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Staff

Jeff Bunker - Course Director

Jeff Bunker - Course Director

Jeff Bunker is a PADI Platinum Course Director in his second Decade as part of Ocean Enterprises' professional dive team.

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Seth Tufvesson - Course Director

Seth Tufvesson - Course Director

Seth is a PADI Course Director, Freediving Instructor, EFR Instructor Trainer, DAN Instructor, and HSA Instructor.

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Emily Strand - Master Instructor

Emily Strand - Master Instructor

Whether it’s diving, snorkeling, swimming, kayaking, or just staring at the ocean – it is impossible to get Emily away from the water.

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Hubert Pilloud - Master Instructor

Hubert Pilloud - Master Instructor

Hubert is a native of Switzerland (French part). He was scuba certified in 1996 in Maldivian Islands. 

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Jay Dornheggen - Master Instructor

Jay Dornheggen - Master Instructor

"Adopt The Pace of Nature; her secret is patience," Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ed Lavin - Master Instructor

Ed Lavin - Master Instructor

Ed began as a Divemaster at Ocean Enterprises before becoming an Instructor here in 1999.

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Curt Thompson - Master Instructor

Curt Thompson - Master Instructor

Curt Thompson, Ph.D. - Master Instructor / TecRec Deep Instructor 

 

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Eddie Roa - Master Instructor

Eddie Roa - Master Instructor

Eddie joined Ocean Enterprises Dive Team in 2019 and currently teaches all levels of SCUBA certifications.

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Mark Stephens - Master Instructor

Mark Stephens - Master Instructor

Mark joined the Ocean Enterprises Dive Team in 2017 as a Divemaster. After spending 2 years at that level, he wanted to be able to share his love of diving with others, so he became an Instructor in 2019. 

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Guy Boccia - IDC Staff Instructor

Guy Boccia - IDC Staff Instructor

Growing up, I loved watching the old Jacque Cousteau films of the underwater world.

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Kym Larsen - IDC Staff Instructor

Kym Larsen - IDC Staff Instructor

Kym Larsen is a PADI IDC Staff and HSA Instructor. Certified at Ocean Enterprises in 2006, she fell in love with the ocean and joined the instructional team in 2008.  

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Jaime Felix - IDC Staff Instructor

Jaime Felix - IDC Staff Instructor

Jaime Felix is an MSDT and has been diving since 1979.

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Matt Wilbur - MSDT

Matt Wilbur - MSDT

Matt Wilbur learned to dive in the Seychelles in 2009 and is now an avid Southern California Diver.

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Jake Roth - Instructor

Jake Roth - Instructor

Jake has been diving since 2012 and has been a Divemaster since 2020.

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Andrew Kerner - Instructor

Andrew Kerner - Instructor

Open Water Scuba Instructor

Victor Yuen - Instructor

Victor Yuen - Instructor

Victor has been certified as a scuba diver since 2010 and is now a professional diver by trade.

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Andy Hamelynck - Instructor

Andy Hamelynck - Instructor

Andy joined Ocean Enterprises as a Divemaster in 2022.

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Katherine Mauser - Instructor

Katherine Mauser - Instructor

Katherine Mauser (aka Kate, Katy, and Katie - all okay!) is a Southern Californian native who lives in Carlsbad and most frequently dives at La Jolla Shores.

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Jamie Franks - Instructor

Jamie Franks - Instructor

Jamie is a highly accomplished diver, instructor, and professional Waterman with more than 25 years of combined military, professional, and recreational experience in some of the world’s most demanding environments.

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Ahmed Abd El Rahman - Instructor

Ahmed Abd El Rahman - Instructor

Ahmed was born in Cairo, Egypt, and became a certified Open Water Diver in 2007.

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Devin Houser - Instructor

Devin Houser - Instructor

Devin Houser, a new divemaster with a profound passion for the underwater world.

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Matt Cerezo - Assistant Instructor

Matt Cerezo - Assistant Instructor

Matt joined the OE team as a Divemaster in 2009 and has been fortunate to dive with many skilled and talented instructors, as well as help develop students while they pursue their diving adventures. 

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Joe Mellody - Assistant Instructor

Joe Mellody - Assistant Instructor

Joe has been a member of the OE instructional staff since 2004 and has had over 600 dives since being certified in 2001.

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Tim Oelgoetz - Assistant Instructor

Tim Oelgoetz - Assistant Instructor

Tim joined the Ocean Enterprises team as a Divemaster in 2014.

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Ray Grant - Divemaster

Ray Grant - Divemaster

Ray Grant is a Self Employed Native San Diegan.  After becoming Open Water certified in October of 2021, he fell in love with diving.

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Sara Knapton - Divemaster

Sara Knapton - Divemaster

Sara is a passionate divemaster who thrives beneath the waves.

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Jamie Harb - Divemaster

Jamie Harb - Divemaster

Just recently got Open Water certified in 2022 and became a Divemaster in 2024.  Being underwater has become her new favorite pastime!

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Lisa O'Donnell - Divemaster

Lisa O'Donnell - Divemaster

Lisa's scuba journey began when she became open water certified in 2001.

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Ted Molter - Divemaster

Ted Molter - Divemaster

Ted Molter shares more than 30 years of experience using his public relations and marketing skills in the attractions industry to advance the mission of zoos, aquariums, and family-oriented experiences.

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Ben Wu - Divemaster

Ben Wu - Divemaster

Ben Wu has been a certified diver since 2014 and has previously lived in Maine, where he was a regular local diver (even in the winter when the water temperature was 35 degrees Fahrenheit!)

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Ignacio Parra - Divemaster

Ignacio Parra - Divemaster

Ignacio's inspiration for diving began when he first read Jacque Cousteau's "Silent World".

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