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DAN Congratulates the DES Quest II Winners
Last Updated: 10/1/2009 11:03:22 AM

The DES Quest II, time for divers to challenge themselves to dive deeper into dive education and hands-on experience in rescue, closed on Dec. 31. The DES Quest II ran from June 1 – Dec. 31, 2007.

Beginning June 1, DAN challenged all interested divers to pursue and achieve the level of Diving Emergency Specialist (DES), a training recognition program designed to commend divers who have continued their education and training in obtaining knowledge and becoming both better buddies and better divers.

Congratulations to this year's grand prize winners. The DES Provider winner is Fernando Melo of Mexico City, and the DES Professional drawing winner is DAN DES Trainer Patti Stewart of Carrollton, Texas. Both divers won the drawing for a DAN Gift Certificate worth $250*.

Congratulations to these divers who met the DES Quest II challenge, proving that DAN Members are the most prepared divers in the water! Each winner received a specially designed T-shirt and ballcap prize package.

DES Quest II Achievers


JUNE 2007
Shaune D. Ferguson, Sparks, NV
Michael Bamberger, Corvallis, OR
Curtis Van Der Werff, Salem, OR
Greg Tomsho, Wadsworth, OH
Daniel J. Sakai, New Orleans, LA
Debra Madison, Salem, MA
Calvin Tang, Bellevue, WA
Jim Clark, Plantation, FL
Michael Saker, Harrisburg, OR
Michael J. Eakin, Washougal, WA
Karen Sheldon, Kitchener, ON (Canada)
Peter Sheldon, Kitchener, ON (Canada)
Kevin Mills, Pasadena, CA
Hilary Nitker, Vancouver, WA
William H. Carpenter, Olympia, WA
David E. Timmons, Kanata, ON (Canada)
Alan R. Blake, Spring Valley, CA
Fernando Melo, Mexico D.F. (Mexico)
Amanda S. Wilson, Goodlettsville, TN
Peter Roberge, Henderson, NV
Kenneth S. Bailey, Littleton, CO
Christine Hankins, Sherwood, OR
Randolph N. Hainers, Colorado Springs, CO
Henry Provost, Suwanee, GA
Adam Maurer, Chatham, NJ
Richard C. Lucas III, Camarillo, CA
Lloyd A. Wilcox, La Verne, CA
Virginia R. Hatter, San Diego, CA
Terry Bartlett Clovis, CA
Danny Drew, Round Rock, TX
Mike Tangney, Santa Clara, CA
Ross Neill, Montreal, QC (Canada)
David Glasco, Austin, TX
Patrick J. Donnelly, Bethesda, MD
Kyle Duvall, Spring Hill, TN
Len Wittrock, Lake Forest, CA
Karl Kelso, Smithtown, NY
Truman F. Valentine, Anchorage, AK
Jason Sleeter, Las Vegas, NV
Deborah Shelton, Tuscon, AZ
Christian Boily, Montreal, QC (Canada)
Normand Lefrancois
Nathalie Robin
Brenda Reagan, Austin, TX
Marilyn Capek, Hackensack, NJ
Ken Capek, Hackensack, NJ
John T. Santasiero, Lodi, NJ
Colleen M. Dolan, Ridgefield Park, NJ
Francis Japlit, Palo Alto, CA
Brandon Antoni, Keizer, OR
Tina Schindler, Keizer, OR
JR Sparks, Greenville, IN
Randy Partain, Fernley, NV
James B. Allen, Lafayette, IN
Ryan W. Provost, Suwanee, GA

JULY 2007
Barton Hosley, Frederick, MD
Jeffrey L. Ellis, Goodyear, AZ
Julie Fogleman, Highlands Ranch, CO
Jim Fogleman, Highlands Ranch, CO
Jeffrey Pico, Gilbert, AZ
Michael Whiteside, Mesa, AZ
Michel Coloumbe, Montreal, QC (Canada)
Molly A. Zeigler, Chicago, IL
Karen Whitt, Chicago, IL
Todd Lovett, Columbia, TN
Scott Williams, North Richland Hills, TX
Kelly Lee, Lawrenceville, GA
Yan Huard, Laval, QC (Canada)
Brett Shayler, Lipan, TX
David Gnadt, FPO, AP
Deborah Lambert, Cloverdale, IN
David Hogan, Denver, CO
Marc Mermelstein, West Hampstead, NY
Nancy D'Ambrosio, Fanwood, NJ
Cameron Williams, Mesa, AZ
Andrew Statler, Liberty, MO
Kevin Reiter, Hawthorne, NJ
Renee Amodeo, Vienna, VA
Mark Wadleigh, Independence, MO
Angela Wadleigh, Independence, MO
Lisa Strickland, Washington, IL
Matthew S. Hillis, Killeen, TX

AUGUST 2007
Brian H. Jones, Phoenix, AZ
Wayne Hainsworth, Vancouver, WA
Richard Vaughn, San Jacinto, CA
Mark Guinto, Hemet, CA
Ira S. Winkler, Severna Park, MD
Karen Elaine, Venice Beach, CA
Brad Mack, Florence, KY
Eric Ireland, Wichita, KS
Ricardo Arevalo, Monterrey Nueva Leon (Mexico)
Greg Jonker, Greenfield Park, QC (Canada)
Doug Christian, St. Albert, AB (Canada)
Warren Zeller, Harrisonville, MO
David Fisher, Lake Elsinore, CA
Frederic L. Ward, Pawcatuck, CT
Peter Umbreit, Manhattan Beach, CA
Travis Hull, San Diego, CA
Patricia Culkins, Rock Hill, SC
Bradley Hasseler, Murrieta, CA
Douglas P. Fay, Salinas, CA
Walther Zalvidea, Carson, CA
Dennis P. Romano, Las Vegas, NV
Mary C. Romano, Las Vegas, NV
Jack Keat, Littleton, CO
Ian Wilson, Temecula, CA
Scott Steiner, Highland, IL
Jonghyuck Peter Kim, Gainesville, FL
Keith E. Vohden, Kailua Kona, HI
Gary O. Englebright, Littleton, CO
Rebecca S. Englebright, Littleton, CO
Stephanie Tuttle, Nashville, TN
William S. Rascoe, Nashville, TN
Kris A. Ellenberg, Marina del Rey, CA
John E. Crellin, Wexford, PA
Kirk French, Los Altos, CA
Rob Harris, Nashville, TN
John Day, Cameron Park, CA
Ted Holmes, Morrison, CO

SEPTEMBER 2007
Jerald M. Towler, Brentwood IN
Robert Kratz, Los Angeles, CA
Katharine Suek, Littleton, CO
Patrick Hoepfner, Fairfax, VA
Robert Hajek, Kailua Kona, HI
Andrew Iwanciw, Spring Hill, TN
Richard L. Smith, Normal, IL
Jeffrey Munkers, Springfield, VA
Stephen W. Apple, Southlake, TX
Robert P. Phillips, Cambridge, MD
Kenneth Lee Smith, Cambridge, MD
Richard Lambert, Cloverdale, IN
Claude St-Pierre, St-Hubert, QC (Canada)
Donn Slovachek, Newburgh, IN
William H. Steiner, St. Louis, MO
John Freeborn, Guelph, ON (Canada)
Tim D. Browning, Danville, VA
Robert S. Brand, Land O Lakes, FL
Kevin T. Abe, Toronto, ON (Canada)
Arthur Torre, Fairfield, NJ
Marilyn Torre, Fairfield, NJ

OCTOBER 2007
Torren Brydges, Geulph, ON (Canada)
Roger Hocker, Columbus, OH
John L. Barnhill, III, Phoenix, AZ
Federico Luna Alurralde, Capital Federal (Argentina)
David Purve, Newport Beach, CA
Winston D. Carlee, Jr, Tampa, FL
Jeffrey S. Kelsey, Wichita, KS
Frank M. Riker, Randolph, NJ
Clinton Hafford, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
James R. Baker, Morrisville, PA
Robert E. Wojcik, Malone, WI
Timothy J. Dalton, Floral Park, NY
Joel Warburton, Las Vegas, NV
Andrew Thomas, Shelbyville, IN
John Hoffman, Murrieta, CA
Karen A. Butler, Woodstock, GA
Dairen Haney, Roswell, GA,
Daniel J. Schuneman, Barrigada, GU,
William T. McGowan III, Indianapolis, IN
James R. Winkler, Metamora, IL

NOVEMBER 2007
Jamie Lee Schroter, Las Vegas, NV
Gregory B. Septer, Hamilton, NJ
Richard Arnold Postell II, Charleston, SC
Mark Noble, Hedgesville, WV
Brian Bailie, Marina, CA
John Sims, Tuscon, AZ
Jason Wadleigh, North Plainfield, NJ
Scott Eck, Lorena, TX
Dominic Grenier, Brossard, QC (Canada)
Robert Brahany, Fishers, IN
Mike Roach, Mount Albert, ON (Canada)
Shari Mullen, Ebensburg, PA
Lisa Morse, Freedom, NY
Wayne Dahlberg, Sparta, NJ
Anders Dahlberg, Sparta, NJ
Mike Kelsey, Chambersburg, PA
Mark Templeton, Ottawa, ON (Canada)
Rachael Conroy, Yakima, WA

DECEMBER 2007
Morgan Richardson, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sean McFarland, Waynesboro, PA
Christopher Cook, Vacaville, CA
Valerie Schneider, Silver Spring, MD
Everett L. Redmond II, Silver Spring, MD
Kiara Mason, Kitchener, ON (Canada)
J. Lachlan Montague, Cambridge, ON (Canada)
Stewart A. Roy, Monrovia, CA
Jeanne Luce, Hillsboro, OR
David Curry, Cumberland, MD
Michael M. Bacon, Cresaptown, MD
Douglas Britton, Edmonton, AB (Canada)
Barry Darnall, Benton, KY
David Rostoker, Maple, ON (Canada)
Barry E. Gidal, Madison, WI
Steven Fiori, Centennial, CO
Leigh Vinzant, Centennial, CO
Scott J. Cockayne ,Oro Valley, AZ
Preston Root, Ormond Beach, FL
Alan Robert Brown, Markham, ON (Canada)
Steven Mombourquette Nepean, ON (Canada)
Barbara J. Wise, Tuscon, AZ
Robert M. Hemingway, Montclair, VA
Vivek Lopez, Fairfax, VA
Happy Hsin, Ashburn, VA
Heart Hsin, Ashburn, VA
Jean-Francois Huard, Oak Hill, VA
Otto Lagarde, Tampa, FL
Thomas Francisco, Manteo, NC
Paul Smith, Milford, UT
Christopher Dore, Tuscon, AZ
Rob Duffy, St Paul, AB (Canada)
Andrea Nicole Pierce, Eugene, OR
Virginia Yarletz, Carlsbad, CA
Andrew Warkman, Tucson, AZ
Herbert Zinman, Agoura Hills, CA
Kent Eng, Brooklyn, NY
Anthony M. Dowd, Indianapolis, IN
Patty S. Martin-Claspell, Salinas, CA
Eric L. Goepfert, Marina, CA
Marlin Vance Tanner, Tuscon, AZ
Charles Fox, Hollywood, SC
Jennifer Young, Seaside, CA

To achieve the level of Diving Emergency Specialist, a diver must:
1. Be a rescue-level (or higher) diver with their training agency
2. Hold a current CPR and First Aid certification
3. Hold a current certification in Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries (or equivalent)
4. Complete three of the following:

  • Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries (or equiv.)
  • First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries (or equiv.)
  • AEDs for Scuba Diving (or equiv.)
  • On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers (or equiv.)
  • Remote Emergency Medical Oxygen (REMO2™)
    * Some redemption restrictions may apply.




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