Bill Margiotta, Owner - Bill earned his scuba certification in 1978 diving off the coasts of New Hampshire and Maine. He completed his advanced training on Long Island, New York and became a divemaster while in college at the University of Miami, Florida. He worked in the Florida Keys as a divemaster and in West Palm Beach and the Bahamas as a first mate and divemaster aboard the Gulfstream Diver charter service. He graduated from the Florida Institute of Technology with a degree in Sport Diving Operations in 1986. One of his favorite places to dive is the Saint Clair River near Port Huron, Michigan.

Jane Margiotta, Owner - Jane has been diving since she was 17 years old. Her love of the water led her to obtain a degree in Marine Biology from the Ohio State University. She has helped to complete research projects on Lake Erie and also worked for Sea World of Ohio. Jane has been a PADI professional since 1993 and has been diving in Australia, Cozumel, Bahamas, and up and down the East Coast. Her favorite local dive is night diving at Portage Quarry. She is also a certified Water Safety Instructor and teaches swimming lessons for all ages as well as aqua aerobics.

Chad Lucht - Chad got his first experience scuba diving when he was 8 years old in a friend's swimming pool. He became a certified diver in 1998 and progressed his way through the PADI system with the Underwater Connection until he became an instructor in 2006. Chad's dive destinations include the Caribbean, the Great Lakes, and the numerous quarries in Ohio. When he isn't working, he spends his spare time diving.

Kevin Roberts - Kevin was introduced to scuba diving during a Discover Driving tour offered by a cruise ship in Aruba in October 1996. He became certified in October 1997 so that he would be able to dive in each port during the next cruise that he was taking. Each year since becoming hooked on scuba, he has progressed to another certification level within the PADI system. Kevin's dive destinations have included most of the major ports in the Caribbean, St. Clair River and Ohio quarries.

Rick Black - Rick was introduced to scuba diving in February 1999 while on a cruise in St. Thomas. Through the Underwater Connection he became a certified diver in May 1999 and has been diving ever since. In June 2006 he became an Open Water Scuba instructor. His dive destinations include the fresh water spring of Florida, the Florida Keys, Cancun, Cozumel, Mexico, Grand Cayman Island, Hawaii and the quarries of Ohio. Kevin works full time as a 2 unit Captain for the Tri-Township Fire Department in Delaware, Ohio; and he is also a Public Safety Diver for Delaware County Fire Dive Team. 

  Rick Blaine Rick Blaine earned his open water certification in 1998 and became an instructor in 2007. Since 1998 he has logged hundreds of dives in a wide variety of locations and conditions, from under the ice to zero visibility in rivers and ponds to the warm clear waters of the Caribbean. Some of Rick’s dive destinations have included the Great Lakes, the Carolina Coast, Cooper River, Florida and the Keys, Bahamas, Bonaire, Mexico. He is also a member of the Pickaway County Underwater Recovery team.

 Jim Marable – Jim has always been interested in SCUBA diving and became a certified diver in 2001.  Jim did his initial training here at the Underwater Connection and then, through PADI’s referral program, completed his open water dives in the Florida Keys.  Since then Jim has continued his diving training here at the Underwater Connection and received his instructor certification in 2008.  Some of Jim’s dive destinations have included the Carolina Coast, the Florida Keys, Grand Cayman, Mexico and quarries throughout Ohio.