Meet Our Kayak Program Leader – Linda Finkle
Linda Finkle is an ACA Level 2 Certified Coastal Kayaking Instructor, and holds two adaptive endorsements. She works for L.L. Bean teaching kayaking and snowshoeing, works on events for Farm to Fork Fitness Adventures, and writes for Adirondack Sports and LOCAL adk. Linda received her MBA from SUNY Albany, and is currently working on an MS in Therapeutic Recreation at SUNY Cortland. She is a Wilderness First Responder, and also volunteers with DKMS-Delete Blood Cancer and Hudson-Mohawk Search and Rescue. Linda loves kayaking and knows that everyone who tries it once, can’t wait to get on the water again. She is thrilled to be able to share her skills with new kayakers from STRIDE.
