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Mike Guckin- Mike is the owner of Underwater World, having taken over the business in 1978. Mike started diving in 1965 and became certified in 1966. As a YMCA Instructor, Mike taught scuba at Penn State in 1968 and in the military from 1969 - 1972. After leaving the military, Mike became a NAUI instructor as well as retaining his YMCA Instructor certification. With over 30 years teaching experience, Mike is the senior instructor at Underwater World and has taught several of the current instructors on the staff as well as several of the owners of other dive stores in the area. Mike is a NAUI Course Director and is the President of the Delaware Valley Scuba Retailers Association. Mike is also an avid pilot with a commercial, multi-engine, instrument and flight instructor rating. Mike has one son, Jeff, who is also a diver and a pilot, as well as a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard.

Trip Thompson- Trip originally joined the staff of Underwater World as a sales person in 1993. About that time, he was also the head of the Point Pleasant Dive Rescue Team. After becoming a PADI instructor, Trip moved to Florida and served a tour of duty aboard the live-aboard, the Nekton Pilot. Upon his return to our area, Trip was then hired as the Dive Team Coordinator for the New Jersey State Aquarium. Part way into the new millenium, he decided to return to Underwater World and the business of sport diving. Trip is married to the girl next door (literally), Ligia.

Nancy Fisher- Nancy came to Underwater World in 1989 to work as a bookkeeper and secretary. Today Nancy's job has evolved into the huge task of keeping all of us in line. As well as handling all the bookkeeping duties, Nancy now handles the processing of all c-cards, maintaining the instructor files, setting course schedules, co-ordinating with our facility partners, and keeping us from spending too much money. As a sounding board, Nancy, gives us the female prospective on things. (That means that she makes us keep the bathroom clean.) No, really. As a women and an occassional diver she is a valuable asset to offset those of us who can sometimes be a little too enthusiastic. With her ever-cheery disposition, Nancy also keeps the morale up and profanity down. Nancy is also the Treasurer for our Scuba Club, the Aqua-Nuts. And her organizational skills have been put to the test organizing the Fall Festivals that we had run at the Adventure Aquarium, the dive club picnic, and the Aquanuts annual Holiday party. Nancy has two sons, Ryan & John.

Tim Macrone- Tim has been diving for about five years. Since his first dive he has been hooked. If he isn't working at Underwater World, you can find him at a SCUBA repair seminar, a SCUBA show, or at Dutch Springs diving. Tim has become a real expert and a great source of information about dive equipment, even equipment that we do not sell. Tim is well on his way up the NAUI leadership ladder and soon he will be instructing future divers. Tim will be leading his first trip in October of 2005, when he takes a group of enthusiastic divers to Guadalupe to dive with the GREAT WHITE SHARKS. Tim has assisted Ed during the last two Bonaire trips and is already signed up for the August 2005 trip. He has also dove with Stuart Coves in the Bahamas courtesy of a winning raffle ticket at the annual SCUBA dealer show. Tim also has dove in Jamaica and in Playa del Carmen. His experience and sales expertise can help cutomers answer any questions and his suggestions may help divers feel more comfortable in the water.

Jeff Guckin- Being the son of Mike, Jeff has been around diving all his life. He has grown up surrounded by some of the most experienced divers around. He has been to Bonaire eleven times, five as a diver, and has plans to go on the August 2005 trip. Jeff also was on the 2004 Australia and Papua New Guinea trip where he got to experience diving with the Minke Whales. Jeff has chosen to begin the leadership courses required to become an NAUI instructor and will be teaching SCUBA courses in the not-too-distant future. Being around the business for so long, Jeff knows how it works and where he can find the answers to help a customer. He will try his hardest to fulfill a customer's needs and make diving an enjoyable experience for all who are willing to take the plunge. Jeff is also a member of the U.S. Army National Guard and a student at Marywood University in Scranton. He can be found at the store two weekends a month and during holiday periods. Jeff, recently, earned his private pilot license and is working on his instrument rating. He hopes to fly helicopters for the National Guard in the future.

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