Meet Our Staff
Joseph Glenn
Owner/Operator, SDI Instructor Trainer
TDI Technical Diver
Owner Joseph Glenn has over 10 years of diving experience and hundreds of recorded dives, from offshore diving to cave exploration. Joseph possess most every SDI certification including Open Water Instructor, Scubability Instructor, Search and Recovery Instructor, and Dive Master Instructor.
Demian Ingerman
Instructor
Demian Ingerman is a firefighter/paramedic who began diving as a public safety diver 15 years ago. He has been a part of numerous search and recovery operations for state and federal agencies. He moved into recreational SCUBA about 6 years ago and began diving internationally. You'll get the chance to meet Demian as he helps out with many of our dive courses and excursions.
Ross Kelly
Instructor
Ross Kelly began diving in 1996 when he was stationed in Mannheim, Germany while serving in the US Army. Now, a Real Estate Broker and Owner of Lovins Realty in Vidalia, Ga., Ross is married to wife LaWanna and is the father of 2 - soon to be 3 - children. Ross shares the same love for diving now as he did in 1996 and enjoys sharing his love of the sport with others.
Jess Clifton
Instructor
Jess Clifton began diving in 2015 and worked his way up to Master Scuba Diver, before transitioning to the professional side of SDI to become an Instructor.
A licensed attorney, Jess can be found working in federal and state courts when he is not diving.
Mike Greene
Instructor
Certified as a recreational diver in 2000. Mike joined the ranks of Savannah Fire Department in 2008; becoming a founding member of the departments PSD team in 2008. Currently he is the Dive Team Leader for SFD. Mike recently completed the long journey to become an SDI instructor; setting sights on the next challenge to become an ERDI Public Safety Dive Instructor.
Brent Whitaker
Instructor
Brent Whitaker has been diving with Southern Dive Center since 2017. Brent retired from the military after 25 years and is now a music educator at Southeast Bulloch High School. He is married to Tonya Whitaker and has three children. Diving is becoming a family event as all the Whitaker’s love anything water related. Brent is passionate about diving and enthusiastically encourages others to try it as well! Long-term plans are to teach diving and lead dive trips full-time during his retirement years.
Matt Maynard
Divemaster
Matt began diving in 2017 after his wife signed him up for his birthday. After quickly developing a passion for it he decided that he wanted to help share the experience with others. All of his certifications from an Open Water Diver to Divemaster were done through Southern Dive Center. He is a former United States Marine who now works full-time for one of the largest cell tower companies in the world. You will see him working your certification classes and leading various dive trips including shark feeding dives down in south Florida.
In Memory Of :Randy Bowden
Store Manager
Randy is Southern Dive Center’s Store Manager. Randy has been with Southern Dive Center since the store opened in 2016. If you have ever called the shop there is 90% chance you have spoken with randy!
1953 - 2020
