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Wayne Mitchell |
NAUI #3565
260 East Haines Blvd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850
USA
(863) 956-4182 Voice
(407) 397-6527 Fax
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Biosketch
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73yrs old
Dec. 6, 1934 to present |
Education: Graduated Haines City High
School 1953, Univ. of Florida 1957, post Grad.
Work Univ. of Fla. Engineering 1959, 20
Wayne started diving in 1951 Certified as a NAUI Instructor in 1973 and has taught
every years since, turning out 200 students per year, Has been an Instructor Trainer
since 1981 and has been a Course director since 1983. Certifying Instructors every
year since 1983. Has been a member of the NAUI Board of Directors from 1998 to 2007.
Has been a member of the Board of directors of the National Safety Council from
1985 to 1996, Chairman of the Public and Community Safety divisions, a member of
the National Safe Boating Council , on ANSI standard Committee on Swimming pools,
ASTM committee on Public Playgrounds and aquatic play structures.
Wayne retired
From Walt Disney World Safety Department with
32 years with responsibilities for Employee and Guest safety in Hotels and resorts,
All Water, Boating, Diving Safety and Transportation Safety, and Walt Disney Cruise
line since 1971. Have written numerous articles and served on numerous standard
safety committees.
Wayne received the National Safety Council’s Distinguished Service
to Safety Award. NAUIs President’s 99 Club, Outstanding Contribution to Diving Award and Continuing Contribution to Diving Award. Wayne is part owner of Abaco Dive Adventures
in the Bahamas a partner in Fear Not Scuba of Sebring Florida. Is still Teaching
diving to Disney Employees through the Cast Activities Recreation Department
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Position Statement
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I have a vision of NAUI Worldwide growing and increasing it’s name recognition worldwide,
but without sacrificing its high standards, which has given us a clean safety and
loss record internationally. I would like to see us pursue efforts toward self insuring
our members if not totally, possibly by assuming an increased portion of self insurance.
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I have served as a board members for the last nine years, 8 years as treasurer,
and feel my contacts with other organizations such as the National Safety Council,
The U.S. Coast Guard, The American National Standards Institute ( ANSI) and American
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and involvement on their boards give us
(NAUI ) an inroad for maintaining recognition and credibility in an industry that
is seeking mediocrity.
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I have served for over 25 years as a Course Director and have certified numerous
NAUI Instructors and Instructor Trainers and have insight into the needs of our
membership. I still teach and certify at least 50 Basic Scuba divers every year
and have done so for the last 35 years. I continue to teach numerous Advanced, Master
and Rescue courses every year and am part owner and operator of at least two dive
shops and dive boat operations.
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I would like to see us continue to offer top notch training materials and expanding
our horizon’s into more technical and aquatic related venues such as life guarding,
& swimming Instructor qualifying.
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BOD Election Questions
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1. What is the greatest Challenge facing NAUI and the Scuba
Industry today and as a Board Member, how would you recommend that NAUI respond
to the challenge?
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A(1) Our greatest challenge is continuing our growth locally and world wide
without sacrificing our principles, safe standards and ethics as educational professionals.
We are recognized as the epitome in Professional excellence and should hold the
line on the factors that create this recognition of professional perfection. We
also need to support local organizations that seek protection of their local environs.
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2. Why do you believe that becoming a NAUI Instructor offers
promising professional career opportunities and what do you do to promote this belief
to your students and within your diving community?
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A(2) NAUI Instructors are accepted carte Blanche as the pinnacle of the profession
of Scuba Instruction. Whereas other Labels are conditionally accepted until they
prove themselves. As a NAUI Course Director, I have and will continue to uphold
those standards of perfection required by our Members that have become the epitome
of perfection in the field of Education.
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3. As an international association, NAUI Instructors and dive
leaders operate in many parts of the world, each with it’s own unique needs and
cultural perspectives. As we continue to grow, how will you as a member of the Board
represent and support all of our members worldwide.
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A(3) Where a violation of local needs and moral standards may be in question,
The board should be able to compromise any of our tenets that fly in the face of
local behavior practices. This does not mean turn the head in another direction
but determine how standards can be compromised to meet the practical need of the
standards. This can be accomplished through discussion with the Board Ethics committee
and the local Instructor representatives.
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