About

Staff

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Our firm currently consists of seven human beings that, combined, hold over 150 years
experience. Our staff are and were lifeguards, swimming instructors, EMS and medical personnel
and parks and recreation leaders. An outside evaluator can provide key insight into growth.
Our firm brings you the top experts in the industry.

Drew McWeeney

Owner and Training Consultant

Drew began his career in aquatics as a waterfront lifeguard for several years. He is a Ph.D. student at University of Hartford. Drew teaches all our training course offerings, and runs the firm.

Drew realizes that consulting is so much more than simply-tagged evidence.

Certifications

Edward Boiczyk

Water Safety Consultant

Ed has taught swimming lessons
and designed swimming lesson programs for over 40 years in Connecticut.

Ed teaches all our water safety education course offerings. He realizes that you wear so many hats and developer should
not be one.

Nicole Anderson

Leadership Consultant

From working as a head coach for
various YMCA swimming teams in both Connecticut and Massachusetts, as well as her work as both an aquatics director and a recreation superintendent - all spanning 16 years, Nicole knows programs and personnel inside and out.

Nicole teaches all our leadership
course offerings. She realizes exceptional programs begin with exceptional
leaders.

Jamie Verab

Special Topics Consultant
(Aquatic Landscaping)

The owner of Verab Greenhouses in Bethany, CT and a landscaper of over 35 years, specializing in artificial and natural pond, lake, rivers, streams, swamps, and inland/wetlands, Jamie is the newest member to the firm.

He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut's agricultural school.

Greg McVerry

Leadership Consultant

Greg is an international expert on cybersecurity technology, a contributor with Mozilla Firefox, and on talent management.

Greg focuses on cybersecurity and evaluative frameworks by improving talent by coaching recreation leaders to deliver feedback and support to employees.

He also assists departments in developing bids for federal contracts and has helped to bring in over 12 billion dollars in opportunities.

Bill Houle

Water Safety Consultant

Bill spent over 30 years as a recreation superintendent, swim coach, and trainer for both lifeguards and swimming instructors in Connecticut.

Bill teaches all our water safety education course offerings.

Kimberly Soto

Secretary

Kim is our firm's secretary that handles
all administrative matters including, but not limited to: billing, registrations, contracts, and scheduling.

Philosophy

Reliability

Credibility

Validity

Transformability

Clients

City Of Waterbury

Camp Jewell

Town Of Wolcott

New Britain YMCA

Town Of Plainville

Wheeler YMCA

City of Danbury

Camp Mattatuck

Town of Fairfield

SJ Riding Camp

Buck's Rock Camp

Farmington River Tubing

Turnbridge

City of New Britain

Environmental Learning Center of Connecticut, Inc.

Town of Wethersfield

Town of Granby

Big Sky Fitness Farmington

Danbury Athletic Youth Organization