
Andy Moblo
Instructor Trainer # 7127Andy has been diving since 1991, and with Moby’s since the start. Has managed Moby’s Dive Shop full time since 1994 with responsibilities such as scuba training, repair / service sales and training consulting, store management, scheduling, etc... Enjoy’s Wreck diving, Cozumel, Florida Springs, Gulf, Truk Lagoon, Grand Cayman and numerous surrounding in-land lakes. Versluis Lake is one of his favorites as it is "easy" clean and a large variety of fish (of all sizes) to see.
Mike Evans
Dive-Con (Leader) Instructor #13950Diving since 1994 (trained at Moby‘s), Advanced 1996, Dive Master 1999, Scuba Instructor 2003. Favorite dive sites: TRUK Lagoon, Grand Cayman, Michigan Wreck diving ,or any dive where he can (harmlessly) pick on his dive buddies. Own’s Udderly Delicious Ice-Cream / Restaurant in Downtown Morley.
Doug Harmon
Dive-Con (Leader) Instructor # 8403(Satellite Instructor) based in Fremont Mi. Trained as a new diver at Moby‘s DIve Shop in 1995, Doug quickly become passionate about diving and moved through his continuing education to earn his Master Diver, Dive-Con, then Instuctor rating by 2000 at Moby’s. Doug is now Dive-Con Instructor and has trained many dive leaders. Doug has extensive experience all over the globe and enjoys the local diving too, particularly in Newaygo County. Dougs wife Holly is a Master Diver, and he also trained his two adult children to become Dive-Cons.
Dave Smith
Open Water InstructorsManager of Rockford Ambulance, favorite dive sites, Bonne Terre, Mackinaw, Versluis Lake
Pete Larsen
Open Water InstructorsAndy has been diving since 1991, and with Moby’s since the start. Has managed Moby’s Dive Shop full time since 1994 with responsibilities such as scuba training, repair / service sales and training consulting, store management, scheduling, etc... Enjoy’s Wreck diving, Cozumel, Florida Springs, Gulf, Truk Lagoon, Grand Cayman and numerous surrounding in-land lakes. Versluis Lake is one of his favorites as it is "easy" clean and a large variety of fish (of all sizes) to see.
DIVE-CONS (MASTER DIVER) – DIVE LEADERS
Our Dive leader are passionate about diving and are ready to assist you in and the Instructors with your training,
lead you in a dive-trip and provide specialty training, to prepare you for the next diving adventure.
Tyler Hernden
Dive-Con 2010diving since 2006 has been active with many of Moby’s Dive Trips and outings. Tyler works (part-time) in the summers as a Marine Deputy Sheriff for Allegan County.
Kevin Roosien
Dive ConDiving since 2006 Kevin is a Community Leader in Grand Rapids and owns Roosien and Associates Surveying Company. Kevin has been known to be very valuable in handling pressure with grace and professionalism
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Bryan Meda
Master DiverBryan is very supportive of Moby’s dive activities by helping to arrange, schedule, and even prepare some of his "specialty pasta" for hungry divers after a practice dive in Versluis Lake at Moby’s.
Logan Mirandette
Specialty DiverLogan has joins us to help us keep up with the summer demand