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About Us

Shelley Edwards, Co-Owner

Shelley is the shop manager as well an accomplished Divemaster. She handles all administrative tasks, customer service and the service department for Lexington Scuba. Shelley is an Alumnus of the University of South Carolina receiving both her Bachelors and Masters Degree from USC.

Chris Edwards, Co-Owner

Chris started his instructor career in Charleston, South Carolina as an SSI Instructor and a Divemaster on coastal scuba diving charter boats. Chris is an IDEA. SDI and SSI Instructor.

Renee Bourdeau, Dive Shop Manager/ Instructor

Renee’s diving career began in the cold waters off Boston’s North Shore until she migrated south to Hollywood, Florida and then onto Columbia, South Carolina. In addition to a passion for diving, Renee’s background in Environmental Biology adds a special appreciation for the aquatic environment which she loves to share with her students. Renee is a NAUI and SDI instructor as well as a DAN instructor.

Matt Mahaffey, Instructor

Matt caught the diving bug nearly two decades ago while vacationing in the Cayman Islands. After earning his Mechanical Engineering degree from Clemson University he relocated to Columbia, South Carolina where he continues to share his passion for SCUBA. Matt has also developed a passion for underwater photography and loves to capture images of the underside of our planet. Matt is a SDI and PADI instructor as well as an EFR instructor.

James Dunovant, Divemaster

James is the smiling face you have seen around the shop! He loves talking about diving and is a wealth of information. He recently completed is EMT certification and will be working with Lexington Emergency Services while still helping around the shop in his free time. Additionally, James will finish his Divemaster training this month so you will see him in the pool and on our trips providing invaluable assistance to our instructors!

Alisa Dunovant, Shop Assistant

Stop by on Wednesday and Friday afternoons or on Saturdays and meet Alisa. She is an avid diver - completed her Advanced Open Water this year and is looking down the road to becoming a Divemaster in the near future. Also an accomplished musician, Alisa plays for her high school band in competitions and will be going onto college next year.