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Meet our Dive Center & Training Staff

Jeff Cinciripino

Jeff Cinciripino

PADI Master Instructor, Owner

Jeff has been diving with his wife Donna and son Matthew since 2004. His passion for diving led him to the PADI professional ranks in 2006 with the goal of helping new divers discover the thrill of underwater adventure. He has numerous dives off the islands of Maui and Lanai and continues to explore new sites across the Caribbean and the Northeast. Jeff completed the PADI Instructor Examination and became an instructor in the fall of 2009.

 

Jeff is also the Founder and President of Scuba Educational Alliance of Connecticut - a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the next generation of ocean stewards through scuba diving and related activities. He is also a member of the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) Board of Directors, having been elected in 2023.

 

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Monty Fitzpatrick

Monty Fitzpatrick

PADI Course Director, Owner

Monty is Scuba Shack’s resident PADI Course Director and Public Safety Instructor Trainer. Monty started his diving career working for his father as a commercial diver. His love for working underwater led him to become a PADI professional. During his 15 years as an instructor, he has certified more than 1,000 divers from basic open water to IDC Staff Instructor. Monty is an instructor trainer in 19 different PADI specialties.

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Matt Cinciripino

Matt Cinciripino

PADI Instructor & Owner

Since being certified in 2004, the sport of diving quickly grew from a hobby to a passion for Matt. Diving has since opened up various areas of interest from marine ecology to sub-aquatic history to underwater photography. Matt’s been working at Scuba Shack since 2015, and has been privileged to dive in many locations from Hawaii, across the Caribbean to some of the fabled dive sites here in our own backyard.

Donna Cinciripino

Donna Cinciripino

PADI Divemaster, Owner

Donna got certified in 2004 and became a PADI Divemaster in 2006. She likes to share what she has learned with new divers, and enjoys diving on group trips because scuba divers are an adventurous bunch and really know how to have FUN! Her favorite dive spots include Mempachi Cave in Maui, Trinity Caves in Grand Cayman and the Mushroom Forest in Curacao. While she spends most of her days at Scuba Shack, she hopes to keep traveling the world to see new places, above and below the water!

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