
OWNER, EXPLORER, COACH, GUIDE, WEATHER GODDESS
The multi-talented Kyleen Austin has a life-long background in outdoor exploration, and has led Road Scholar programs for Columbia River Kayaking since 2014. She is a certified Wilderness First Responder and has completed the British Canoe Union’s four-star kayak sea leader training. With two undergrad degrees (music and English) and an MBA, Kyleen has led a varied life, including time in the corporate world with companies like IBM, creating more public lands in northern California with the American River Conservancy, reating artisan dairies and filling the world with more cheesemakers, and a touring singer-songwriter and recording artist.