Tamara Thomsen, Owner

Tami is a PADI Master Instructor, DAN O2 Instructor, Emergency First Responder Instructor, and teaches up through TDI Advanced Trimix and IANTD Full Cave. She is one of the primary divers on the Piquette Mine Project. If you don't find Tami at Diversions, she is more than likely out diving somewhere. If you would like to contact Tami, contact Diversions Scuba or e-mail her at tami@diversions-scuba.com.

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Isaac Gomez, Manager

Isaac, Diversions' Manager, is a PADI Open Water Instructor, and Emergency First Response Instructor. Isaac was originally certified through Diversions in 1998. Since 2000, Isaac has been running Diversions' Discover Local Diving tours. Every Thursday night, rain, snow or shine, Isaac takes divers to explore our local lakes. He also leads many dive tours to Lake Michigan to show divers Wisconsin's many shipwrecks.   Isaac's wife Heather is also an avid diver.

Kim Smith, Accounts Manager

Kim is a PADI Open Water Instructor, and Emergency First Response Instructor. Kim is Diversions' Accounts Manager. Kim is often referred to around the shop as "Scuba Mom," as her two children, Nathan and Katie, are budding divers.

Craig Carlson, Service Technician

Craig is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, Emergency First Response Instructor, and TDI Nitrox Instructor.  Craig is a Full Cave Diver and Advanced Trimix certified and  instructs many of the Open Water Certification dives as well as the Advanced level courses.  Craig does most of the regulator repair work as well as maintenance and repair work at the shop. In real life, Craig is a machinist for Mad City Manufacturing.

Andrew Thompson, Instructor

Andrew is a PADI Open Water Instructor and Emergency First Response Instructor. He enjoys diving wherever there is water - whether that be in Madison, the Great Lakes, or tropical. Andrew is a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is also a member of the Wisconsin Army National Guard.

**Andrew is currently serving with his military unit in Iraq.**

George is a PADI Open Water Instructor and also enjoys technical diving. You can often find him out on Lake Michigan diving on one of the area's wrecks. In real life, George is a research scientist at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Tim is a PADI Instructor and has been teaching for Diversions for many years. Tim has extensively traveled the world visiting dive locations with his wife Bonnie. He most recently returned from a 6 month scuba instructing sabbatical to Roatan

Ron is an Assistant Instructor who likes to travel and is an expert in Underwater Photography.  He enjoys diversity in his diving whether it be in the warm Caribbean or under Lake Monona's ice. Ron assists with our educational programs at area high schools.

Ethan is a divemaster and avid technical and cave diver. In real life, Ethan is an Electrical Engineer employed as a MRI researcher for University of Wisconsin Medical School. Ethan has been diving with Diversions since 1998.

Jim Evans, Divemaster

Jim is our resident tiger muskie expert. His interests include underwater photography and diving in his 8' x 4' fish tank when conditions won't let him dive in the lakes.

Paul Gustafson, Assistant Instructor

"Gus" is an Assistant Instructor and avid local diver. In real life, he is a math/science teacher at Middleton High School. As often as he can, Gus can be found diving in the local lakes, leading dive outings and trips, assisting with classes and working the Diversions floor!

McCausland Ross, Divemaster Candidate / Sales Staff

McCall is the newest member of our staff.  She was certified at 16 years old and spent much of her youth diving with her family.  She is currently working on her Divemaster certification and works part time in the store in the afternoons and on weekends.  She can be found assisting classes and diving the local lakes as much as possible!

John Welp, Sales Staff

John is an active local diver with interests in both recreational and technical diving. He is certified as a PADI Master Scuba Diver and can be found at Diversions on the sales floor nights and weekends.

Rick Krueger, Underwater Search and Recovery

Rick Krueger does our underwater salvage and related work, with his brother-in-law, Dave Deyoe.  Rick's wife Ann  acts as his "First Mate" on most of the projects.  Their biggest project so far has been the search and recovery of the Merry-Lynn, a 31' Chris-Craft which sank at midnight in 60' of water in Lake Mendota in 1997.  Rick was certified in 1991 and has since logged over 500 dives in our chain of lakes, and recently completed a mapping project that accurately shows crib locations in all four lakes.  Rick is the Mobile Data Technician with the City of Madison Radio Shop.