Meet MDA – Staff
Lee Webber, President
Diving since: Recreational certification in 1972 . NAUI Instructor Trainer/Emeritus. Been diving for 39 years.
Favorite Guam dive sites: PATI Point & Double Reef
Favorite dive destinations: Palau, Yap & Bali
Dive tip: I dive with two computers (a primary and a backup). Also, always have a spare parts kit that includes a mask strap, fin strap, O-rings, mouth piece, extra mask, tool kit and small light.
Dive motto: Motto:Have fun and dive safely!
Chris Bangs, Buyer / PADI Dive Instructor
From: Yuma, Arizona
Diving since: 1985
Favorite Guam dive sites: Blue & White
Favorite dive destinations: Maldives
Dive tip: Slow down and look for the small stuff.
Dive motto: Any dive I don’t flood my camera on is a great dive
Hobbies other than diving: Photography, scuba diving equipment history
Eric McClure, PADI Course Director
From: San Jacinto, CA
Diving since: March 1996 – Instructing with MDA since Nov ’98
Favorite Guam dive sites: Northern and Eastern dive sites (Pati Point, Double Reef, Tunnel, Coco’s West/East
Favorite dive destinations: Truk Lagoon, Dumaguete, and Bali
Dive tip: Make sure your lens cap is off your camera before you get into the water.
Dive motto: Focus on the quality and the quantity will come!
Hobbies other than diving: Golf, RC planes
Rachel Neuhaus, Retail Manager
Diving since: 1994
Favorite Guam dive sites: I love all the dive sites here. I find something to appreciate on all of Guam’s sites.
Favorite dive destinations: Palau
Dive tip: Slow down and look at the small stuff
Hobbies other than diving: Hiking, Kayaking, Photography, and Jeeps
Matt Ladmirault, Travel Coordinator
Diving since: 2006
Favorite Guam dive sites: 11 Mile, Cocos East, The Tunnel
Favorite dive destinations: Palau, Fiji & Komodo
Dive tip: Get a light-weight travel BC & avoid extra baggage fees.
Dive motto: It’s not raining underwater.
Hobbies other than diving: Traveling, climbing waterfalls, running in the jungle