Expelled Individual Pros
The following list identifies former individual PADI Members who have been expelled from the PADI organization within the last few years. These individuals are no longer PADI Members, can’t conduct PADI courses nor represent themselves as PADI Members.
Note that expulsion is a last resort. The PADI Quality Management Program follows an extensive process that includes fact checking, getting all perspectives about the issue (including the member’s) and, when necessary, offering corrective retraining and cooperative compliance. Expulsion results when the PADI Member refuses to implement corrective measures, or when the nature of the complaint is so severe that expulsion is necessary to protect the public or to preserve the reputation of the PADI organization.
If you have any questions about an individual listed, please contact the Quality Management Department at a PADI Regional Headquarters.
List of Expelled Members
Last Name | First Name | No. | City | Country/Region | Date |
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Abdalmechoed | Ahmed Zaki | 258230 | Tabuk | Saudi Arabia | 24-Oct-2013 |
Adel | Mohamed | 358197 | Port Said/Dahab | Egypt | 17-Aug-2018 |
Aceituno | Marvin | 239543 | Atlanta | GA, USA | 24-Oct-2014 |
Aguilar Perera | Hector | 52537 | Cozumel | Mexico | 9-Jul-2015 |
Aguilera Monuayo | Oswaldo | 336541 | Santa Cruz-Puerto Ayora | Ecuador | 24-Jun-2014 |
Ahmed | Samir | 312703 | Terengganu | Malaysia | 22-Jun-2017 |
Alcanzado | Mark Elyneil | 394684 | Palawan | Philippines | 6-Dec-2018 |
Alcazar | Victor | 406457 | Puerto Morelos | Mexico | 26-Jul-2018 |
Al Bagory | Sherif | 254784 | Hurghada | Egypt | 2-Apr-2015 |
Al-Mutairi | Ahmed | 43027 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 25-June-2015 |
Alonso | Oliver Sanchez | 978798 | Barcelona | Spain | 5-Dec-2013 |
Alonso Zurro | Luis | 483010 | Miami QLD | Australia | 16-Mar-2017 |
Alshahrani | Mohammed | 641559 | Dubai | UAE | 26-Sep-2013 |
Amin | Ahmad Omar | 28563 | Makkah | Saudi Arabia | 15-Aug-2013 |
Amoorgasapillay | Seyven (aka Neysen, Pillay) | 965337 | Rose Hill | Mauritius | 29-Nov-2017 |
Asaad | Mustapha | 153146 | Kota Kinabalu | Malaysia | 24-May-2013 |
Asongko | Yoyok | 484806 | Buleleng | Indonesia | 7-Nov- 2014 |
Badawy | Ahmed | 253047 | Alexandria | Egypt | 17-Sep-2015 |
Beckemeier | Angelika | 931447 | Tegernsee | Germany | 2-Apr-2015 |
Beiter | Gary | 1873 | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | 9-Jul-15 |
Bermeo | Rodrigo | 405282 | Arica | Chile | 6-December-2018 |
Boero | Paola Maurin | 325731 | Salvador, Bahia | Brazil | 24-Mar-2014 |
Branigan | Geoff | 614808 | Krabi | Thailand | 24-Mar-2016 |
Bremen | Dirk | 268942 | Fahrland | Germany | 16-Jan-2014 |
Burkart | Kevin | 179181 | Prior Lake, MN | USA | 15-Feb-2018 |
Cambazoglu | Askin | 81878 | Bodrum | Turkey | 5-Feb-2014 |
Campanelli | Philippe | 343994 | Nazaire Les Eymes | France | 30-Mar-2023 |
Cao | Kerong | 398410 | Nha Trang | Vietnam | 16-Mar-2018 |
Carbonell | Romel | 462702 | Palawan | Philippines | 6-Dec-2018 |
Carnot | Voltaire | 314251 | Santiago | Chile | 7-Jun-2022 |
Castellini | Luca | 986017 | Lombok | Indonesia | 4-Aug-2017 |
Chen | Zhi Qiang | 353641 | Sanya | China | 15-Oct-2015 |
Childs | Robert J. | 318464 | Seattle | WA, USA | 24-Jan-2013 |
Cho | Young Bok | 317149 | Busan | South Korea | 3-Dec-20 |
Choi | Hang Soo | 356022 | Jeju | South Korea | 29-Oct-2020 |
Chong | Tay Ming | 366335 | Singapore | Singapore | 19-Jan-2018 |
Chung | Hoi Ki | 422651 | Hong Kong, China | Hong Kong, China | 8-Aug-2019 |
Claes | Jean Marc | 911607 | Hasselt/Kuringen | Belgium | 21-Oct-2014 |
Clivet | David | 909080 | Puerto de Mogan | Canary Islands | 24-Oct-2013 |
Collins | Ricky | 330558 | Suratthani | Thailand | 19-Feb-2015 |
Conrad | Chris | 186719 | Jacksonville | FL, USA | 16-Mar-2017 |
Cooper | Kevin | 398663 | Okinawa | Japan | 7-Dec-2022 |
Datsiuk | Olena | 347728 | Moscow | Russia | 27-Dec-2018 |
Daubeze | Didier | 915298 | Noumea | New Caledonia | 30-Nov-2017 |
De Castro | Ricardo | 261598 | Ilhabela | Brazil | 2-Feb-2017 |
De La Sotta | Claudio | 307817 | Santiago | Chile | 13-Apr-2023 |
Delgado | Martin | 257612 | San Cristobal | Ecuador | 25-Jun-2015 |
De Los Santos | Eric | 414765 | Manila | Philippines | 20-Feb-2020 |
Dobroczek | Tomasz | 621546 | Pomorskie | Poland | 20-Aug-2015 |
Ellis | Dean | 387870 | Bargersville | IN, USA | 17-Jan-2019 |
Ellis | Michael | 318198 | Bargersville | IN, USA | 6-Dec-2018 |
Ellis | Renata | 365888 | Port Charlotte | FL, USA | 17-Jan-2019 |
Fei | Xie | 407551 | Sanya | China | 19-Jan-2018 |
Fernandez | Brais Gonzalez | 324454 | Vigo | Spain | 16-Jan-2014 |
Fischer | Bruce | 232386 | Newark | CA, USA | 23-Sep-2021 |
Fogg | Chris | 250770 | Yorba Linda | CA, USA | 17-Oct-2019 |
Francis | Francis | 376039 | Raki Raki | Fiji | 27-Apr-2017 |
Fu | Fanrong | 294894 | Shanghai | China | 15-Aug-2013 |
Fujihashi | Kazunari | 801948 | Tokyo | Japan | 24-May-2019 |
Fujimoto | Manabu | 805856 | Hyogo | Japan | 25-Jul-2014 |
Fujiwara | Takumi | 829095 | Kobeshi | Japan | 14-Oct-2020 |
Furuya | Tetsuo | 817411 | Tokyo | Japan | 19-Jul-2013 |
Gaisford | Philip | 609655 | Crowborough | England | 6-Jun-2013 |
Garcia | Pablo A. | 171239 | Montanita | Ecuador | 25-Jun-2015 |
Gaytan | Leonardo | 394926 | Utila | Honduras | 25-Oct-2018 |
Gentry | Hewitt | 375443 | Key West | FL, USA | 8-Sep-2016 |
Genuino | Mark | 490200 | Manila | Philippines | 20-Feb-2020 |
Ghaleb | Ahmad Usman | 651816 | Makkah | Saudi Arabia | 11-Oct-2013 |
Gheraz | Samy | 977654 | Phuket | Thailand | 17-August-2017 |
Giouwanoglou | Georgios | 947468 | Rhodes | Greece | 19-Aug-2020 |
Gransbury | John | 240552 | Narangba | QL, Australia | 16-Mar-2023 |
Haddock | Benjamin | 477951 | Hastings | VIC, Australia | 15-Mar-2019 |
Hayama | Toru | 476025 | Singapore | Singapore | 1-Dec-2016 |
Hee Jeon | Joo | 421099 | Hwaseong | South Korea | 20-Feb-2020 |
Hey | Sheldon | 614758 | Phuket | Thailand | 18-Jul-2013 |
Hijlkema | Hans | 980450 | Kralendijk | Bonaire | 18-Apr-2013 |
Hill | Charlie | 236043 | Tukwila | WA, USA | 1-Dec-2016 |
Holloway | Mark | 627526 | Johannesburg | South Africa | 18-Jul-2013 |
Ho Jung | Kyung | 382377 | Seoul | South Korea | 20-Feb-2020 |
Hormell | Stanley | 161066 | Chandler | AZ, USA | 17-July-2014 |
Hosseinzadeh | Mohammad | 364604 | Qeshm Island | Iran | 11-Mar-2021 |
Huang | Po Hsiung | 324910 | New Taipei City | Taiwan, China | 14-Oct-2020 |
Ihokura | Motoki | 811189 | Osaka | Japan | 17-Feb-2014 |
Iino | Hiroshi | 801821 | Tokyo | Japan | 2-Oct-2015 |
Isenhour | Scott | 352051 | Harrisburg | PA, USA | 30-Mar-2017 |
Ishitoya | Maki | 498760 | Kanagawa | Japan | 1-Jul-2014 |
Jeong | Yong Sun | 273449 | Busan | South Korea | 17-Sep-2015 |
Jones | Bradley | 386695 | Ponte Verde | FL, USA | 16-Mar-2017 |
Kan | Luo | 407552 | Nan Ning | China | 19-Jan-2018 |
Kasahara | Hiraku | 827147 | Okinawa | Japan | 11-Mar-2021 |
Kato | Takashi | 269831 | Tokyo | Japan | 18-Jul-2013 |
Kerry | Stephen | 336039 | Buderim | QLD, Australia | 14-Oct-2020 |
Kib | Ricardo | 232860 | Belize City | Belize | 14-Jul-2016 |
Khokpool | Pat | 473295 | Koh Tao | Thailand | 3-Dec-20 |
Kim | Ayeon | 376037 | Gapyeong-gun | South Korea | 6-Dec-2018 |
Kim | Dae Young | 337408 | Lapu Lapu City | Philippines | 25-Jun-2015 |
Klovsky | Vera | 366290 | Munich | Germany | 26-Oct-2017 |
Koh | Thomas | 476270 | Singapore | Singapore | 19-Jan-2018 |
Kropf | Meico | 350508 | Phuket/Illetas | Thailand/Spain. | 16-Apr-2020 |
Krummel | Erik | 98475 | Honolulu | HI, USA | 30-Jan-2014 |
Kuok | Sin Nang | 257408 | Taipa | Macao | 3-Nov-2016 |
Kurahashi | Toru | 812072 | Kagawa | Japan | 28-Sept-2017 |
Kuroda | Sachio | 812549 | Kochi | Japan | 7-Oct-2021 |
Lam | Chi Kwan | 314138 | Tai Po N.T. | Hong Kong, China | 2-Apr-2020 |
Lam | Lok Hang | 449356 | Kowloon | Hong Kong, China | 3-Dec-20 |
Lee | Kak Keung Johny | 474957 | Kowloon Tong Kowloon | Hong Kong, China | 27-December-2018 |
Lee | Taegeol | 369582 | Ilsan | South Korea | 26-Oct-2017 |
Li | Bo Yang | 409123 | Sanya | China | 19-Jan-2018 |
Li | Chenkai | 405445 | Shanxi Bao Ji | China | 6-Oct-2022 |
Li | Zhimin | 377583 | Beijing | China | 2-Apr-2020 |
Lin | Yu Wei | 377310 | Taitung | Taiwan, China | 31-Jan-2019 |
Lin | Yu-Yang | 485812 | Pingtung County | Taiwan, China | 29-Jul-2021 |
Lira | Octavio Valle | 300999 | Ciudad de Mexico | Mexico | 26-Jul-2018 |
Lodge | Simon | 607054 | London | England | 25-June-2015 |
Lopez | Carlos | 234349 | Trois Rivieres | QC, Canada | 3-Nov-2022 |
Lu | Chun-Liang | 335571 | Taitung | Taiwan, China | 1-Oct-2020 |
Lui | Ruhong | 438286 | Diamond Bar | CA, USA | 12-Nov-2020 |
Luo | Lin | 314773 | Mindoro | Philippines | 15-Oct- 2015 |
Luond | Mia | 456041 | Dunedin Otago | New Zealand | 3-Dec-20 |
Lutrell | Michael | 340493 | Key West | FL, USA | 8-Sep-2016 |
Manding | Maadil | 487368 | Semporna | Malaysia | 15-Mar-2019 |
Martes | Marco | 239295 | San Pedro | Dominican Republic | 17-Jul-2014 |
Massilimiano | Daniele | 928801 | Pisa | Italy | 16-Jan-2014 |
Maurin Boero | Paola Andrea | 325731 | Salvador | Brazil | 25-Mar-2014 |
McCann | James | 651467 | Makati City | Philippines | 20-Jun-2013 |
McCarter | Ian | 361254 | Proserpine | Australia | 1-Dec-2016 |
McTavish | Fiona | 325522 | Airlie Beach | QLD, Australia | 14-May-2015 |
Mendez | Marciano | 183462 | Ambergris Caye | Belize | 17-Jul-2014 |
Meschiari | Antonio | 958448 | Nonantola | Italy | 7-Dec-2021 |
Miler | Petr | 633840 | Prague | Czech Republic | 5-Sep-2013 |
Miller Jr. | Stanley C. | 302145 | Kailua-Kona | HI, USA | 28-Mar-2013 |
Milne | Jamie | 338200 | Leduc | AB, Canada | 1-Sep-2016 |
Montragon | Jeudy | 152993 | Guatemala | Guatemala | 1-Dec-2016 |
Mora | Ekarach "Jack" | 481753 | Koh Chang | Thailand | 22-Aug-2019 |
Morley | Nathyn | 312482 | Krabi | Thailand | 28-Apr-2017 |
Moron | Pedro Tafalla | 971908 | El Campello | Spain | 11-Sep-2014 |
Munday |
Adam | 363846 | Seattle | WA, USA | 8-Sep-2022 |
Myrie | Keith | 154583 | Hanover | Jamaica | 17-Jan-2013 |
Nakamura | Kazuya | 827991 | Okinawa | Japan | 03-Jun-2016 |
Nicoli | Pablo | 400820 | Dubai | UAE | 29-Nov-2017 |
Nishinaka | Yoshiaki | 156384 | Okinawa | Japan | 5-Sep-2013 |
Oh | John | 154617 | Barrigada, Guam | USA | 7-Aug-2017 |
Omar | Abdul Rashid Bin | 298586 | Teluk Intan, Perak | Malaysia | 27-Apr-2023 |
Ota | Ko | 818040 | Okinawa | Japan | 22-Dec-2022 |
Özleyen | Muhammed | 321637 | Munchen | Germany | 24-Oct-13 |
Papanestoros | Christos | 650279 | Peloponnese | Greece | 12-Dec-2019 |
Park | Byong Hwa | 460518 | Busan-si | South Korea | 20-Jun-2013 |
Paszyn | Mark | 209619 | Woodbridge | ON, Canada | 29-Jul-2021 |
Phannithi | Tanin | 382070 | Bangkok | Thailand | 15-Jul-2021 |
Pinochet | Herman Sepulveda | 296380 | Santiago | Chile | 22-Aug-2019 |
Poirier | Jean-Philippe | 299512 | Antibes | France | 24-Oct-2013 |
Pomerol | Oliver | 402346 | Koh Phangan | Thailand | 3-Oct-2019 |
Quellmalz-Purba | Nadja | 971692 | Capoliveri | Italy | 25-Jun-2015 |
Ragsdale | Michael | 194861 | Cincinnati | OH, USA | 28-Mar-2019 |
Ranawicrama | Jayantha | 460498 | Gonapinuwala | Sri Lanka | 14-Feb-2013 |
Roehn | Thomas | 923007 | Phuket | Thailand | 14-Feb-2013 |
Rojas | Santiago | 264481 | Bogota | Columbia | 24-Mar-2014 |
Ruixuan | Cai | 399565 | Dalian | China | 2-Apr-2020 |
Ryota | Sako | 831421 | Okinawa | Japan | 11-Jul-2019 |
Saito | Koji | 824689 | Shizuoka | Japan | 16-Jan-2014 |
Sakamoto | Eri | 830099 | Shizuoka | Japan | 2-Oct-2015 |
Sardana | Archana | 307332 | Greater Noida | India | 19-Sep-2019 |
Saturnio | Robert | 394138 | Hyigo, Guam | USA | 7-Aug-2017 |
Shields | William J. | 289668 | Thornton Heath | England | 9-Jul-15 |
Simerson | Dave R. | 175280 | Lahaina | HI, USA | 14-Nov-2013 |
Smith | Roger | 48243 | Pattaya | Thailand | 14-Mar-2013 |
Snell | Bryan L. | 99877 | Orlando | FL, USA | 1-Aug-2013 |
Snow | Debra | 382219 | Missoula | MT, USA | 19-Jan-2023 |
Snyder | Dennis | 401240 | Bend | OR, USA | 7-Nov-2018 |
Suzuki | Tomoharu | 805330 | Miyagi | Japan | 31-Oct-2019 |
Szasz | Endre | 339277 | Galle | Sri Lanka | 27-Dec-2018 |
Tanaka | Takayuki | 814848 | Kanagawa | Japan | 2-Oct-2015 |
Tay | Sherwin | 487969 | Singapore | Singapore | 5-Jun-2014 |
Thrower | Mark | 292521 | Naples | FL, USA | 19-Feb-2015 |
To | Tsz Ying | 538519 | Hong Kong, China | Hong Kong, China | 24-Mar-2022 |
Toyama | Shuhei | 822444 | Okinawa | Japan | 1-Jul-2014 |
Toyozato | Yuki | 807201 | Okinawa | Japan | 02-Feb-2023 |
Tsai | Yun-Shiang | 443058 | Pingtung City | Taiwan, China | 7-Dec-2022 |
Tse | Ring | 423861 | Guangzhou | China | 2-Dec-2021 |
Tytler | Gary | 465348 | Pattaya | Thailand | 14-Mar-2013 |
Uebbing | Mischa | 917536 | Phuket | Thailand | 16-Apr-2020 |
Wang | Chen Ru | 398853 | New Taipei City | Taiwan, China | 30-Apr-2020 |
Wang | Dawei | 406580 | Nha Trang | Vietnam | 16-Mar-2018 |
Wang | Ping | 339373 | Beijing | China | 25-Feb-2016 |
Wang | Wenchang | 429886 | Qingdao | China | 29-Oct-2020 |
Wanlu | Liu | 417276 | Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region | China | 11-Jul-2019 |
Watanabe | Mizuho | 818510 | Osaka | Japan | 1-Jul-2014 |
Watson | Adam B. | 301178 | Lincoln / Pattaya | England / Thailand | 17-Jan-201 |
Wei | Yongjin | 441684 | Wuhan | China | 14-Oct-2020 |
Wield | Samuel | 455611 | Dunedin Otago | New Zealand | 3-Dec-20 |
Wiesauer | Soren | 506311 | Åbyhøj | Denmark | 14-Feb-2013 |
Wood | John | 456370 | Glasgow | Scotland | 7-Apr-2022 |
Wu | David | 267429 | Singapore | Singapore | 5-Jun-2014 |
Yamada | Tsubasa | 381762 | Cerritos | CA, USA | 25-Apr-2019 |
Yamaguchi | Takashi | 802499 | Osaka | Japan | 18-Mar-2014 |
Yokura | Tomoki | 827490 | Saitama | Japan | 31-Jan-2013 |
Yoshizako | Hiroya | 825392 | Osaka | Japan | 11-Apr-2019 |
Yuhara | Tsuyoshi | 819999 | Chiba | Japan | 11-Sep-2013 |
Zhao | Yufeng | 455211 | Covina | CA, USA | 13-Apr-2023 |
Zhao | Zhengxing | 512169 | Hainan | China | 2-Jun-2022 |
Zhang | Kai | 407812 | Da Xing | China | 19-Jan-2018 |
Zhang | Ming Hua | 412748 | Jinan | China | 29-March-2018 |
Zimmerman | Eric V. | 154965 | Tampa, FL | USA | 8-June-2017 |