Staff

BRAD SULLIVAN:

Brad is an instructor for the SEAduction and at 39 years of age has the most diving experience of our three excellent instructors. A former Navy diver whose diving career began in 1988, Brad has certifications through PADI, SSI, NAUI, ERDI, and IANTD since certifying through SEAduction in 1995. Brad is also certified in Boat Diving, Deep Diving, Dry Suit, Equipment, Navigation, Nitrox, Night & Limited Visibility, Search & Recovery, Spear-Fishing, Stress & Rescue, TECH XR,  and Wreck Diving. Like all of our instructors he is also certified as an equipment repair technician making the SEAduction staff one of the most versatile on the East Coast. Professionally, Brad is one of the founding members of the Sampson County Dive Team, and the team is proving very successful in its first year of operation. Brad has wide range of scuba skills that has proven to be an asset to the dive team, his students, and to SEAduction as well. When not fully submerged he is in perpetual search of the “Margaritaville” life as a full fledged Parrot Head and can be heard enjoying the sounds of Jimmy Buffet. Son of a son of sailor is a perfect song for this big man with a big laugh and bigger smile. Give the shop a call to ask any questions you may have and if the phone is answered with a “What’s up mon?” you’ve got Brad.

 CARMINE COLANTUONO:

Carmine L. Colantuono is the SEAduction Dive Services shop equipment specialist and a scuba instructor.  He is a native of Fayetteville, NC and is married to Wendy who is also a diver.  He is a founding member of, and continues to serve with the Sampson County Dive Team, (A Special Operations Division of Roseboro Rescue and EMS) as a certified Level II diver, (through ERDI), and served as Lieutenant for several years.  He is also nationally certified by DAN (Divers Alert Network), Duke University and the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology, (NBDHMT) as an Advanced Dive Medical Technician, (DMT-A) and is certified as a DAN Medical Instructor.   He is also a BLS Instructor for the American Heart Association.  Since learning to dive in 1981 through PADI & NAUI, Carmine joined SEAduction Dive Services and has since earned his Master Diver with several specialties, Dive Control Specialist, his Dive Instructor rating through SSI and IANTD and is approaching 1000 dives in his log book.  About Scuba Diving, Carmine says, “When I first drop off the boat into the ocean, regardless of conditions, it is the most peaceful and relaxing feeling I have ever known.  I grew up watching Jacques Cousteau on TV and I am living the dream he developed in me then.  One of my favorite quotes from Cousteau says it all, “Buoyed by water, he can fly in any direction-up, down, sideways-by merely flipping his hand. Under water, man becomes an archangel.” When he isn’t diving, he can be found working in the garden with Wendy, their grandchildren, and his best friend Macon, (his German Shepherd), or in their pond raising KOI, the Japanese ornamental carp, cooking out, or working on a taxidermy project.  He is also a published writer and poet, and an accomplished vocalist.

 DANNY LUCAS:

 Danny Lucas is a Dive Control Specialist with SEAduction Dive Services and has been diving since 2008.   Working in Law Enforcement with Benson P.D. keeps Danny moving along with a new baby girl in the family.  His older two kids are avid divers as well.  Danny is the master of buoyancy and can help any new diver in need.  Currently he has specialties in Boat, Deep, Nitrox, Stress and Rescue, and wreck diving.  He is a fun guy to be around and does a lot of our nitrox blending.   Always smiling – you will never see him having a bad day.

PETE MCLAMB:

 Pete McLamb is the SEAduction’s general manager and is one of our Associate Instructors.  He has taken to diving like a fish and has amassed a ton of dives in a short period of time since starting in 2009.  He is travelling all the time and if he isn’t diving he is probably hunting or spear fishing somewhere.  He has already acquired 8 specialties and is our resident spear fishing guru.  His family have joined him in diving and Lydia, Trey, and Crystal all love the sport.

WENDY COLANTUONO:

Wendy Colantuono works as SEAduction’s Customer service person and coordinates the activities of day to day operations.  She is from Dunn, NC and is married to Carmine.  She is a founding member of the Sampson County Dive Team, (A Special Operations Division of Roseboro Rescue and EMS) and is a certified Dive Tender through ERDI and SEAduction.  She has been diving since 2003 and certified by PADI & NAUI as well as SSI and ERDI.  She enjoys time outdoors, being with family and just life in general.  About Scuba Diving, Wendy says, “Everyone should experience their dreams coming true and I can say that one of mine has come true; Diving takes you to another world and its beauty, wonder, joy is awesome to share with the one you love.”