Instructors/Guides
Meet our Instructor/Facilitators
Team members provide instruction and facilitation roles for educational programs,corporate training, workshops, adventure trips and Kayaking Adventures of Door County. They come from varied background and work full-time full-time seasonal and paid-on-call. TLC’s current team members include:
Kayaking Adventure of Door County Instructors
Tim Pflieger, NREMT
- Tim Directing a kayak launch
Founder of the Team Leadership Center, Inc. Began Kayaking Adventures of Door County in the summer of 1995. He has been the Program Coordinator for the past paddle seasons and is beginning his 16th year as an instructor and guide in Door County. Tim is a liscensed, Nationally Certified EMT, American Canoe Association Certified Coastal Sea Kayak Instructor, BOW Certified Instructor and Level II Ropes Rescue Technician. Join Tim on paddle and learn from a local expert!
Sara Thierfelder- Certified ACA kayak instrtuctor
Sara returns for a second season as a kayak instructor. This past off season she could be found finishing her degree at UWSP in Health Promotion and Wellness. She will provide a fun approach wether learning paddling skills or touring the dunes and caves of Door County.
Ropes Challenge Course Instructors/Facilitators
Tim Pflieger, MSE- Certified Ropes Course Manager/Instructor
Moira Farrell- Certified Ropes Course Instructor, Certified ACA kayak instrtuctor, Certified Canopy zipline Instructor
Amy Smejkal - Certified Ropes Course Instructor
Sam Peterson - Certified Ropes Course Instructor
Megan Challoner - Certified Ropes Course Instructor
