OCALA DIVE - Key Persons
Anna is a servant leader whose life mission is to help more people, better. Her professional experiences have focused in the nonprofit sector specifically in the field of substance use prevention, intervention, and recovery. Anna obtained her Masters in Nonprofit Management in June 2021 and served as Founder of the third recovery high school to open in Florida.
Anna is grateful to support Jeff in fulfilling his purpose! Anna became open water scuba certified in August of 2016 to be able to dive with Jeff during their honeymoon in November 2016! She is a self-identified water snob preferring to dive in warm water.
Anna supports Ocala Dive through coordinating course schedules, shop schedules, managing our online presence, representing Ocala Dive at community events, and fills in at the shop as needed.
My name is Bill Foote. I was the founder and previous owner of Ocala Dive. In 1991 I stepped away from my corporate job to one that has provided me with a lifetime of adventures. After 32 years as the owner it was time for me to go on to my next adventure… retirement!
I continue to serve the Ocala Dive Center as an advisor and stop into the shop about once a week. I love catching up with former students and I look forward to our next dive!
In September 2023 my dream of one day having a career that combined my passion with my personality came true by taking over ownership of Ocala Dive Center. As an introvert there are no words to describe the feeling I have when I am under the water!
In 2018 my wife and I started a small dive company "Tri-Trox Scuba" to give back to our church in East Orlando. I continued to work full time and ran Tri-Trox as an act of service donating our profits of $5700.
In September 2020, my family and I moved to Ocala for a new career opportunity. Little did I know that I would be living out my dream less than three years later because as of September 1, 2023 my family and I took over ownership of Ocala Dive Center.
A little bit about my diving history. I became a certified diver in 1995, a divemaster in 1997, and a NAUI instructor in 2002. My passion for diving increases with every dive.