Meet
Instructor & Technician Gary Smith About Gary
I am the owner and operator of ECD and want to share what has
became such an important part of my life, the underwater world. We're a family
who dives teaching families to dive. Come be a part of the excitement!
With that said, teaching diving just wouldn't happen without help.
The ECD team is dedicated to your enjoyment and most of all your safety. I
entrust the staff of ECD with the safekeeping of my students and anyone who
dives with them. I don't take dive safety lightly and these guys are top
notch!
Thanks Guys,
Gary
Staff are simply listed in the order they
joined ECD...
Meet Assistant Instructor
& Instructor In-Training Sean McFarland About
Sean
Sean has been with ECD since it's inception. Sean is a highly competent
Assistant Instructor and our resident Photography Instructor, as well as one of my best friends. Sean and I have dove in
some of the best and worst conditions together and I have absolutely no doubt about his
ability and dedication to the sport. Sean has dived both locally and abroad.
Read more on Sean's page.
e-mail Sean
Meet Instructor Trainer Bob Davison
About Bob
Bob is an Instructor Trainer for Scuba Educators
International and Instructor for SDI. ECD is very excited and very lucky to have Bob
on board as consultant and on-staff Instructor Trainer. Bob has been diving since the
use of breathing through long reeds was popular; just kidding. Bob does, however,
bring to the table many many years of experience and expertise in the field of
sport diving. Read more on Bob's page.
e-mail Bob
Meet Assistant Instructor & Technician Patrick Heraghty
About Pat
Pat is one of my best friends and associate of ECD. Pat owns
and operates "Wish You Were Here Diving" which offers unique dive
related services. Pat is an Assistant Instructor and will be helping out from time
to time when his schedule permits. Visit Pat's site for photos, services, and
a ton of information on shipwrecks up and down the East Coast.
e-mail Pat
Meet Assistant Instructor, Instructor
In-Training
& Technician Mark Kelsey
About
Mark
I met Mark as his DAN/AHA instructor and ended up teaching him
just about every dive safety course I offer. Mark has a burning interest in
dive safety and originally took his Divemaster training in Negril Jamaica. No,
he's not Jamaican, he just wishes he was! Kind of ironic that three of us
started our diving careers @ Couples
Negril with our spouses... Mark will also be teaching our Underwater Video
program! Read more on Mark's
page.
e-mail Mark
Meet Divemaster (in-training) & BLS Instructor Jason Ebenal About
Jason
Jason and I have been friends for nearly a decade and were certified together
in Negril Jamaica. Jason and I have also worked and taught together for as
long (at the day job). Jason is a highly competent instructor and his level
headedness and leadership ability fit his role as divemaster like a glove.
Read more on Jason's page.
e-mail Jason
Meet Instructor & DMT Spotty Kiser
About Spotty
Spotty is our on-staff historian and lifelong dive educator.
Spotty has been diving since SCUBA hit our shores in the 50s and has been
teaching folks to dive for nearly as long. Heck, Spotty tells me stories of
teaching folks to dive on a double-hose regulator! Spotty might be found
diving in just about any venue that gets him underwater from the Caribbean to
a Cave! Spotty has been known to rub elbows with folks like Alex Brylsky
(editor of Dive Training Magazine) and we couldn't be luckier to have his
extensive experience on staff!
e-mail Spotty
Meet Assistant Instructor Mike Bacon About Mike
Mike is a life long educator and has now traded in a classroom
for a pool and his chalkboard as a backdrop for the Caribbean. The Western
Maryland Dive Club often meets at Mike's home and I get the feeling he's the
glue that binds.
e-mail Mike
Meet Assistant Instructor Dave Curry About Dave
As a Dive Emergency Specialist, Dave has your safety in mind.
As one of Spotty's cohorts in Western Maryland, you'll find Dave assisting
with classes and will soon be holding his own.
e-mail Dave
Meet Assistant Instructor & DMT Jim Koon About Jim
Jim brings a whole host of training experience to the table.
Jim is a long time public safety instructor, is a
DAN instructor teaching ALL DAN courses, and is a BLS Instructor teaching
American Heart Association courses in Western Maryland and West Virginia.
e-mail Jim
 Meet Assistant Instructor & DAN Referral Physician Bill Lamm
About Bill
ECD is pleased to not only have an accomplished Cave Diver like Bill on
board, but a DAN referral physician as well. That's right, Bill is a DAN
referral physician and would be glad to offer assistance to any of you folks
with dive medicine questions.
e-mail Bill
Meet Instructor Gary Capkovic About
Gary
Gary is a former Navy Diver and Licensed Captain, as well as long time partner in crime of
our resident Instructor Trainer Bob Davison. Gary also supervised an Army
Diving Unit as a reservist in the Chesapeake region. Gary has dived from the East
Coast to the West Coast and abroad. Gary brings a host of academic and real
world diving experience to the table!
e-mail Gary
Meet Divemaster Tiffany Kiser
About Tiffany
Tiffany is the daughter of our most senior Instructor
Spotty Kiser. Spots had Tiffany diving most of her life and she can be found
diving both locally and abroad, her favorite Bonaire!
e-mail Tiffany
Meet Rescue Diver and Divemaster in Training Bill Whaley
About Bill
Bill an I have been diving together for years. Years ago when
Bill certified I was one of the Divemasters who assisted with his training.
Bill and I have dove together all over the east coast and abroad. Bill is one
of my best friends, as well as digging buddies and I'm glad to have him
onboard training for leadership!
e-mail Bill
Meet Master SCUBA Diver and Divemaster in Training Doug
Henneberger About Doug
Doug is a former Navy Diver and currently owner of one of our
affiliate area businesses,
Milmar Plastics. Doug has what it takes to help us supervise diving
activities and is a local Scout Master in Waynesboro PA. Doug has dived all
over the world and I'm glad to have him on his way to "recreational"
leadership.
e-mail Doug
Meet Master SCUBA Diver and Divemaster in Training Ralph
Silvestro About Ralph
Ralph is really one of ECD's biggest fans and only seemed
natural to have him on board as part of our staff. I've dived on many trips
with Ralph and have watched his knowledge and experience in sport diving grow.
Ralph is our first student to achieve Master SCUBA Diver and I'm happy to say
he is well on his way to the level of leadership. Ralph and I have become
great friends and I'd dive with him anywhere!
e-mail Ralph
Meet Master SCUBA Diver and Divemaster in Training Allen
Robinson About Allen
Allen is one of our new Rescue Diver and Dive Masters in
training. Although he has found a love for scuba diving, his true calling in
life is as a local Pastor and Youth Pastor. With Allen on board we now have
the unique opportunity to offer
Underwater Scuba Weddings and the chance to
Renew Your Wedding Vows in a whole new way and in a whole new environment.
e-mail Allen
 Meet Instructor
Randy Hively
About Randy
Randy is the ECD Florida "Referral" Instructor.
Randy and I were about to add some
PADI specific courses
to our line-up here in Hagerstown when he got the call to head up
American Dive
Centers' class operations in Coral Springs Florida. We thought, lets make
this happen anyway! ECD will now have a Florida affiliation, that's right;
take your class work here and we'll give you a referral to knock out your
checkouts in sunny Florida, either with Randy or one of our other Staff Instructors.
It's a win-win! We will also be using American Dive Center for our
Certivacation program and look
for some upcoming trips and events as well.
e-mail Randy
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