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Phillip Newsum

Executive Director
Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI)

After graduating from the Divers Institute of technology (DIT), Phil went to work for EPIC Divers and Marine, where he dove and supervised in the Gulf of Mexico. From there, Phil went to work as an instructor at DIT and dove in the inland sector of the pacific northwest.
In 2005, Phil went to work for the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI), becoming the Executive Director in 2006.
Phil serves on several industry workgroups and served as the Commercial Diving Representative to the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC). Phil is the Chairman of the International Diving Regulators and Certifiers Forum (IDRCF) and sits on the Board of Directors for the Historical Diving Society USA.
He received two Bachelor of Arts degrees from Eastern Washington University and a Master of Arts degree from Claremont Graduate University.
Phil served in the United States Marine Corps and served as the Officer in Charge of Dive Operations for the Texas Military Department.

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