our dedicated staff

Thomas White - AOWI
Tom has been diving since the 80's.  He runs several trips a year to our regional destinations, and often will conduct trips to tropical destinations.  He has been teaching Specialty Classes for many years, and is the primary Captain of our In-House Charter Boat.

Cori Hanson - OWI
Cori is another long-time customer and Instructor of Washington Divers.  She is currently working in at Action Physical Therapy, but is often involved in both class and travel.

Jasper Hickman - DC
Jasper has been working at Washington Divers since the Fall of 2002.  He has assisted in many open water classes and is currently working towards his Open Water Instructor Rating.

Arnaud Schneider – OWI
Arnaud is a new addition to the Washington Divers Instructional Team.  He has been teaching Scuba for 12 years, and diving recreationally for 20 years.  We are all excited to have his expertise on our staff.

Colin Sternagel - DC
Colin is another new addition to the Washington Divers Staff.  He has recently moved to Bellingham for both school and the Coast Guard and is quite excited about our local diving.

Kenny Garvin – CSR
Kenny is also a new addition to our family.  He is a recently Certified Scuba Diver who is truly excited about furthering his knowledge and experience level.

Dennis and Karen Withner - Dive Travel
Dennis and Karen have been diving for the better part of thirty years.  Through their years of experience, they have had the opportunity to dive on many of the world's most exotic destinations.  Dennis is the former owner of Washington Divers, and Karen is a Travel Agent.  Because of their knowledge and experience they are still quite involved in the Washington Divers family.

Jeremy Jones - IC 6315
Jeremy is the owner of Washington Divers.  He has been diving for most of his life, and became an Open Water Instructor in the 90's.  He moved to Bellingham in 1998 and purchased Washington Divers in 2001.  Over the years he has taught many divers of all levels - from Open Water Certification to Instructor, Recreational Diving to Technical Diving.