Shop Staff

Steven Adams- Email — Steven is the owner and manager of Anacapa Dive Center and has been with Anacapa Dive Center for 14 years. Steven has been working in the recreational diving industry for over 25 years. He is a PADI Master Instructor, Emergency First Response CPR & First Aid Instructor, and he teaches several of Divers Alert Network's courses. Steven’s life passion is scuba diving and his 4 children.

Jeff Baker- Email — Jeff is a full time staff member of Anacapa Dive Center with a background in film and videography. He is currently a Divemaster.

James Savattone- Email - James works part time with Anacapa Dive Center. He graduated the Santa Barbara City College Marine Diving program in '08 and now works part time as a Lab Technichan for the program. He currently works the shop and divemasters for us.

Dustin Boeddeker- Dustin is the new guy. He works the shop full time and is currently attedning the Santa Barbara City College Marine Diving Technologies program. Dustin is currently a divemaster candidate.

Scuba Instructors

Jeff Shettler — Jeff is a PADI, NAUI and SSI Scuba instructor. In addition, Jeff is an Emergency First Response CPR & First Aid Instructor and he teaches several of Divers Alert Network's courses. Jeff and Lacy graduated from city college together. Jeff has a daughter who is growing up fast half way around the world in New Zealand. In the past 16 years Jeff has had a plethora of diving and marine related jobs.

Mark Christman — Mark is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer and has been teaching for Anacapa Dive Center for 8 years. He originally became divemaster certified at ADC and then moved to Reno where he became a scuba instructor. Upon his arrival back in Santa Barbara, ADC quickly snatched him up. Mark’s day life is spent as a local loan broker.

Barbara Popp — Barbara is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer and an Emergency First Response CPR & First Aid Instructor. Her day job is a hair stylist at Studio S.

Michael Taylor — Michael is a scuba instructor and Vice President of Anacapa Dive Center. He learned to dive when Lacy and Michael first started dating. They have been married for over 9 years now. Michael’s day job is an engineer for a local medical device company. Michael has a love of all outdoor sports and enjoys spending time with his two sons.

Jody Pesapane — Jody is the Anacapa Dive Center's underwater photography specialist. She is also a PADI Instructor with underwater photography and videography specialties. She is a graduate from the Brooks Institute of Photography and has been working in the film industry for the past 10 years. Jody has traveled the world shooting video. You may have seen some of her footage on the Discover Channel’s shark week.

Hilary Mountford-Paty- Email- Hilary is the newest addtion to Anacapa Dive Center's instructor staff.

Assistant Instructors

Divemasters

Jeff Baker-Email

James Savattone-Email

Swimming Instructors

Aja Valiante

Rene

Summer

Kim