Wade was certified in 1982 with NAUI and became an instructor in 1994. Wade was born and raised in Burlington and dove extensively in Lake Champlain, first with Northern Divers and then with Waterfront Diving Center. He later moved to St. Thomas where he worked and dove many destinations throughout the Caribbean. Wade is also currently a Public Safety diver with the Colchester Technical Rescue Team. Wade has logged more than 1,000 dives over the past 27 years that he has been diving! His favorite local dive is to the OJ Walker right out here in Lake Champlain because he thinks that “it's what a shipwreck should look like.” His favorite dive destination is Saba because there is unbelievable pinnacle and blue water with big sharks and eagle rays. When Wade is not diving he keeps very busy working as a Police K-9 Officer for the Burlington Police Department.