Our Crew

HEAD OF OPERATIONS

Home Country: USA
Doug and his brothers grew up watching Jacques Cousteau and were swimming before they could walk, so they have always had a love and fascination for everything in the sea. Doug has been certified for 40 years and absolutely loves diving, especially teaching and introducing people to life under the sea. Conservation is very important to him; he takes protecting the reef and animals seriously. Originally from Toledo, Ohio, Doug spent every summer boating on the Great Lakes with his family. He went to Miami University and moved to Grand Cayman after graduating in 1995, where he ran a dive operation and played rugby for the Iguanas. He then spent 14 years in Texas though his love for the Caymans, the ocean and diving called him back to the island.

PADI OWSI, LICENSED BOAT CAPTAIN

Home country: Scotland
David hailed from the slightly less sunny shores of Scotland and developed a love of scuba diving during a trip to Malaysian Borneo, where he was first certified as an open-water diver. After his first few breaths underwater, he realized he had found his calling in life and spent the next several years diving and preparing to become an instructor. Meanwhile, he worked conducting a number of research-based roles in places like Mexico, Belize and Madagascar. A passion for conservation and protecting the marine environment fuels his desire to be beneath the waves, and sharing that enthusiasm with others sparks great joy within him. Outside the water, David enjoys reading a good book, football (or soccer if you prefer), and trying to make people laugh.

PADI OWSI

Home country: Canada

Abby hails from the Great White North and first discovered her passion for scuba diving while backpacking through Southeast Asia. What began as a spontaneous dive in Thailand soon became a lifelong love affair with the ocean. Combining her twin passions for travel and diving, Abby became a dive instructor and has since explored underwater worlds in Honduras, Thailand, and Egypt before settling in the Cayman Islands.

She finds immense joy in introducing others to the magic of the ocean and witnessing the wonder on their faces as they take their first breaths underwater. When she’s not diving, Abby can usually be found baking homemade bread, getting lost in a good book, or working up a sweat at the gym.

PADI MSDT, USCG-LICENSED CAPTAIN, NAUI INSTRUCTOR

Home Country: USA
Tim’s first dive happened when he snuck a breath off Dad’s double hose reg in the pool. He was 6, hooked, and has been diving for 34 years. He was certified as a diver in 1982 (his other ‘certification’ is protected by HIPPA laws). He has over 4000 dives on Little Cayman; his favourite site is Mike’s Mount. Tim has been with Little Cayman Divers since we started in 1999. Tim taught at the university level, authored several novels and has a weekly blog, “Blacktip Island.” He has lived all over the world. He was born in Atlanta, went to kindergarten in Indonesia, graduated high school in Egypt and was educated everywhere in between. “I like tacos and ’71 Cabernets; my favourite colour is magenta (name that movie).” Please, no speedos.

FOUNDER

Home Country: USA
Retiring from his professional career as the owner of an engineering firm and wanting to pursue a lifelong desire, Bill “Captain Bill” Christoffers founded Conch Club Divers in 1999. Prior to starting Conch Club Divers, Bill started a successful Grand Cayman dive operation, Dive ‘N Stuff, before relocating to Little Cayman in the late 90s. Since Bill was the owner of Conch Club Condos, it was a natural move to name his dive operation after them. Currently, Little Cayman Divers serves The Conch Club as their primary dive operation as well as other resorts and private rentals on the island. Throughout his “real world” business life, he operated by one philosophy…whatever it takes… he knew he wanted to create an operation that embraced that belief and focused on the guests, understanding that everyone has different needs.

We should cater to them rather than ask them to cater to us.