Meet Going Under Dive Centers Staff 

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Instructors

Ron Benson
Started diving as a NAUI Jr. Open Water certification in 1974 and has logged approximately 5000 dives over the years.  Currently Ron is active in teaching technical divers and instructors levels including fully closed circuit rebreather. 

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Mike Daust                                                

 Mike is a project manager for an engineering/construction firm full time and an avid diver.  While diving for the past eleven years, he has progressed through many specialty training classes including PADI Divemaster and SDI Scuba Instructor.  " I became an instructor because I enjoy introducing people to my passion of scuba diving."  Mike's favorite local diving is on the shipwrecks of Isle Royale.  "I can't get enough of diving in Isle Royal.  Every time I dive on a wreck I always see something different.  Not only are the wrecks pristine, but the island itself is beautiful to explore."  During the winter months you can find Mike and his wife Sandy enjoying a week or two diving in some exotic location.  He has dove throughout the Caribbean, the kelp forests of California, Truk Lagoon and Palau.  Where will you see him next?  In class or the Galapagos Islands.

Matt Kriesel 

  Matt teaches all levels of diving courses from open water diver to trimix technical diving.  Some of Matt's favorite travel destinations include Bonaire and shipwreck diving in the Great Lakes of Superior, Michigan and Huron.

Dawn Rust

Dawn works in the Information Technology field.  In her spare time she works as an SDI Instructor. She also actively dives the Midwest and enjoys traveling the world.  Some of her favorite locations include Roatan, Honduras and Cozumel.  She enjoys diving with her daughter and son who have also been diving for several years. 

Michael Alle

Mike loves to dive and share his exciting adventures with others, whether it is a Peak Buoyancy dive at Crosby or wall diving off Cozumel.  There is nothing that would make him happier than to hear that you signed up for his next tropical dive get away.   If you looking for a private open water course or an advanced SDI specialty dive, give Mike a call and he'll pack his gear bag...

Dave is a fulltime college student at St. Cloud State University, recently completing his Bachelor's Degree in Finance and is now working toward his Bachelors Degree in Operations Management.  Dave started scuba diving in 1997 and never planned on becoming a Scuba Instructor "it just happened".  When I worked as a Mechanical Design Consultant, I was on the road 50 weeks a year, so come weekends I needed something to do and scuba diving filled a void.  Dave is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer and an SDI Instructor.  In his "spare time" he can usually be found scuba diving in the quarries near Ironton, especially at night, or under the ice.  On any give weekend or in any given Minnesota Lake look for Dave's bubbles.  Dave especially enjoys the diving that any of the Great Lakes has to offer.