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)