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Our Guides

Andrew Bowlin
Andrew Bowlin

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Rafting with AAE: 12 years

Fun Fact: “I’ve been to all 48 states in the continental U.S.”

Aaron Abeita
Aaron Abeita

Hometown: Hiawatha, KS

Rafting with AAE: 8 years

Fun Fact: “I can eat 50 hard-boiled eggs in one sitting.”

Levi Marable
Levi Marable

Hometown: Hiawatha, KS

Rafting with AAE: 17 years

Fun Fact: “I used to be a wrangler, rope & ride.”

Mark Niernberger
Mark Niernberger

Hometown: Wichita, KS

Rafting with AAE: 12 years

Favorite Rapid: #5 (Numbers) The Numbers Rafting

Spencer Paul
Spencer Paul

Hometown: Littleton, CO

Rafting with AAE: 8 years

Fun Fact: “I’ve been stung in the foot by a stingray while surfing at Huntington Beach, California.”

JP Bevilaqua
JP Bevilaqua

Hometown: Hoodriver, OR

Rafting with AAE: 17 years

Fun Fact: “I can juggle and I used to be on the U.S. Kayaking Team.”

Trevor Van Langendon
Trevor Van Langendon

Hometown: Green Bay, WI

Rafting with AAE: 8 years

Fun Fact: “I studied strokes in a neuroscience lab for four years and helped develop a therapeutic to fight strokes.”

Tyler Robinson
Tyler Robinson

Hometown: Roanoke, VA

Rafting with AAE: 7 years

Fun Fact: “I teach skiing and snowboarding at Copper Mountain during the winter.”

Eric Tessier
Eric Tessier

Hometown: Detroit, MI

Rafting with AAE: 6 Years

Fun Fact: “I am a techno DJ.”

Mary McAliney
Mary McAliney

Hometown: Scranton, PA

Rafting with AAE: 5 years

Fun Fact: “I can teach anyone how to ski.”

Chad Catalina
Chad Catalina

Hometown: Green Bay, WI

Rafting with AAE: 8 years

Fun Fact: “I studied strokes in a neuroscience lab for four years and helped develop a therapeutic to fight strokes.”

Rye Mills
Rye Mills

Hometown: Creede, CO

Rafting with AAE: 4 years

Fun Fact: “I have been rafting my whole life and I’m 27 years old!”

Allison Noble
Allison Noble

Hometown: Pampa, TX

Rafting with AAE: 4 years

Fun Fact: “I love math so much that I got my undergrad degree in it!”

Sean Hildreth
Sean Hildreth

Hometown: Houston, TX

Rafting with AAE: 4 years

Fun Fact: “I’ve sailed across the Atlantic Ocean.”

Luke Grossjan
Luke Grossjan

Hometown: Chester, CA

Rafting with AAE: 3 years

Fun Fact: “I lived in Southeast Asia for four years.”

Kirk McMurray
Kirk McMurray

Hometown: Champaign, IL

Rafting with AAE: 3 years

Fun Fact: I have an adorable golden retriever/husky named Xena who is the best running partner!”

Andy Douglas
Andy Douglas

Hometown: Bethlehem, CT

Rafting with AAE: 3 years

Fun Fact: “I spent six weeks in Belize learning how to scuba dive.”

Dylan Alberson
Dylan Alberson

Hometown: Las Cruces, NM

Rafting with AAE: 3 years

Fun Fact: “I hiked the Pacific Crest Trail.”

Jordan Plotkin
Jordan Plotkin

Hometown: Baltimore, MD

Rafting with AAE: 3 years

Fun Fact: “My parents have a dog named Sky.”

Katherine Foley
Katherine Foley

Hometown: Acton, MA

Rafting with AAE: 3 years

Fun Fact: “I fell into the Boston Harbor unintentionally because of a seagull.”

Zachary Aucoin
Zachary Aucoin

Hometown: Mamou, LA

Rafting with AAE: 1 year

Fun Fact: “I love to skateboard and going mountain bike riding.”

Grayson Simms
Grayson Simms

Hometown: Lufkin, TX

Rafting with AAE: 1 year

Fun Fact: “Growing up, I raised goats.”

Emma Frey
Emma Frey

Hometown: Houston, TX

Rafting with AAE: 1 year

Fun Fact: “I had a whistle solo to the song Blackbird by the Beatles with my high school choir.”

Peter Yoder
Peter Yoder

Hometown: Canandaigua, NY

Rafting with AAE: 1 year

Fun Fact: “I hitch-hiked across the country.”

Gabby Krichling
Gabby Krichling

Hometown: Chesterfield, NJ

Rafting with AAE: 1 year

Fun Fact: “I’ve cowboy camped overnight out in the safari of South Africa.”

Craig Partlow
Craig Partlow

Hometown: Cleveland, OH

Rafting with AAE: 1 year

Fun Fact: “I can pilot a plane.”

Keeley Frost
Keeley Frost

Hometown: Petersham, MA

Rafting with AAE: 1 year

Fun Fact: “The only thing I can cook is tofu.”

Nate Leino-Jones
Nate Leino-Jones

Hometown: Manistee, MI

Rafting with AAE: 1 year

Fun Fact: “I once bowled a 300 in Wii bowling.”

Office Staff

LeeAnn Lucero
LeeAnn Lucero

Hometown: Salida, CO

Rafting with AAE: 7 years

Fun Fact: “My name is my dad’s and mom’s middle names combined.”

Olivia Goff
Olivia Goff

Hometown: Newcastle, OK

Rafting with AAE: 3 years

Fun Fact: “I live in a van with my bearded dragon.”

Sam Finnell
Sam Finnell

Hometown: Leadville, CO

Rafting with AAE: 1 year

Fun Fact: “I’m the youngest employee at American Adventure Expeditions.”

Carla Stoll
Carla Stoll

Hometown: Wooster, OH

Rafting with AAE: 1 year

Fun Fact: “I can speak Spanish and I have been skydiving.”

Anona Miller
Anona Miller

Hometown: Bamberg, SC

Rafting with AAE: 1 year

Fun Fact: “I study the environmental impacts of modern food systems and I am a die-hard fan of Waffle House.”