The following founding members represent both dive clubs and dive retailers of Abu Dhabi:

• Rashid Al Hassan (ADCO Dive Club)
• Hazim Chalabi (ADCO Dive Club)
• Vance Stevens (Petroleum Institute)
• Richard Wilding (Chairman of ADSAC Club)
• Maher Al Wazir (GASCO Dive Club), Ayman Wahbah (ADMA Dive Club)
• Peter Mainka (PADI Assistant Instructor)
• Kathleen Russell (Al Masaood Marine and Engineering)
• Firas Kabra (Gulf Marine Sports)

Kathleen Russell is the Committee Coordinator and also serves as Membership Coordinator. Other officers include Hazim Chalabi as Deputy Coordinator, Rashid Al Hassan as Activity Coordinator and Maher Al Wazir as Fundraising Coordinator.

ADC schedules its own activities such as pearl diving heritage trips, underwater and beach cleanups at various locations in Abu Dhabi, monthly talks and various other activities.

ADC members have expressed their willingness to be active participants in the Committee and are even planning to hold their own fund-raising campaigns to support their plans.

EDA is proud to have positive and committed volunteers in the Abu Dhabi Committee and promises to provide support where they can to ADC in all their activities.