Past and future Roatan IDC candidates

January

February

March/April

May

IDC Roatan Slide Show

Bob was not only the consummate professional and mentor but also a great person and friend. I can think of no instructor in all my years that was any better in what he or she does. I challenge anybody to find a better Course Director and thus, consequently, a better program than the Subway Watersports Bob Ross IDC.

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IDC Candidates 2009

January

IDC Staff Instructor - Michelle Radersma - Mini (Her Dutchliness) completed her IDC with us last year, been busy with Pura Vida and Barefoot here on Roatan and is now completing her next level. Mini still refers to Roatan as 'Paradise Island' something she portrays to all her guests and students. We are looking forward to working more closely in the future as Barefoot will soon become a IDC Internship referral center!

Carl Santangelo (USA) - Carl completed his Divemaster training with us here in 2008 and is returning to 'the scene of the crime' to take on becoming an Instructor. Carls plans include working locally and travel, he is looking for a change from his life back in the states and likes life here in the tropics.

Alyssa Fitzpatrick (USA) - Alyssa finished her DM here at Subway, went home for good Xmas food, presents and family times and now is taking her Assistant Instructor with Trevor @ Ocean Connections, getting some more experience and then will be completing her Instructor. Alyssa plans on avoiding snow this winter and embracing the island lifestyle of a diving Instructor.

Annie Hansel (USA) - Annie is a devout follower of Dive Gurus Julien & Eileen from our Subway Palmetto location, and after a tour of Central America is returning to become a PADI Instructor. Annie's outgoing personality and joie de vivre will be a welcome addition to the program!

Tracy Johnson (Australia) - Tracy is heading to Roatan and Central America after completing the Reef Check program in OZ! We are excited to have another 'reef educator, aficionado & enthusiast' joining our program and our ever extending family of dive Pros.

Li-Shen Lee (USA) - Li-Shen is a fan of the warm waters, her local dives sites being in the Atlantic near New York and quarries in Pennsylvania! Having been an avid diver for more than 8 years, Li-Shen will be headed back to New York to teach courses in her spare time, with trips to Cayman Islands and as many other warm water destinations as she can fit into her schedule in the near future!

February

Giacomo Sietze Palavicini (Mexico) - Giacomo is joining the Subway program after many years as a NAUI Instructor working in diving sciences. He is returning to Roatan, he has been a visiting diver a number of times, to complete his crossover to PADI and then looks forward to continuing his diving career in the recreational side of diving as a PADI Instructor.

Gary Reinhart (USA) - Gary is excited to be taking on a new career as a PADI Instructor. Gary is a Doctor of Dental Surgery and will now be focusing his attentions on Neon Gobies cleaning the mouths of Tiger Groupers, natures answer to dental hygiene!

Sandra Boulter (Australia) - after landing on Roatan and starting her Advanced Open Water with West End Divers (in August 08), she was quickly convinced by the WE team that becoming a Divemaster was the best possible solution to the question of "what next?" Sandra is returning to Roatan after finishing her travels in Central and South America to begin an Instructor Internship & the IDC in March (and is hoping to work in Roatan as an Instructor before asking that question again... what next?).
Dive history: Australia, Portugal, Mexico, Belize, Roatan, Columbia, Galapagos Islands.

Jordan Obregon (USA) - Jordan has spent time recently on a brake from college working restoring classic sail boats. Is goal is to become a professional diver and having “a hella of a good time doing it” He finished his Divemaster internship with Subway in January.

Mindy Huston (USA) - Mindy has finished her Divemaster internship with Subway in November and is working as a DM at Subway's Turquoise Bay location.

March / April

Because our past course director Peter was doing his last IDC with Subway in February and our new Course Director Bob was not able to move to Roatan in time we did not offer an IDC in March and April.

May

Alejandro Hernandez (Mexico) aka Typo plans to make diving a profession and is attending Subway's DM internship in April before continuing on to our Instructor Development Course. He has put significant research into his choice of Subway and is very eager to start his new life as soon as possible.

Andrea Montenegro (USA) - Andrea is originally from Brazil and grew up close to the water. The ocean has always been her passion and she is looking forward to the good life she will have as a scuba instructor.

June

Luc Paquin and Cynthia Theberg (Canada) - The first thing Cynthia and Luc wanted us to know is that they are passionate about diving. They are doing the Divemaster Internship with Subway during May.
Luc is a general manager of a very trendy restaurant in Montreal and Cynthia is a dentist assistant and barmaid.

Christian Karrer (Swiss) - Chris was born in Switzerland and started diving 2006 in Sardinia where he lived for the last 11 years. He became a dive professional in 2006 working in Sardinia/Italy and Costa Rica after he started to work in the dive business 1998 as captain. His biggest passion is the sea, over and under it and he is an expert sport fishing guide and captain with more than 16'000 miles sailing.
He speaks (Swiss) German, Italian, English some French and Spanish too.

Steven Ryan (USA) - Steven was born and raised in California where he began his scuba journey. He came to Roatan from Oahu Hawaii where he became a Divemaster in 2005 and Boat Captain for a dive shop in 2007. He loves free diving, sailing and new adventures.

August

Gilad Cohen - Gilad was born and raised in Israel. He started scuba diving at the age of 13. Most of his dives were in the red sea. Travel has figured in much of his diving, China and US, Hawaii. Gilad completed his Dive Master course in 2005. Gilad is NOT (unfortunately) related to the famous singer Leonard Cohen. His past times include Bike riding, Sky diving and mountain climbing. He is a Nitrox certified Diver. After his IDC, he will begin his university studies on October.

Steven English (Canada) – Steven is currently an accountant yet cannot resist underwater exploration and archaeology. He has a passion for the exciting underwater world and enjoys introducing people to the world of diving and overcoming their challenges. He would like to know more about the diving industry and working as an instructor.
Steven has been diving in the Caribbean, Mexico, Canada (West Coast) he enjoys travelling and diving in warm places, where he don’t need a dry suit.

Brian Koester (USA) - After nine years in the "professional arena" working in graphic design and print production Brian is ready for a change. He would like to combine his experience in printing with some underwater subject matter.
Brian lives in New Mexico and has dived in the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Aruba, Florida and New Mexico (yes, there are some watering holes in the desert).

Suzanne Reichenbach-Sisk (New Zealand) – Suzy has been diving for eight years. She completed her Divemaster training in the colder waters of the Cook Strait, NZ in May 2008. Summer 2008 spent in West Virginia instructing groups in outdoor activities, white water rafting, rock climbing, caving, and confidence building on high ropes. Winter 2008-2009 worked and skied in Fernie, BC. Summer worked as a DM and swim instructor in Vancouver. Suzy loves the outdoors and adrenalin sports and is looking forward to sharing her passion for diving with like minded people.

September

Sargon Smith (USA) - Sargon is currently working as a Divemaster in Islamorada. A Master Educator in Leave No Trace, Sargon's interest in conservation has taken him from Tongas, Alaska to the reefs of Islamorada. He enjoys traveling, gliding, rappelling, kayaking, and fast motorcycles, but his greatest love is diving. He cannot get enough diving - while working as a commercial diver, he went recreational diving and earned his Master Diver. After diving with Reef Gliders last September, he decided on Roatan to complete his OWSI and MSDT.

Mondo Dennett (USA) - Mondo is a ski patroller/paramedic at Winter Park Colorado. Although late to the dive scene, he is no less enthusiastic for the water and ocean as he is for the snow and mountains. Since retiring from the Air Force where is travelled throughout the world, he has spent many a summer on the beach at South Padre Island, Texas and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

October

Because Bob is on a deserved vacation (diving in Indonesia) and attending a Course Director update we are not offering an IDC in October.

November

Barbara Holub - Austrian born and world traveler Barbara Holub is gearing up for a career in diving. Currently a professional from the hospitality industry for over 15 years Barbara also speaks 5 languages. She has also been busy logging over 300 dives in the Caribbean, Thailand, Maldives, and Indonesia. Wow. Now Barbara’s travels bring her to Roatan to become a PADI Instructor.

Claire Hughes (UK) - Claire’s diving has taken her to Australia, Indonesia and Egypt…and now Roatan. She has finished the Divemaster internship with Subway in September and wants to carry on and become an instructor. Claire has experience in the leisure industry as well as customer experience which helps when working in the dive industrie.

Amanda Krugen (USA) - Amanda currently lives in Costa Rica and works as a lifeguard on the beach. She was introduced to diving about a year ago and has been hooked ever since. She loves to travel and can't wait to come to Roatan! She is doing the Divemaster internship with Subway in October. Amanda likes anything adventurous, especially if it involves water! And also horseback riding, shooting guns, surfing, wake boarding, and of course scuba diving!

Kerry Wheldon (UK) - Kerry is from Leeds, in England and worked in HR. After 3 dive holidays in Egypt she decided to come to Roatan where she completed her Divemaster Internship with Subway in October and liked it so much that she decided to do the instructor course as well.