Meet Our Team in North Liberty, IA

Store Director

Katy grew up in Okoboji, IA where she developed a deep love for water activities. From boating and fishing to diving, paddleboarding, and swimming, her passion for water began at a young age. She began scuba diving when she was 15 years old. As a proud University of Iowa alumni, Katy is excited to continue her journey in the North Liberty/Iowa City area where she can share her passion for water with a community she knows and loves.

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Area Director
Independent Assistant Instructor Trainer

Ryan’s love for diving and boating has kept him around water all his life. Here in the Midwest, Diventures makes it possible to experience everything the water has to offer. Ryan has been an integral part of our team for nearly a decade. As Area Director of our stores in Missouri and Iowa, Ryan enjoys building passionate teams, inspiring new dive professionals, and constantly making lifelong friends through our team and, most of all, our customers!

Phone: 417.883.5151
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Aquatics Experience Manager

Kaitlyn has always loved being around water and started swimming competitively when she was 10. In high school and college, Kaitlyn taught swimming lessons and lifeguarded in Iowa City, where she also served as a manager and swimming lesson coordinator. Before Diventures, she ran the Williamsburg Aquatic Center. In her free time, Kaitlyn helps coach her daughter’s club softball team and enjoys baking, trivia, pickleball, and traveling.

Scuba Experience Manager
Independent Assistant Instructor

Olivia grew up by the Mississippi River in Iowa, where her passion for aquatic life began. She earned her open water certification in 2017 and has since advanced to become an Assistant Instructor. With extensive scuba experience and knowledge, Olivia joined the Diventures team to share her enthusiasm for diving and the wonders of marine life with others.

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Aquatics Experience Lead
Swim Teacher

Rachel was born and raised in Palm City, Florida, and relocated to Iowa in the winter of 2018. Growing up, she was always in the water, whether it was surfing, spearfishing, or snorkeling. Rachel has a two-year-old son who shares her love for the water, and they spend a lot of time traveling, boating, and camping together as a family. In addition to her role at Diventures, she also teaches water aerobics at her gym in Cedar Rapids. Anything related to water always beckons her. Rachel’s goal at Diventures is to ensure safety for clients in and around the water, from teaching survival swimming skills to leisurely swimming. She aims to make the experience fun and rewarding for everyone involved.

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Scuba Experience Lead

Anna became a certified diver in May 2023. After completing numerous quarry dives and an amazing trip to Cozumel, she has advanced to the level of Divemaster. Her dream is to become an instructor so she can help others discover their passion for diving.

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Customer Experience Specialist

I started scuba diving roughly 4 years ago…my goal is to become an instructor and share my passion of diving with everyone I can…my wish and desire is to further my education and knowledge to better assist and guide future divers.

Customer Experience Specialist

Will is Open Water certified and has been diving for 3 years. He obtained his certificate while living in Bermuda for four years where he also participated in other aquatic activities such as swimming, lionfishing, lobster diving, and cliff jumping. Having experienced life on a tropical island Will is very similar with all the best activities to participate in when on vacation. He is currently a senior in high school at Mount Vernon and plans to attend the University of Iowa.

Swim Teacher

Susi loves being in the water!! With more than 20 years of teaching and coaching aquatics, she still feels excitement watching new swimmers (of all ages!) accomplish their abilities to become comfortable and confident in the water. She finds great rewards in being a teacher for North Liberty.

Phone: 319.665.2741

Swim Teacher

Andrew was a competitive swimmer for four years before teaching swim lessons at Diventures. He loves teaching and has over three years of experience working with elementary and middle school-aged children.

Assistant Instructor Trainer

Angie’s love for diving started with her dad, a Navy diver in Vietnam, teaching her how to snorkel in their swimming pool. After her first successful pool dive, she was hooked. She is a level 8 diver. Angie and her husband love sharing their passion for diving with others. Her favorite sea creature is the seahorse, and her latest focus has been on digital videography and capturing the action to share with others back on land.

Phone: 319.665.2741
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Deck Manager
Swim Teacher

Ava grew up in the water and whether she was boating, wakeboarding or swimming she was always having fun! Ava swam competitively through grade school and now attends the University of Iowa. She loves to teach kids about safety in and around the water.

Independent Assistant Instructor

My children and I were certified in 2016, and now I am a level 5 diver. Diving has allowed me to satisfy many desires including a passion for the ocean and its inhabitants, travel, people, gadgets, and personal development. As a dive professional, nothing excites me more than to share my passion with others. Diving has provided me with friends from all over the world, both above and below the surface.

Phone: 319.331.3738

Swim Teacher

Izzy started teaching at Diventures in 2022. She loves teaching babies and level 1 swim students. Izzy believes getting young children into swim lessons is important for a lifetime of safety in and around the water. She wants everyone to be safe while having fun in the water.

Swim Teacher

Jazzy grew up swimming and in middle school, she decided to swim competitively. She enjoys surfing, playing guitar and painting.

Independent Open Water Instructor

I was so confident about my ability and love for diving, that I actually purchased a total dive package before signing up for my first class. I showed up to the pool with every piece of dive equipment I would ever need, even had it all in a travel dive bag. That was in 2007. I never stopped taking classes and advancing my career. I became a dive professional in 2009. Now I dive with two of my kids who are certified also. My first dive in the ocean was with sharks in the Bahamas. I dove in Guam, the only place in the world where you can touch a WW1 and WW2 shipwreck at the same time. The earth is 70% water, might as well get under those waves and see what’s going on!

Phone: 319.665.2741

Independent Instructor Trainer

I am a level 8 diver and have been diving since 2007. I have traveled to many places to dive both in salt water and fresh water. I love to photograph the underwater world and share my experiences with others.

Phone: 319.665.2741
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Open Water Instructor

Bio coming soon.

Phone: 319.665.2741

Independent Open Water Instructor

Joey’s love for the water began at an early age with rafting, swimming and exploring the rivers and oceans of the Pacific Northwest. He joined the SSI dive program through Diventures in 2018 and worked his way to a level 4 Divemaster and then Open Water Instructor. Jim enjoys helping people of all ages learn how to be comfortable in the water so that they can also experience all that the underwater world has to offer.

Independent Dive Master Instructor

Josh grew up in the Pacific Northwest and at an early age, he discovered his love and passion for the water. Whether it was whitewater rafting, free diving, or surfing, he has enjoyed exploring the underwater world. He joined the Diventures team in North Liberty in 2019, where he has enjoyed sharing his passion for scuba diving and the water.

Customer Experience Specialist

Morgan began diving in 2023 while living in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. It was love at first sight and she immediately began her dive pro career. She then worked in Mexico for the next 6 months. Her dream is to become an instructor specializing in adaptive diving techniques to make scuba more accessible for everyone. 

Email: [email protected]

Independent Open Water Instructor

Bio coming soon.

Phone: 319.665.2741