Willow Wise

Qualifications:

° Three years as a PFI ‘Intermediate’ Instructor, Equivalent to AIDA ****

° PFI Certified DPV Freediver and Technical Freediver

° Four years as a PFI ‘Freediver’ Level instructor, Equivalent to AIDA ***

° American Red Cross and Hawaii Ocean Safety Lifeguard Certified

Experience:

° ‘Wise Diving,’ Intermediate Freediver Instructor (March 2022 - Present)

○ Independently hosted ‘Intermediate’ and ‘Safety Diver’ courses in the Hawaiian Islands.

○ Organized weekly coaching sessions for certified divers with a focus the development

of safety and emergency action plans.

○ Organized weekly line diving opportunities for certified divers with emphasis on

developing safety teams.

○ Contracted with Aaron’s Dive Shop (Kailua, Hawaii) to run a monthly course from 2021

to 2022.

● Papahanaumokuakea Project, Freediving Instructor

○ Trained PMDP Project employees under the direction of Craig Gentry, Ocean

Freediving International.

○ Instructed underwater debris removal teams on freediving and underwater

entanglement escape.

● Our World Underwater Scholar, Freediving Instructor (July 2022)

○ Instructed Our World Underwater Scholars at the Freediver level.

○ Assisted OWUS scholars at the Intermediate level.

○ Professionally developed skills with Kirk Krack as a technical and DPV freediver .

○ Ran safety diver teams through advanced simulation dives.

● ‘High-Performance Freediving,’ Freediver Instructor (August 2020-2022)

○ Organized training and coaching sessions for recreational freedivers in both the

classroom and ocean settings.

○ Handled gear rentals and organization.

● Charter Oahu, Lead Deckhand (February 2024-Present)

○ First mate on board, directing crew in boating operations.

○ Handle safety plan for in-water activities with fellow crew members.

• Training and Certifications:

° PFI Freediver Instructor (Cert #30520)

° PFI Intermediate Instructor (Cert #30520)

° Technical Freediver (Cert# 1297952)

° DPV Freediver (Cert #1297949)

° PFI Safety Diver (Cert#1066662)

° American Red Cross CPR/First Aid (Cert #01FI30L)