Simone Lipscomb Cooke is a Master Scuba Diver Trainer with PADI. She brings a lot of fun to adventure travels and scuba training. Simone has over 30 years experience in the outdoor recreation, health and wellness field. Her undergraduate degree is in Outdoor Recreation Administration and Resource Management and her graduate degree is in Counselor Education. Both degrees are from Auburn University.

     Simone is a nature writer and photograher. Her first book, Sharks On My Fin Tips, is a compelling collection of true stories about outdoor adventures. Her second book, a combination of writing and photography, is scheduled to be released in autumn  2010.

     Simone is a cave diver certified through NSS-CDS and an instructor with IAHD (International Association of Handicapped Divers). She volunteers as an instructor for Eagle Divers, a non-profit that works with wounded soldiers and their families.

 

     Ray Cooke is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer with PADI and is an instructor with IAHD. He is a calming influence when students get those 'first-time' underwater jitters. Ray has issued over 250 scuba certifications.

    He retired with over 31 years experience as a fire fighter which gives him nerves of steel underwater. He is a cave diver certified through NSS-CDS and has over ten years of cave diving experience. Ray is a great mentor for students wanting to progress through advanced levels of dive training.

    Ray is also an instructor with Eagle Divers and is committed to working with soldiers with varying degrees of disabilities. He recently spent four months working in Iraq as a firefighter so he has additional understanding of what our troops face on a daily basis.

Ray and Simone make a great team whether they are instructing a class or leading a dive trip.

Be courageous.

Live life.  Be here.