Our Story & Meet the Team

Born and raised on Salt Spring Island, Lisa Marie Stafford naturally fell in love with the ocean. When not kayaking, Lisa spends her quality time with her family, supporting children with  exceptionalities in the public school system through her work as an Education Assistant. She’s been guiding for 20 years in the Gulf Islands and across Vancouver Island.

Lisa is a Level 3 Guide with the Sea Kayak Guides Alliance and a Paddle Canada kayaking instructor.

For the past 20 years, Amy has been working as a guide and instructor of various water sports across British Columbia. She’s a self-proclaimed bird nerd, and loves to share her passion for coastal plants and wildlife with her guests. Amy has degrees in both Tourism Management and Education, specializing in math and computer science. She also works as an on-call teacher in Ucluelet during the winter.

Amy is a Level 3 Guide and Guide Trainer with SKGABC, a Paddle Canada Level 2 Instructor, and is an SVOP certified boat captain.

Born and raised on mainland British Columbia, he ran away to live the island life out on the West Coast. With a BA in Anthropology from UVIC and a diploma in Outdoor Recreation Management from Capilano University, Jonathan is your go-to guide for educational knowledge. He loves engaging in conversation with our guests on the biodiversity of our ecosystem, and spends his time living an endless summer between BC and New Zealand.

Born and raised on a chicken farm in the Fraser Valley, BC, Kyle grew up visiting his grandparents in Ucluelet, fishing for salmon and halibut in the very waters we paddle on. He’s currently studying Environment and Business at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, spending his kayak seasons here in Ucluelet. When he’s not kayaking, find him surfing the waves and eating tacos with his friends.

Cali grew up on the shores of Lake Erie before making her way out West, where she fell in love with the rugged beauty of the Barkley Sound. She’s comfortable and confident in the water, and loves sharing her passion for marine ecology, wildlife, and cultural history of the land with guests.

Born and raised in the Canadian prairies where she completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Shannon migrated West to Vancouver Island where her love of the ocean flourished. She worked as a nature and kayak guide in Milforwd Sound New Zealand, where she began her transition from nursing to guiding. Ucluelet is now home for Shannon, where she works with Hello Nature on paddling adventures around Ucluelet. She’s had many incredible paddling experiences, including the Great Bear Rainforest, a 28-day circumnavigation of Vancouver Island, and as an expedition guide in Antarctica.