About Us

Mike is the owner of the American Dive Zone and a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer with the qualifications to teach most specialties. He is also an IANTD Instructor for Advanced Deep/Decompression Diving, Advanced Nitrox (mulitiple gases) and Advanced Recreational Trimix Diving. The Public Safety Divers Association has awarded Mike the credentials to teach Police and Fire Dept. personnel Dive Team 1, the entry level course in that field.

Clifford Jack has recently moved up to Instructor and you will see him at the shop and at most of the shop functions. Quite often he will be seen diving the area lakes or on many of our trips.

Jeff Timmerman is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer. He is now teaching Specialties and classes and also leads trips.

Tom Penniga is an Assistant Instructor at American Dive Zone.

Chad Winkle is an Assistant Instructor at American Dive Zone.

Chuck Wiersum is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer with years of experience instructing scuba in the local area. He works with American Dive Zone teaching PADI Open Water Classes, Advanced Open Water, Emergency First Response courses, Nitrox Specialties, and much more.