ANDY SILVERMAN

FOUNDER & OWNER

Andy started Columbus Scuba in 1999 as a small business that he ran out of his garage. Through hard work, and a passion for Scuba diving, he and the team have grown Columbus Scuba into the extensive dive family that it is today. Andy is an extremely accomplished diver, instructor, PADI Course Director, and sits on the board of directors for IANTD. He has has certified thousands of divers and scuba instructors in all levels of training and personally has around 10,000 dives in his log book. What really sets Andy apart though, is his generosity and willingness to help other people. Through Columbus Scuba, Andy has created a community where people from all different backgrounds can come together and enjoy the underwater world that Andy loves so much, and that is something really special.

THE TEAM

Store staff

GABE WALSH

General Manager
PADI Master Instructor
PADI EFR Instructor Trainer
PADI Freediver Instructor
PADI Advanced Public Safety Diving Instructor
SDI & TDI Instructor

gabe@columbusscuba.com

RICHARD JOHNSON

Sales, Training, & Scheduling
IDC Staff Instructor
Master Scuba Diver Trainer
PADI TecRec Instructor
American Red Cross First Aid/CPR Instructor


richard@columbusscuba.com

JAROD CALLANDER

Sales & Training
Master Scuba Diver Trainer

jarod@columbusscuba.com

HERMAN SCURLOCK

Sales & Equipment Service
Divemaster

herman@columbusscuba.com

Teaching Staff

BOB BOLDS

Master Scuba Diver Trainer

BARRY BOWEN

Open Water Scuba Instructor

JODY BROOKS

IDC Staff Instructor
Emergency First Response Instructor

AARON BURKETT

Open Water Scuba Instructor

NICK CARROLL

Open Water Scuba Instructor

MARK FILIPPI

Open Water Scuba Instructor

MIKE FLOWERS

Open Water Scuba Instructor

JON HEIDENREICH

Master Scuba Diver Trainer

SCOTT HEIDRICH

Master Scuba Diver Trainer

MIKE HICKS

Open Water Scuba Instructor

CHAD HILL

Open Water Scuba Instructor

MATT HOLBROOK

Open Water Scuba Instructor

RICK KRUZEL

PADI, SDI & TDI Instructor

RICH LAUER

Master Scuba Diver Trainer

JOE MAZIK

Open Water Scuba Instructor

DOUG MULLET

Open Water Scuba Instructor

CHARLES NUTT

Master Scuba Diver Trainer

SCOTT PANSING

Open Water Scuba Instructor

ARI RABKIN

Open Water Scuba Instructor

PAUL SHERRY

Master Scuba Diver Trainer

AJ SMITH

Open Water Scuba Instructor

MARISSA STOPSKI

Open Water Scuba Instructor

LEE TALLEY

Open Water Scuba Instructor

SCOTT THOMAS

Open Water Scuba Instructor

GARY WILGUS

Master Scuba Diver Trainer
Technical Diving Instructor
Public Safety Diving Instructor

ABRA WILLIAMS-WITZKY

Master Scuba Diver Trainer

SHAWN BOYD

Divemaster

TODD CASE

Divemaster

JEFF CARIUS

Divemaster

BRODY CRAIN

Divemaster

KEVIN CUTHBERTSON

Divemaster

COREY DAVOLL

Divemaster

MIKE FENSTER

Divemaster

DAN HINGSTON

Divemaster

TC HUANG

Divemaster

TERRI HUNT

Divemaster

ELIZABETH INGRAHAM

Divemaster

GABBY KAMPS

Divemaster

LESLIE LANDMAN

Divemaster

MIKE LEWELLEN

Divemaster

AMANDA LEXOW

Divemaster

CHRIS LEXOW

Divemaster

VALERIE MARBURGER

Divemaster

CHRIS MEDVED

Divemaster

ROBIN MURRAY

Divemaster

JOSH MOENING

Divemaster

AJ MILLER

Divemaster

JEN PIETRYKOWSKI

Divemaster

JOE PIETRYKOWSKI

Divemaster

CHARLES RHOADES

Divemaster

KAITLYN SMITH

Divemaster

SHANE TAYLOR

Assistant Instructor

RICK THIEN

Divemaster

TODD TOUSSANT

Divemaster

JESSICA ZAKERI

Divemaster

JOE NAVARRO

Divemaster in training

KIM LUCAS

Divemaster in training

TROY WALKER

Divemaster in training

DON WHITE

Divemaster in training
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