North Liberty
Meet our team
Angie Fuller
Advanced Open Water Instructor
My love for diving started with my dad, a Navy diver in Vietnam, teaching me how to snorkel in our swimming pool. After my first successful pool dive, I was hooked. I am a level 8 diver and my husband Joe and I both instruct for Diventures; we love sharing our passion for diving with others. My favorite sea creature is the seahorse, and my latest focus has been on digital videography and capturing the action to share with others back on land.
Phone: 319.665.2741
Bailey McFadden
Swim Teacher
I’ve been teaching swim lessons since 2017 and currently studying psychology and developmental science in hopes to continue working with kids throughout my career. I love working with swimmers of all ages to help them grow their aquatic skills!
Phone: 319.665.2741
Bill Utterback
Divemaster Instructor
Bill is a level 9 diver and lives in Florida but travels north to Iowa during the summer months. He was an educator in Iowa for over 30 years and being an SSI instructor enables Bill to combine his passion for being underwater with his love for education. As an avid underwater photographer, Bill has captured underwater sights around the world. Bill would welcome the opportunity to help you learn to dive, tune up or increase your skills, or have you contact him to just talk diving!
Phone: 319.665.2741
Brit Smith
Retail Associate
Open Water Diver
Bri is an open water diver who shares the love of water with her black lab, Bender. When they’re not jumping off the dock at Sun Valley lake, Brit enjoys traveling to tropical paradises and exploring the underwater world!
Phone: 319.665.2741
Charlie Dean
Retail Associate
I’ve been scuba diving since 2010 and love all things water! I have traveled to Hawaii and Mexico, and worked in Grand Cayman as a scuba instructor. I love being able to share my passion for the ocean with people of all ages and Diventures is the perfect place to do so!
Phone: 319.665.2741
Chelsea Smith
Swim Teacher
Chelsea has always loved any activity in and around the water. Her experience with swimming and life guarding has enhanced her desire of helping others gain the confidence they need! Chelsea has a great passion for snorkeling and is excited to help others find and reveal their love for all water activities.
Phone: 319.665.2741
Dale Jensen
Divemaster
I started diving in 2012 and I just want to get wet, everything else is just a surface interval. When I am not diving you can find me golfing, skiing, or riding my motorcycle. As a Divemaster, I am looking forward to providing an enthusiastic and thorough teaching style to promote a positive, relaxed, and fun learning atmosphere. I enjoy the trips to warmer waters like Florida, Mexico, and Honduras. However, I will dive anywhere at any time and would be happy to go diving with you at many of our local dive sites, or even in your backyard pool!
Phone: 319.665.2741
Gabe Dorrell
Aquatics Experience Manager
Swimming has been a part of my life as long as I can remember. I became a lifeguard at the age of 15 and have loved helping people enjoy the water ever since. I swam competitively at the youth, high school, and collegiate levels. I enjoy sharing my passion with others.
Phone: 319.665.2741
Jarred Childs
Retail Associate
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing” – Socrates
With that quote at heart, I seek knowledge wherever I can. Learning has become my passion, with that passion comes teaching what I’ve learned. With 10+ years of biology and medical background, I look forward to learning and applying that knowledge to diving and be able to instruct diving in the future. I’ve been diving since August of 2020 and have already logged several dives and look forward to sharing my love for the water and diving with others!
Phone: 319.665.2741
Jeff Hynek
Assistant 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
JoAnn Haack
Director of New Business Development
Divemaster Instructor
I have always been drawn to the underwater world and the beauty I’ve seen in pictures and movies. Once I learned it’s possible to dive in Iowa, I never looked back. As a level 8 diver, I have helped many new divers take their first breaths underwater and have taught ages 10 to 66 since becoming a dive professional in 2008.
Phone: 319.665.2741
Joe Fuller
Divemaster Instructor
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
John Hughes
Assistant Instructor
Phone: 319.665.2741
Kamea Holmes
Retail Associate
Swim Teacher
I’ve been swimming since I was little and have always loved the water. I swam competitively in middle school and high school and took my love for the water into college to study marine biology. I love working with others to grow their aquatic skills and become more comfortable in and around water!
Phone: 319.665.2741
Ken Franken
Divemaster
Phone: 319.665.2741
Kevin Marks
Divemaster
Phone: 319.665.2741
Kevin Sauer
Open Water Instructor
Phone: 319.665.2741
Leslie Gibson-Croy
Retail Associate
My scuba adventures started around 2011. My sister, who has been diving for over 20 years, needed a dive buddy, so I completed my Open Water Diver Certification and have been hooked ever since! I am very excited to be part of the Diventures team. I love sharing my diving experiences and travels with others and hope to inspire them to start their own diving adventures!
Phone: 319.665.2741
Megan Johnson
Aquatic Supervisor
Megan has a strong passion for water and exercise. She has taught water and group exercise classes for a wide range of ages since 2013 and loves being able to help others enjoy being in and around water.
Phone: 319.665.2741
Nate Northup
Scuba Experience Manager
Open Water Instructor
I’ve enjoyed being in and around water my whole life and have been diving since 2007. As an Open Water Diver Instructor with an extensive background in teaching and coaching, the scuba classroom and pool at Diventures is a natural fit! I love to introduce people to the beautiful underwater world and teach people how to be safe, comfortable divers
Phone: 319.665.2741
Ron Behnke
Open Water Instructor
Phone: 319.665.2741
Ryan Bruns
Store Manager
Open Water Diver
I grew up spending a lot of time on the water and water activities have always been among my favorite hobbies. Summers were always spent boating, fishing, swimming and wakeboarding.
Phone: 319.665.2741
Troy Parker
Retail Associate
I’ve been diving since 2014 and my favorite dive spots include Tobago and Roatan. I love helping others take an interest in scuba and the underwater world and being able to follow along with them on their scuba adventures!
Phone: 319.665.2741
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