Our team.
Hagen McHenry
Hagen McHenry is a ITI Instructor Trainer, Trimix / Cave Technical Diver, and CEO of Cross Element Divers. Beyond open water instruction his specialties are training recreational and technical dive instructors, Sidemount, Intro to Tech, Deep, Night, Advanced Nitrox, Cavern, Cave, and Decompression Procedures. Hagen teaches his students to graduate his open water course looking like a technical diver – with perfect control under water.
Zhenia Klevitsky
Zhenia is a Trimix Cave Diver and Chief Marketing Officer of Cross Element Divers. Zhenia enjoys cave diving in Mexico and is available to help divers with gear consultations.
Brandon Baker
Brandon is a Scuba Diving Instructor for Cross Element Divers. He is a Advanced Nitrox, Technical Sidemount, Technical Cavern, and Master Recreational Diver. Brandon is an Army Veteran and developed his diverse set of diving skills across various sites in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Mexico, and Cuba.
Erick Newcomb
Erick is an Assistant Instructor for Cross Element Divers. He is a Technical Sidemount Diver and Master Recreational Diver. Erick is a Marine Veteran and supports Cross Element’s Veteran Affairs program. He has a passion for teaching and diving, and how diving can support our veterans and military professionals.
Bryan Thomas
Bryan Thomas is a IANTD Instructor Trainer, TDI Instructor, CCR Trimix / Cave Technical Diver, and Director of Rebreather Operations at Cross Element Divers. Bryan has over 20 years of technical dive training experience and specializes in CCR and CCR Mix Gas technical dive training. Bryan operates out of our Florida Location.