Larry Lewis
Wildlife Technician, Alaska Dept. Fish & Game

Larry Lewis teaches wildlife safety, a class that can help you to stay safe in the field and could possibly save your life. Larry is a Wildlife Technician with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation and has been with the department since 1993. He’s worked in various field capacities over the years has been directly involved with bear research, management, training and wildlife mitigation work since 1995.

Tim McKinley
Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Tim McKinley has lived and worked in Alaska for the past 23 years, parts of all of those years for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. He has worked out of the Soldotna, Fairbanks, Delta Junction, Glenallen, and Nome offices, on projects studying most of the freshwater game fish species in Alaska. Currently he works as the area research biologist for the ADF&G Division of Sport Fish in Soldotna. He has a MS in Fisheries Science from the University of Alaska, a BS in Wildlife Management from the University of Alaska, and an AAS in Fisheries and Wildlife from the State University of New York.

Kyle Kolodziejski
Fishing Program Director and Upper/Middle River Fishing Guide, Alaska Wildland Adventures

Kyle Kolodziejski has a BS in Geology and Environmental Studies from Beloit College in Wisconsin. He has been a guide on the upper/middle Kenai River since 2002. Kyle has contributed to guide and river management discussions during Kenai River Working Group and Board of Fisheries meetings. He has volunteered his time to Russian River angler education projects, river clean up efforts and youth fly fishing Camps. He is known as an advocate for river safety, conservation and stewardship of the Kenai River’s world-class fishery. His love of fishing and the outdoors has led him to travel extensively throughout the United States, Central and South America. Kyle is excited to be a member of the KRGA team of instructors. He firmly believes the Guide Academy will bring on-river safety to a new level and help increase the credibility of the Kenai River guide population.

Robert Begich
Alaska Department of Fish & Game Research Biologist

Robert Begich has a MS in Fisheries Resources from the University of Idaho, and a BS in Aquatic Biology from St. Cloud State University. He is currently involved with the following fisheries research projects: Kenai River Chinook salmon stock assessment, Kenai River Chinook salmon genetics and Late-run Russian River sockeye run reconstruction. He began his career with ADF&G Sport Fish in 1986 and worked throughout Southcentral Alaska including offices in Palmer, Glenallen, Cordova, Kodiak and Homer. Robert also worked for the National Marine Fisheries Service in Dutch Harbor for a couple of winters. He loves fish and fishing.