Our Staff
Amanda Shope - IANTD/PADI Divemaster
Amanda has spent the fall and winter of 2008/2009 earning her IANTD and PADI Divemaster rating. She has logged more than 60 dives on the Andros, Bahamas reef and inland Blue Holes. Her favorite dive location is The Ampetheatre in Andros. She hopes to some day make it to Micronesia and dive the reefs and wrecks in the South Pacific.
Coming face to face with a four foot Lagerhead Turtle at night is her most memorable dive experience. Amanda is studying Eco-Tourism and Adventure Travel at Hocking College in Nelsonville Ohio. She is actively involved with rock climbing, kayaking, and ropes rescue.
Favorite piece of equipment: Yellow Cressi-sub Pro-light fins
Favorite Salt Water Dive: Blue Hole at Belize
Favorite Fresh Water Dive: TBD
Certifications:
• Open Water (PADI)
• Advanced Open Water (PADI)
• Rescue Diver (IANTD/PADI)
• Oxygen Administrator (DAN)
• Dive Master (IANTD/PADI)
• Wilderness First Responder (WEA)

