Wilderness Guide, Trails Consultant, Vessel Captain, 3rd Mate of Oceans, All Tonnages
Anchorage, Alaska Area
- Current
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- Founder & Executive Director at Island Trails Network
- Owner at Orcas Unlimited
- Past
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- Executive Officer at USCG North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center
- First Lieutenant at USCGC ALEX HALEY (WMEC 39)
- Education
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- US Coast Guard Academy
- Connections
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- Industry
- Recreational Facilities and Services
- Websites
Andy Schroeder’s Summary
Originally from Cincinnati, Andy graduated with a B.S. in Government from the USCGA in 2000. He served two tours in the Coast Guard, as a deck watch officer on the cutter Alex Haley and as XO of the North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center, both based in Kodiak, Alaska. In 2005, Andy resigned his Coast Guard commission as a Leiutenant to create a career in wilderness recreation and environmental stewardship in Kodiak.
After his Coast Guard service, Andy started Orcas Unlimited, an award-winning eco-tourism guiding service featuring mothership kayak tours from his 40' converted fishing vessel, the M/V Celeste. In 2006 he founded Island Trails Network, a non-profit trails organization in Kodiak, and became its Executive Director.
He now operates both organizations from his home in Kodiak, and spends his free time adventuring with girlfriend Betsy and their adopted dog, Gage.
Andy Schroeder’s Specialties:
As a wilderness guide: risk management, team leadership, technical instruction, species identification, natural history
As a trails conslutant: sustainable trail design, trail crew leadership, impacted wetlands mitigation, marine debris mitigation, fundraising
As a mariner: risk management, bridge team management, navigation, engineering, shiphandling, damage control, envirionmental disaster response, cold-weather survival
Andy Schroeder’s Experience
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Founder & Executive Director
Island Trails Network
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Recreational Facilities and Services industry)
October 2006 — Present (1 year 8 months)
A 501(c)3 non-profit founded in October, 2006 to develop, maintain and promote sustainable land and water trail systems in the Kodiak archipelago. www.islandtrails.org
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Owner
Orcas Unlimited
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Recreational Facilities and Services industry)
June 2004 — Present (4 years)
Orcas Unlimited is an award-winning ecotourism outfitter based in Kodiak, Alaska. We feature kayak tours, expeditions, sea-life viewing and photography throughout the rugged islands of the Kodiak archipelago and Katmai coast of Alaska. www.orcasunlimited.com
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Executive Officer
USCG North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Military industry)
June 2002 — May 2005 (3 years)
Train USCG boarding teams to conduct international and domestic fisheries law enforcement boardings at sea.
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First Lieutenant
USCGC ALEX HALEY (WMEC 39)
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Military industry)
July 2000 — June 2002 (2 years)
Stood navigational watches and conducted maritime law enforcement boardings in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska.
Andy Schroeder’s Education
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US Coast Guard Academy
BS, Government, 1996 — 2000
- Activities and Societies:
- Football (4 years), Track (2 years)
Additional Information
Andy Schroeder’s Websites:
Andy Schroeder’s Interests:
Sea Kayaking, Backpacking, Biking, Hiking, Birding
Andy Schroeder’s Groups:
Kodiak Island Borough Parks & Recreation Committee
Kodiak Island Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Andy Schroeder’s Honors:
Bear Cub Award, KICVB (2004)
Andy Schroeder’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- getting back in touch
