Meet Our Instructors
Tyler Brewer
Tyler Brewer is the owner and CEO of Amber Waves Diving Company. Tyler has had nearly 40 years working in Public Safety. In addition to being trained to train Instructors in Emergency First Response and American Safety and Health Institute, he also teaches American Heart Association and the National Safety Council first aid courses. He is Master Scuba Diving Trainer and and has taught college level courses in Business Administration, Criminal Justice, and Security at several colleges.
Tim Follis
Tim has also been a Pulic Safety professional for over 20 years. Tim has held credentials as an EMT, and has extensive teaching/training background in various ‘rescue’ services. Tim is also one of our EFR instructors, but is also trained to teach American Heart Association and American Safety and Health Institute courses.
Blaine Garrett
Blaine is a PADI Open Water Dive Instructor and and is certified to teach BLS and HeartSaver courses through the American Heart Association.
Jennifer Hull
Jennifer is a PADI Open Water Instructor and an American Heart Association BLS Advanced First Aid Instructor. By day she is a fifth grade teacher for USD 259 and that experience has translated well to teaching SCUBA. She is a wonderful caring young lady who focuses on delighting her students and the staff at Amber Waves Diving.
Colleen Beckley
Colleen Beckley teaches BLS and HeartSaver courses for the American Heart Association and Adult and Pediatric Basic First Aid/CPR/AED for the American Safety and Health Institute. Her greatest attribute is that of being a wonderful wife and mother.
Michael Jernigan
Mike is a PADI Open Water Instructor, holds technical dive certifications in PADI Tec 50, Side-Mount and Cavern and of course teaches BLS and HeartSaver courses for the American Heart Association. By day, he is an IT manager at Koch Engineering. His other interests include sky diving and he holds a black belt in Kung Fu.
Wendy Garrett
Wendy is a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor for Amber Waves Diving. She is also a certified Emergency First Responder and American Heart Association Instructor. She works full-time as an academic coordinator for the Wichita State University Technical Institute.