The Best Little Dive Shop in Texas is the dream of Terry and Martha Ellerbrook.  Both graduates of Texas Tech University, in Lubbock, majoring in business and science.  Terry and Martha share a love for the sport of scuba diving and the beauty of the underwater world.  Their goal for The Best Little Dive Shop in Texas is to provide the South Plains area with unmatched quality scuba education, equipment selection and dive travel opportunities.  In addition, their love for the sport drives them to maintain the facility's status as the region's premier Scuba center.

Scuba Instruction

Terry Ellerbrook is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer with over 25 years of diving experience including commercial underwater inspection and repair.  Terry is the Director of Scuba Training at The Best Little Dive Shop in Texas and primary instructor teaching most of the courses. He enjoys focusing his efforts on ensuring excellence in training and equipment servicing for all customers.

 

Mark McGinley is a PADI Master Scuba Dive, a biology professor at Texas Tech University.  His passion for diving has lead Mark to teach a marine biology class in Jamaica every summer and teach Scuba courses on a live aboard in the British Virgin Islands during his summer break.  Mark's passion for biology makes him a natural for marine and freshwater plant and animal identification.  In fact, PADI approved a Distinctive Specialty course titled Underwater Naturalist: San Solomon Springs (at Balmorhea State  Park) that Mark developed.  To our knowledge Mark is the only scuba instructor certified to teach a Distinctive Specialty for San Solomon Springs.

Melissa Hogle is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer.  Melissa enjoys teaching the weekend courses, the Emergency First Responder and Rescue courses for The Best Little Dive Shop in Texas.  Melissa's love of travel makes her a natural at teaching while on shop dive trips and she is an excellent group leader for some of the trips.  Melissa is also a certified Red Cross CPR instructor and the Director of Texas Tech's Aquatic Center.

 

Andy McKay is a PADI Divemaster and former Navy Submariner.  Andy is very knowledgeable in the area of dive equipment operations and is actively involved in the Caprock Dive Club.

Mindi McPherson is a PADI Divemaster and certified sports trainer and educator for the Lubbock Independent School District.   Mindi assists with group travel planning and arrangements for the Shop.  In addition, she is an accomplished underwater photographer and loves to share her knowledge of the picture taking with other divers.  Mindi is currently the president of the Caprock Dive Club.

LesLee Taylor is a PADI Divemaster and a professor of Sports Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Science Center.  Scuba diving is just one of LesLee's many interests and hobbies.

 Deborah Bradshaw is a PADI Dive Master and she is a currently a student at Texas Tech University.

 

Retail Operations

Martha Ellerbrook is a PADI Rescue Diver and Director of Business operations.  Martha constantly strives to ensure quality customer service and the best possible equipment and class prices in the area.

Amy Ozment is a PADI Open Water Diver and a part-time sales associate for the shop.  She is a student at Texas Tech University majoring in Fine Arts. 

Jenny Burton is a full-time sales associate and a recent graduate of Texas Tech with a BA degree in Photography.  She is currently working towards her Open Water certification.

Christina Skeen is a PADI Rescue Diver working towards her Divemaster certification.  Christina is a part-time sales associate with 3 years full-time managerial experience in the shop.  Her experience has provided her vast knowledge in scuba education and equipment selection.  Christina is a 2nd grade teacher for LISD and enjoys orienting youth groups with knowledge of Scuba requirements.