Downey Diving Staff Page

Downey Dive Staff

At Downey Diving we believe in the highest quality of instruction and have developed the best group of dive professionals available.

Full Time Instructors

Bill Downey is a PADI Master Scuba Instructor with over 30 years experience authorized to teach 20 different specialties. He is a NAUI instructor as well. A graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with graduate studies at Duquesne and Penn State, Bill's diving exploits have taken him from the South Pacific to the Great Lakes. His favorite pastime is photographing his wife Jeanne interacting with dangerous marine life.

Jeanne Downey is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer certified to teach 9 specialties, as well as a NAUI instructor. A graduate of Grove City College, she has a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh. A diver since 1972, she has been a scuba instructor since 1990. An accomplished underwater photographer, she & Bill have taken the photos that you find on this site.

Part Time Instructors Sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm

	John Wilson, PADI & NAUI Scuba Instructor since 1989 and a diver since 1982. A graduate of Thiel College and an avid outdoorsman, he is a nuclear engineer by day.
	Bruce Guerdan MD is a diving physician and PADI instructor with a background in hyperbaric medicine. When not running off to some exotic diving location or traveling the world as a flight surgeon for the National Guard, you will find Bruce working the emergency room or teaching the summer classes at his pool in Beaver.
	Ron Piluso was born and raised in Pittsburgh where he lives with his wife Maureen and their two dogs. While vacationing in Grand Cayman, he discovered a passion for diving and then quickly became a diver. Ron now has instructor certifications from PADI, NAUI, and the YMCA. He has an Electrical Engineering degree from Gannon University and works as a Nuclear Control Systems Project Manager for Westinghouse Electric Co.
	Bob Adams, accountant and assistant instructor, loves to dive the caribbean and to take his boat to the local lakes on weekends. The Adam's daughter, Shannon is one of our youngest divers.
	Sallie Adams, assistant instructor, is also an accountant. You'll find her on the boat with Bob and diving anywhere she can. She helped teach Bob to dive and then decided to keep him. Good decision.
	John Corcoran is the President/Owner of John J Corcoran Construction Co. He earned a BA in psychology from Duquesne University. John is a PADI Instructor, & Emergency First Response Instructor, and Master Scuba Diver Trainer. His constant urge to submerge has taken him around the world and 11 Specialty Diver Cards. An underwater photographer and videographer, John has amassed a small library of life under the sea. He enjoys his air time piloting a Cessna 182.
	Jeff Dowler is a bank executive by day and assistant instructor for the Sewickley YMCA classes
	Paul Murray is a PADI certified Assistant Instructor and a Master Scuba Diver who enjoys tropical dive trips and North Carolina wreck diving. He is a retired science teacher and league winning cross-country, basketball, and soccer coach. Paul holds masters degrees from Duquesne and Penn State and can be found skiing, auto racing or biking when he's out of the water.
	Cindy Kohut is an assistant instructor who regularly staffs the Sewickley classes. Cindy loves Caribbean and local diving, as well as her husband Phil Susie.
	Assistant instructor Phil Susie holds a BA from Slippery Rock University and an MBA from Robert Morris College. He and his dive buddy/wife Cindy enjoy diving in the Caribbean and assisting with local diving. He frequently assists with the Sewickley classes.
	Assistant instructor Al Houston has been diving the world since the dark ages. He is a professional photographer in the art and frame business.
	Jim Wells is a registered engineer with a specialty in underwater shock and vibration. Jim earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to his technical work, he assists his wife with her fashion design business, Barbara Wells Studio. Jim's other past times include bicycling, weight lifting, and studying the meaning of life.

Dive Masters Assisting with your education & leading your dives

	Marty Rogers is a Regional Manager for R.E.Michel Co, a wholesale dist. of HVACR equipment & parts. He is a licenced Falconer and spends much of his free time hunting rabbits with his Beagel & Hawk. His favorite dive was a "close encounter" with a Manta Ray while diving in Belize.
	Charles Haber is a Penn State Graduate in Civil Engineering who runs Arsenal Construction Company and Haber Associates Real Estate Company. He started Diving in 2002, fell in love with the sport and got Into underwater photography. When not diving, Charlie is member of American Coaster Enthusiasts and has rode over 300 coasters in over 10 countries. His favorite Dive so far is wreck diving in Truk.
	Gary Groom has been diving for over 40 years, having been a YMCA Instructor & teaching Scuba at the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned his degree. Now CFO of Sargnet Electric, Gary still remains an avid year-round diver, and his wife Susan recently completed her open water certification.
	Dan has a BS degree in Chemical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. He is President of S/D Engineers, Inc. He also sits on the board of directors of the Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania. In addition to local diving, Dan Tis has been diving the Caribbean and South Pacific.
	Jack Keane, all around great guy and divemaster extraordinaire.