Loves Park Scuba

Meet our Staff

	Captain Dan Johnson, Master Instructor Captain Dan Johnson began diving in 1973 and has been an instructor since 1984. As an experienced Lake Michigan shipwreck hunter, he discovered the Kate Kelly and Lumberman shipwrecks off of Racine, Wisconsin in the early 1980's. He has extensive experience in Caribbean travel including Cozumel, Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos (owned Turtle Inn Divers on Providenciales), Roatan, Belize, Bonaire, and the Bahamas. He has led expeditions to Palau, Yap, the Solomon Islands, and most recently Papua New Guinea. Closer to home, Dan also has experience with group travel to Florida, including the Florida Keys, West Palm, and manatee adventures in Crystal River and Ginnie Springs.

Need Picture	Jeremiah Johnson, Store Manager Jeremiah has been diving since the age of 12. At 13 years of age, he was fortunate to have lived in the Turks & Caicos Islands and experienced numerous ocean adventures. After sailing back to the States and diving many of the Bahamian islands along the way, Jeremiah began working at Loves Park Scuba. He has extensive experience in both product sales and service. He also has a great passion for shipwreck diving. His favorite dive sites are those on Lake Michigan including the Car Ferry Milwaukee, the Wisconsin, St. Albans, and the Lumberman. He enjoys diving with the newest pieces of AquaLung equipment as their quality surpasses others in the industry.

	Lori Sikes, Office Manager/Travel Coordinator Lori has been diving for approximately 7 years and joined Loves Park Scuba shortly thereafter. She is actively involved with the daily routine of the scuba shop including managing the office, organizing group and individual dive travel through Loves Park Scuba's own travel agency, and is involved in sales and marketing. Her favorite place to dive is Fiji; however, she also enjoys the diving in Cozumel.

	Dan Anderson Dan was introduced to scuba at a young age while reading of the adventures of Jacques & Philipe Cousteau. His fascination of the undersea world and all its inhabitants led him to obtain his open water certification at age 14. His first scuba trip was to Lake Superior, which fueled his passion for shipwreck diving. His favorite shipwreck dive is the Car Ferry Milwaukee in Lake Michigan and he dreams of someday being a "Deep Sea Detective" like his idol and role model, John Chatterton. Dan is currently working toward his divemaster certification.

	John Kruyne, Master Instructor John has been diving for approximately 20 years. He became a Dive Master in 1990. In 1996 he earned his OWSI certification and in 1999 became a Master Instructor. John is certified to teach 14 different specialty certifications. John enjoys warm water diving either in the Caribbean or in the South Pacific. His favorite dives were in Indonesia in the Komodo National Park. John is also an avid shipwreck diver.

	Bruce Hutcheson, Instructor Bruce has been an avid diver since 2001 and has had the opportunity to enjoy many destinations of scuba diving including Florida, various islands in the Caribbean including St. Maarten, St. Thomas, Grand Cayman and Cozumel, Papua New Guinea in the Solomon Sea, and closer to home in the waters of Lake Michigan where he enjoys the excitement of shipwreck diving.

	Bruce DeGarmo, Instructor

	Ruby Johnson, Greeter/Customer Relations Ruby has been with Loves Park Scuba for almost 5 years. She is considered our "official greeter" and is always happy to welcome customers and friends to the shop. With a wag of her tail and sometimes even a welcome bark, one always feels welcomed when entering the store. Ruby loves to swim and is usually the first one in the pool or at Pearl Lake. Ruby's most prized achievement is being awarded 3rd place at the Petsmart Halloween Contest.
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