Sea Kayak Instructor and Expedition Leader for Hire

ANT or Ant?

Kayak ANT is Adventure, Nature & Training by Kayak on the Gulf Coast of Florida and beyond.

But also … I am “Ant!”

I started Kayak ANT to share my love for learning, personal challenge and enjoyment of the natural world.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Why show off the resumé?

Know my experience and what I can bring to you or your group

Visualize all the places you can go in your pursuit of kayaking, no matter when you start

- Level 4 Open Water Coastal Kayak Instructor
- Level 5 Advanced Open Water Coastal Kayak skills
- Level 3 Coastal Kayak Trip Leader Endorsed Instructor
- Coastal Kayak Camping Endorsed Instructor
- Wilderness First Responder, NOLS/Landmark Learning, since 2017
- North Carolina Outward Bound School since 2017: lead instructor in Blue Ridge Mountains, Outer Banks and Florida Everglades
- Hurricane Island Outward Bound School since 2021: lead instructor in Maine Coast and Panama
- National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) since 2023: tier one patrol leader for sea kayak programs
- Advanced Florida Master Naturalist, 2020, Univ. of Florida
- Leave No Trace Master Educator, 2023
- Master of Education in Curriculum & Instructional Design, Florida A&M University, 2016
- Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, Miami University, 2000
- Retired after 26 years of enlisted and officer service
- Leadership and expedition experience
- American Canoe Association, Coastal Kayak Committee affiliate member
- Tampa Bay Sea Kayakers, board member
- Florida Paddling Trails Association, business member
- Sierra Club, Suncoast Group member
- Friends of Pinellas Master Naturalists
- Friends of Anclote Key Lighthouse & State Park
- Qajaq USA
- Florida Gulf Coast International Sea Kayak Symposium, coach
- Traditional Qajaqers of the South (TRAQS), coach
- Bay Area Rough Water Rodeo, participant 2023
- North Carolina Outer Banks and Cape Lookout National Seashore
- Everglades National Park and Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
- Everglades City to Key West by kayak
- Matanzas River Inlet and St. Augustine area
- Northwest Panama: Bocas del Toro Archipelago and Laguna de Chiriqui
- Northwest Greenland: Qaanaaq and Inglefield Fjord
- Maine Coast, Muscongus Bay to Mount Desert Island
- British Columbia coast, Vancouver Island to Bella Bella
- Prince William Sound, Alaska
- San Francisco Bay area
- Coastal destinations in Georgia and South Carolina
- Bailiwick of Jersey, British Islands

More About Us

Expedition Skills Courses

Our signature offering! Join one of our multi-day trips to master kayak skills, explore the beauty and history of unique natural spaces, and simply relax in the outdoors.

Expedition Trips Page

The Suwannee River, Florida — Fall trips in 2025 and beyond

The Ten Thousand Islands and Everglades, Florida — Winter/Spring trips in 2026 and beyond

Upcoming Feature Experiences

Anclote Key Tours

Multiple dates available for Spring and Summer
Options:
• 1-day Learning Journeys
• Overnight for 2 days/1 night, 3 days/2 nights, or custom.

Schedule it
Learn to Surf

Multiple dates available in Pinellas County locations.
Introduction to using sea kayaks in surf and exposed coastal waters. Includes basics of controlled launching and landing, maneuvering in rough water, and catching waves for play.

Surf's Up!
Leader Pathway Courses

We can train you or your organization in ACA’s brand new program for trip leaders and guides.
Hire us to train your team. We can travel to your group’s location.
Contact us to discuss group pricing or workshop hosting options.
Public workshops coming soon for individuals.

I Want to Lead
Rough Water Workshops

Kayak Ant is coaching at workshops this fall focused on intermediate to advanced paddlers developing skills in rough water, surf and current.
Contact us for different ways to participate.

Put me in, Coach!
Expedition Trips

Check out our multi-day expedition trips to master kayak skills, explore the beauty and history of unique natural spaces, and simply relax in the outdoors.

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