Staff

Randy Wright: Instructor Certifier, Platinum Pro Diver, Dive Pirate, COO of The Dive Shop, Inc

Randy Wright: Instructor Certifier, Platinum Pro Diver, Dive Pirate, COO of The Dive Shop, Inc

After some 35 years of diving Randy is truly an “old salt” in the diving industry. His favorite places to dive include Indonesia, Palau, Fiji, the oil rigs off the Louisiana coast, and almost any rock quarry, river or mud hole deep enough to put his face underwater. When he’s not diving, you’ll find him making music, food, or movies with his friends and family. Randy’s wife Marcia frequently accompanies him on dive trips and the two of them make up the Cajun contingent at The Dive Shop.

Lisa Collins: General Manager

Lisa Collins: General Manager

Lisa is the star that shines brightest at The Dive Shop. If you need information, need something done, or just could stand a smile and some good conversation, Lisa is the person you are looking for. She always knows where it is, what it is, and what is going on. Lisa and her husband Randy travel frequently to dive with friends and customers. Her favorite places to dive include Roatan, the Phillippines and of course, the NEXT place!

Keith Rochell: Master Instructor, Platinum 1000 Instructor

Keith Rochell: Master Instructor, Platinum 1000 Instructor

Keith Rochell is The Dive Shop’s Education Director and head of our service department. Keith also works with the Braden Fire Department’s Public Safety Diving Unit. His dive experience includes the Caribbean as well as the streams and rivers of the Mid-South. Keith includes Truk Lagoon and diving with great white sharks on his diving bucket list and you’ll often find him diving with his best buddy and wife, Lynette. His favorite dive is “the next one!”

Stephen Bramlett: Advanced Open Water Instructor

Stephen Bramlett: Advanced Open Water Instructor

Steve “Chief” Bramlett is an Advanced Open Water Instructor and heads up the University of Mississippi Scuba Program. He began diving when cylinders were made of wood and snorkels were made of bamboo or as he so eloquently says “a full head of hair ago”. Chief came back to diving as a vocation after a wonderful and rewarding career as a police officer for the City of Oxford, MS. and has traveled the world diving with his favorite dive buddy and daughter, Blair. These days you’ll find him eating, sleeping, and breathing diving at The Dive Shop, Ole Miss or “anywhere there is vis”.

Randy Collins: Advanced Open Water Instructor

Randy Collins: Advanced Open Water Instructor

Randy, also known as "Mr. Lisa Collins”, is an Advanced Open Water Instructor. He has dived through the best of the lesser Antilles, most of the Gulf of Mexico, and with whale sharks in the Philippines. He’s known for his very simple dive plan of "I'm coming back", and he’s most often quoted after a dive saying " That was awesome, almost as great as my most favorite dive ever!" If you ask about that most favorite dive ever, Randy always breaks into a big smile and says " My next one!".

John Fisher: Divemaster Instructor, DAN instructor and avid technical diver

John Fisher: Divemaster Instructor, DAN instructor and avid technical diver

John also enjoys the amazingly calm world of freediving. When he’s not instructing at The Dive Shop, John practices medicine and participates in research focused on new cures for diseases such as cancer. John is also Gold 500 Diver, which reflects his passion not only for diving but also his love of sharing diving with new students as they too come to love the sport. One of John's many favorite dive sites is the island of Saba, just a few miles off the coast of St. Martin.

Ken Harkleroad: Open Water Instructor

Ken Harkleroad: Open Water Instructor

Ken learned to dive in the days of disco, polyester shirts, and stacked heel shoes. He came back to diving in the late 1990’s after spending a bunch of time doing silly things like work and stuff. His favorite dive spots include Cozumel and Roatan and he can usually be found diving with his lovely wife Debra. Ken lives and breathes by the 80/80/80 rule. Just ask him!

John Lynn

John Lynn

John is currently working on his Assistant Instructor rating and you’ll find him helping out around the pool and on open water weekends. His ready smile and helpful hands are always appreciated. John’s diving has centered mostly around the Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys and North Carolina.

Hunter Winfrey: Busy Person

Hunter Winfrey: Busy Person

You can see from Hunter’s picture why he did not have time to provide us with 5 sentences about himself. In his dreams he does all kinds of stuff. Hunter is a Very Busy Fellow.

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