Kenai River Guide Academy®
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Dr. Dave Wartinbee Dr. Dave Wartinbee, is a biology professor at Kenai Peninsula College during the spring and fall and teaches river biology, hydrology and stream ecology. He has a PhD in Biology, MS in Biology, BA in Biology, JD in Law (member of the bar in Alaska and Pennsylvania), certified paramedic, author of numerous publications and former Peace Corp volunteer. He is a board member of the Kenai Watershed Forum and monitors the water quality and insect populations of the Kenai River. |
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Alan Boraas Alan Boraas, Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences.Oregon State University, Ph.D. (1983); University of Toronto, M.A. (1971); University of Minnesota, B.A. (1969) |
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Joe Hanes Joe Hanes is a born and raised Alaskan. He began his guiding career in the late 1970s with his dad in Salmon Run Acres on the Kenai. Graduating from the University of Idaho in 1986 he began guiding full time and teaching school in the off-season. He is a past president of the Kenai River Professional Guide Association and was on the board of directors for more than 10 years before stepping down in 2005. He has been involved with local advisory boards, the Governors Task Force on Guides and has had a longstanding presence with the Alaska Board of Fisheries. |
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Tim McKinley 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. |
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Kyle Kolodziejski 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.
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Robert Begich 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. |