Rum Runner Dive Shop Staff

Pete Wagner - Shop Owner

Carolyn Wagner - Shop Manager

Pete Wagner, DO, FACC, FACOI,

NAUI Associate Instructor

Dr. Wagner is a board certified cardiologist and a diver since 1977. His interests are dive medicine and photography. He has extensive experience in pre-hospital emergency care having spent nearly 20 years in the rescue service and has instructed emergency medical technicians, paramedics and physicians.

Carolyn Wagner

NAUI Advanced Diver

Carolyn is a Registered Nurse. Her first dive was in 1983 and has been actively diving for the past 10 years. Carolyn's interests are photography and dive travel. She is the mother of four and active in the Pitt County Guardian Ad Litem program.

Kurt Wagner

Kurt has been employed with Rum Runner Dive Shop since 2006 as retail staff and service technician. He was originally Scuba certified in 2002 and has earned his Master Diver certification. Kurt is currently working on his Dive Master training. His major area of interest is the history of NC wrecks. Kurt graduated from ECU in 2010 with a BS in geology.

Andrew Skalko

NAUI Instructor

Andrew has been employed with Rum Runner since 2006 but spent many years around the shop when his father owned the shop for the preceding 6 years. He was first Scuba certified when he was 12 years old and now has over 14 years of diving experience. He earned his NAUI instructor in 2010 and has taught many of our students since then. He also serves as a Dive Master and first mate on Tortuga Charters. In addition to his sales and training skills Andrew is also a regulator and cylinder technician, servicing all brands of regulators we sell.

Dan Murray

Master Service Technician

Bio Coming Soon

Garrett Killian

NAUI Associate Instructor

Garrett is a graduate of ECU and has been diving for over 6 years. His diving adventure began with Rum Runner's open water course and has progressed up the NAUI ranks to assistant instructor. He can often be found in the dive shop where he is the resident "tank man" or helping out with classes. His main interest is underwater photography and has worked as a professional photographer. Garrett is a systems analyst for ECU's IT department.

Thom Skalko, PhD

NAUI Instructor and Course Director

Dr. Skalko has been a diver since 1978 and is a NAUI Course Director and Instructor Trainer. Thom is a professional educator and is professor at East Carolina University. He is an avid underwater hunter and photographer and is also an expert in working with persons with disabilities. His certifications include Advanced Diving Rescue, Dive Master, Tri-Mix Diver, Decompression and Extended Range Nitrox Diver as well as First Aid and CPR Instructor. Dr Skalko is also an instructor with the Handicapped Scuba Association. His unique combination of knowledge and experience enhances the instructional process for students with varying abilities. Dr. Skalko also serves as a member of ECU's Diving and Water Safety Control Board.

Alan Averette

NAUI Instructor

Alan is a UNC graduate that returned to Greenville after college, and never left.  He is a General Contractor and Realtor in our area, as well as one of our instructors.  He began diving through our NAUI basic class and continued to further his certifications over the years right here in our shop.  He is now a NAUI Instructor and an HSA Instructor.  You may see him teaching in our shop or off-site classes too. 

Alan has enjoyed many dives over the years ranging from local NC beaches down to the Florida keys, Bahamas and Caribbean.  You may even hear of a trip to look for megalodon shark teeth in the Santee Cooper black water of South Carolina.  If not teaching a class, he is usually in Morehead for the weekends and is always looking for a dive buddy or willing to guide new divers on the Graveyard of the Atlantic.  

Lee Grubb, Ph.D

NAUI Instructor

Dr. Grubb is an Assistant Professor in the College of Business at East Carolina University. He has a Ph.D. in Management and has made teaching his career. While at ECU he rose through the ranks to Instructor and has been working with students in the Exercise and Sports Science scuba program for two years. He enjoys the historical aspect of diving in the Graveyard of the Atlantic but dreams of one day diving in the Great Lakes.

Joe Rose

NAUI Instructor

Bio Coming soon.

Mike Campbell, NAUI Instructor & YMCA Instructor Trainer

Mike holds BA degrees in Education and Criminal Justice as well as a Master in Education. His diving career began in the 1960's and he has had extensive experience in military, commercial, scientific and law enforcement diving. His certifications include YMCA/CMAS Instructor Trainer, NAUI Instructor, USCG Licensed Captain and Tactical Emergency Medical Technician. He is a retired NCSBI Special Agent formerly with the Special Response Team and is a faculty member at East Carolina University.