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?

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

I want you to visualize all the places you can go in your pursuit of kayaking, no matter when you start

    • Level 4 Open Water Coastal Kayak Instructor (2021)

    • Level 5 Advanced Open Water Coastal Kayak skills (2023)

    • Level 3 Coastal Kayak Trip Leader Endorsed Instructor (2023)

    • Coastal Kayak Camping Endorsed Instructor (2021)

    • Level 3 Coastal Kayak Instructor (2019)

    • Level 2 Essentials of Kayak Touring Instructor (2019)

    • Level 2+3 Trip Leader Training and Skills (2018-2019)

    • 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

    • Sierra Club, Suncoast Group member

    • Friends of Pinellas Master Naturalists

    • Friends of Anclote Key Lighthouse & State Park

    • American Canoe Association, Coastal Kayak Committee affiliate member

    • Tampa Bay Sea Kayakers

    • 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

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 for Spring and Summer

    Introduction to using sea kayaks in surf and exposed coastal waters. Includes basics of launching and landing, maneuvering in rough water, and catching waves for play.

    Surf's Up!

  • Trip Leader Workshops

    ACA Level 2 Essentials of Kayak Touring Trip Leader Training + Assessment:
    • Dates available for group-sponsored events.

    ACA Level 3 Coastal Kayak Trip Leader Training + Assessment:
    • Dates available for group-sponsored events.

    We can travel to your group’s location.

    I Want to Lead

  • Outer Banks Sea Kayaking

    Expedition kayaking and camping. Dates to be announced for Fall 2025.

    Paddle, explore, camp and learn on the Cape Lookout National Seashore near Beaufort, NC.

    Keep Me Updated

  • Rough Water Workshops

    Kayak Ant is coaching at two workshops this fall focused on advancing or advanced paddlers developing skills in rough water, surf and current.

    Contact us for different ways to participate.

    Put me in, Coach!
More Learning Opportunities

Exciting News:

Ant is now a TRAK Pilot!

The TRAK 2.0 Folding Performance Kayak is the world's ultimate folding kayak for travel and adventure. Lightweight, durable, and easy to assemble from “bag to boat,” the TRAK is designed for novice and expert paddlers alike.

Kayak ANT can provide orientations and test paddle experiences to individuals, groups and clubs to help you learn all about the TRAK 2.0.

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