Lynne has been diving since the 1970's. She went along with her husband's dream to go and open    up a dive shop on a small tropical island. She was very involved in getting that dive shop dream,    "Dive Rota," up and successfully running. Although she has long since hung up her PADI    Divemaster fins and U.S. Coast Guard boat operator's license, she still enjoys the occassional dive    just for fun.

Mark and his wife Lynne founded Dive Rota in 1986. The ocean and diving have been part of Mark's life since he was SCUBA certified while still in High School.

He is a former U.S. Navy diver and worked for years as a commercial diver in California and Asia before coming to the island of Rota and opening Dive Rota. He led years of underwater guided tours as a NAUI Divemaster, but currently only dives for personal pleasure or an occasional commercial diving job.

Mark & Lynne officially closed the doors of the Dive Rota dive shop on February 28, 2006. Still holding a current U.S. Coast Guard boat operators license and having piloted boats in and around the island of Rota for the last 39 years he now he now operates his boat for his own pleasure fishing, diving, snorkeling or just relaxing out on the sea. Dive Rota still promotes the island of Rota and things it has to offer.