About the Staff

Ed Finck has been an avid diver since 1989. Diving the East coast and sharing his passion with others. He became an instructor in 2004 and since that time he became a Platinum Pro instructor in 2011. His love for the water and the sport has also gotten him the SSI Platinum Pro Diver award, the Platinum Pro5000 Diver card is the calling card of the world’s most elite water explorers. He holds ratings from Scuba Rangers all the way through Instructor Certifier. Ed is also a Classified Instructor which consists or training people with disabilities and their buddies to dive and experience the underwater world. The underwater world was the setting for his wedding in January of 2010 where he and his wife Donna exchanged vows and had their honeymoon at the Jules Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, FL .

Ed is always up for a challenge and learning experience so much so that in 2010 he participated and won the Ultimate Diver Challenge in Cozumel Mexico. This TV reality show tested the divers knowledge and stamina in different events over 2 weeks it aired on the NBC Sports Network in 2011. He then won the next Ultimate Diver Challenge in 2012 held in West Palm Beach, FL.

Ed's other passion is looking for the extinct Megalodon Shark teeth. A fellow diver once told Ed that "He could find lost time". Ed is always saying that "A good diver is always learning".

Tim Manville has been diving for about 10 years. He has been instructing for almost 1/2 of that time and holds ratings for instructing Open Water, Advanced Open Water and many specialties. Of all Woodbridge Scuba instructors Tim is considered to have the easiest going disposition and is often commended for the helpfulness he provides students. Tim has made many dives of the NC coast, Ontario as well as the Florida Keys and he has conquered the U-1105, one of the tougher dives of the local area. Tim also teaches scuba with Woodbridge Scuba's Northern Virginia Community College Scuba class.

Jon Baker learned to scuba dive in 1991 on a dare from his roommate and just couldn't stop. After advancing through the ranks of PADI to Dive Master, Jon crossed over to SSI in 1998 and attained Open Water Instructor in 2005. Jon is now an Advanced Open Water Instructor and also teaches Scuba Diving merit badge for the scouting program. Whether diving with sea lions in the kelp forests off the West Coast, the clear waters of the Caribbean or even a local quarry, Jon's up for getting wet.

                                        Casey Straub Open Water  Instructor

Jennifer Rainwater Open Water Instructor

Guillaume Brocard Open Water Instructor 

Anna Sophie Assistant Instructor