TOM & LINDA

Tom Stough started diving with the Kokomo Fathom Masters in 1967. The dive club started classes to certify divers and Tom took the class and was certified in 1971. Tom and Linda bought the Diving Den from Denny Grishaw in 1973 and provided air fills, classes & equipment for divers working from their garage. The instructor was Gary Gulley. Linda became certified to dive in 1974 and was better able to understand the dive business. In 1977, Tom took his P.A.D.I. Instructor training at I.S.U. That same year, the property on east Markland Ave. became available and the Stough’s made the move. Linda took her instructor training in 1978 with the YMCA program. She later crossed over to P.A.D.I. Tom and Linda both are P.A.D.I. Master Instructors. They can train divers through dive master and can teach more than 20 specialty certifications.
 

 Sheila Price— Instructor

After a vacation to the Hawaiian Island of Maui, Sheila began diving in 1994. She became an Open Water Scuba Instructor in 1997, and received her Master Scuba Diver Trainer certification in 2000. In February 2001, Sheila became a volunteer diver at the Indianapolis Zoo where she continues to dive the Waters Biome each week in the Shark, Caribbean Reef, Indo-Pacific Reef, Amazon River,and Caiman exhibit tanks.

Sheila continues to learn as much as she can about life in the underwater world. She loves to share her knowledge and enthusiasm through teaching classes, and by using her underwater video skills to share the magic of the sub-aquatic realm with others. Sheila would like to venture back to the Pacific Northwest for more diving in the abundant and rich waters along Vancouver Island.

Bill Menges - Instructor

Bill first began scuba diving in 1967. After a 25 year surface interval, as he likes to refer to it, he was recertified in 1997. Bill ventured into the professional level of diving in 2000, when he received his Open Water Scuba Instructor certification. Taking his career another stop forward,Bill earned his Master Scuba Diver Trainer certification in 2001. Bill enjoys teaching new divers, and the opportunity to show divers more diverse diving experiences. Bill’s easygoing style makes learning fun for his students.

Bill’s current diving goal is to dive more in 2006 than he did in 2005. He recently purchased a boat and is in the process of setting it up for diving. Although Bill doesn’t really have a favorite dive location, he does manage to find something special every place he dives.

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