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YOUR SOURCE FOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURE & EXPLORATION |
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Meet the Staff |
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To contact us: |
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Phone: 919-416-1200 E-mail: info@froghollowoutdoors.com |
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Keith Radke - Lead Guide and Senior Lead Instructor I grew up in Illinois and got my start paddling the Rock River, which was right across from my parents' house. Around that time I also began taking a trusty red Old Town canoe out on a few lakes in both Illinois and Wisconsin. As an only child, I soon realized that kayaking is a much more efficient means of paddling if you are by yourself, so I saved up until I was able to acquire a Perception Corona sea kayak in high school. By and by, on a lark, a friend and I decided to take a road trip down to the Tellico River in TN our senior year of high school to try whitewater kayaking. This trip is where I began my love affair with my favorite form of paddling. This road trip became an annual tradition and carried into college, where I also worked as a whitewater rafting guide and sea kayaking instructor numerous summers in West Virginia and Boston, both honing my own skills and knowledge while helping to facilitate good times for others on the water. |
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Barb Dietsch - Operations Support Barb is our weekend piece of mind. She is out almost every Sunday, working at the West Point Outpost making sure that Frog Hollow clients are getting all squared away to get out on the water for one of the hourly rentals. |
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Bryan Lesko - Lead Guide and Instructor Bio coming soon |
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Banks Dixon - All things Frog Hollow Banks began the first inception of Frog Hollow in 1998 as a very tiny side businesses. In 2006 he re-envisioned the business to become his full time work. He is a trained National Outdoor Leadership Schools (NOLS) Outdoor Educator, American Canoe Association (ACA) Kayak Instructor, and a Wilderness First Responder (WFR). He was Adventure Director for Camp Frederick in OH where he facilitated team-building workshops through low and high ropes courses, river trips and caving expeditions. More recently he was Stewardship Coordinator for the Triangle Land Conservancy. His personal travels include numerous larger expeditions, a few highlights of these include: thru-hiking the AT, climbing Mt. Rainier, traversing the Baja, traversing the Everglades, and trekking the Annapurna’s in Nepal. Through his work, Banks is avid in all forms of paddlesports and is committed to helping people gain a greater respect and understanding of themselves, others, and their environment. Checkout Banks’ Blogs: Water Is The Source and IntrepiDad |
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Michael Halligan - Lead Guide Having started work with us in 2000, Mike is one of Frog Hollow’s (FH) first employees. As an expert canoeist, trained EMT, and mastermind of River Bottle Blues, Mike’s passion for the outdoors, the environment, and group safety shine through on trips he leads. Mike’s favorite FH trip is the monthly Paddle Under the Stars and his favorite paddling location in NC is the lower Roanoke River Basin. When Mike’s not paddling a canoe or kayak he’s working on his River Bottle Blues projects and spending time in his garden. |
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Stephen Mullaney - Senior Lead Guide, Senior Lead Instructor, and Programs Coordinator, and overflowing fountain of ideas! Bio coming soon. |
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Donna Myers - Guide and Support Instructor Donna is a North Carolina native who grew up in Greenville and has lived most of her adult life in Central NC. Ever since high school, she has spent her time both working and recreating outdoors. Her favorite activities are road and trail biking, hiking, backpacking, camping, swimming, bird watching and paddling. She is passionate about the environment, wildlife and water resources. Donna also works at the Haw River Assembly as their Watershed Education Coordinator and volunteers with the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association. During her free time she explores the natural wonders of Durham and surrounding areas with her partner, Heather and dog, Murray. |
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Rainbow Teasley - Guide, Instructor, and Camp Programs Coordinator Rainbow is a certified Recreational Therapist. She spent her childhood summers at Camp Graham on Kerr Lake. Eventually, becoming a staff member at camp, teaching canoeing, kayaking, sailing, and swimming. Rainbow graduated from Durham School of the Arts and Western Carolina University with a degree in Recreational Therapy. Rainbow brings to Frog Hollow years of experience as camp staff and a true love of the water. Her other interests include; cooking, gardening, singing in the choir at Unity Spiritual Life Center in Durham, and spending time with family. |
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Natasha Teasley - Operations Guru & Jane of all Trades Tasha is a Durham native. She is a graduate of Western Carolina University with a degree in Parks and Recreation Management with a concentration in Outdoor Leadership and Instruction, and is a member and alumni of the Wilderness Education Association. Although she was an active Girl Scout growing up it wasn’t until she joined the Canoe and Kayak team (on a dare) in college that she discovered her love of paddling. The next year she was helping teach for the team. Since then Tasha has guided caving and backpacking trips in the western part of North Carolina, as well as paddling trips all over the state. Her favorite Frog Hollow trips have been the overnights on Lake Jocassee and in the lower Roanoke River basin. Even though she has drifted in and out as staff since 2004, she is happy to be back “home”. When she isn’t in the office or on trips with Frog Hollow she enjoys photography, snow skiing, all things New Orleans, and playing dress up with and throwing sticks for her rescue pit bull, Dove. |
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Matthew Revilla - Guide and Instructor Matthew began working for Frog Hollow in 2011, while serving as an AmeriCorps member at El Centro Hispano in downtown Durham. He grew up in Williamston, NC which sits on the Roanoke river, and spent his teenage years kayaking and canoeing on the Roanoke and it’s swamps and tributaries. He is a certified EMT and currently works as a Research Associate for UNC's Lineberger Cancer Center consenting English and Spanish Speaking patients for a study, and has his sights set on medical school. He would like to see the outdoors open up to diverse populations, and Frog Hollow's commitment to that is why he loves working here! |
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Meet Banks in this video interview with Our State Magazine about Frog Hollow and the Eno River. |
