Meet the Team

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James Riley

Training Director

James is the Training Director at Paragon Dive Group. In addition to working with our other instructors, James teaches divers all the way from taking their first breaths underwater into the technical, rebreather and professional worlds.

As a diver, James has been all over the world, diving open ocean, wrecks and caves. He is also an accomplished underwater photographer. When he is not diving, James enjoys spending time with his wife, daughters and grandchildren while also running an IT consulting business and flying airplanes for a number of non-profit organizations.

Tom Dew

Kevin Ingraham

Chief Operations Officer

Tyler Ramsey

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Justin Davis

Ben Lair

Chief Executive Officer & TDI Instructor Trainer

Joyce Su

Natalie Riley

Matt Bohls

Heather Schick-Woodard

Cactus To Coral - Phoenix, AZ

Tobi Reitmayr

72 Aquatics - Tucson, AZ

Colin Schnedier

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Erik Popp

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Branden Herget

West Coast Service Manager

Jamie Mitchell

Cave Country Dive Shop - High Springs, FL

Tomas Palacios

Dive San Carlos - San Carlos/Guaymas, Mexico

Elaine Harris

Cactus to Coral

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Luis Valenzuela 

Dave Stevens

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Jamie Lynch

Aaron Malner

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Nikki Lee

Lauren Lasser

Cave Country Dive Shop

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Ashleigh Rivera

E-Commerce Manager

Don Six

Cave Country Dive Shop

Mike Krause

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Bruce Runge

Greg Nixon

Cave Country Dive Shop

Joseph Bosquez

Director of Scientific Diving Operations & Sales

Erika Muñoz

Returns & Exchanges Experience Manager

Bill Blair

Recreational Dive Pro Coordinator

Tegan Tucker

Cave Country Dive Shop

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Brian Platten

Jennifer Dillaman

Technical Instructor, Guide, & Photographer

James Riley

Technical Instructor & IT Consultant

Sheree Beavis

Events Coordinator

Josh Dillaman

East Coast Service Manager & Technical Instructor

Justin Judd

Technical Training Director & Instructor Trainer

Nicole Alarid

Director of Marketing & B2B Sales

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