THE COMMITEE

JOHN ADDISON

President

Founder Member, Diving 30 years. Number of dives: (Who's counting?)
Qualifications: Advanced Diver. Best Dive: The Falls of Lora, Scotland Worst dive: Stoney Cove in February (Freezing cold in a wetsuit.) Happy days!

STEVE HOPPER

Chair

Diving: Can't remember that long ago! Number of dives: Not enough! Qualification: Advanced Diver. Favourite dive sites: The Red Sea and Maldives. Best UK dive: Maen Melt, Porth Ysgaden and Plymouth.

ANDY SHENSTONE

Diving Officer and Treasurer

Diving over 14 years. Number of dives: 850+ Qualification: Advanced Diver, Assistant Advanced Instructor, Full Face Mask, Open Water Instructor, Snorkel Instructor and Diver Coxswain. I enjoy all types of diving with recent highlights being Croatia, Norway, the Outer Hebrides, the Scillies and the Azores. I am also the Honorary Secretary of BSAC.

MATT GASKILL-JONES

Equipment Officer

Matthew has been a member of VRSAC for the last five years. He is an IT Manager by weekday and a keen and enthusiastic diver at the weekend. Married with 3 girls, Matthew was formerly the clubs Membership Secretary and now supports the club as the Equipment Officer. Matthew has recently become an Assistant Diving Instructor.

STEVE COLLINGWOOD

Boat Officer

Diving – 15 years with over 500 dives.
Qualification – Advanced Diver. CCR diver to 60m. Open water Instructor. Diver/Cox’n
I like all types of diving, reefs or wrecks. Best diving holiday was when I spent a whole week diving the HMS Hermes in Sri Lanka.
I have been spoilt, as I have done most of my diving in Cornwall and Devon!

LINDA DODD

Honorary Secretary

I am one of the newer members of the team. A qualified sports diver with 5 years of experience, I initially joined with Selby Club and then moved to Chester and joined VRSAC. I love to dive with the squidgy stuff - there are still so many places I want to explore and species to see, diving with hammerheads is one of them. Would like to develop my skills further and help others enjoy their diving experience.

KAREN GILLER

Welfare and Membership

I Joined the club in September 2017 after a try dive on holiday and I’ve never looked back. Currently I’m a qualified Sports Diver having done 40 dives and looking forward to continue to develop my skills with the club. Best dive site was wreck diving in Plymouth where I encountered an angler fish.

SIMON TAIT

Social Secretary

Qualifications: Dive Leader, Open Water Instructyor, avid swimmer and paddleboarder.

SIMON TAIT AND KAREN GILLER

Training Officer (joint)

The role of training officer is provided by two experienced members