Tim Bell (Member) – Tim lives near the Green River with his family.  A longtime paddler, instructor, and business owner Tim knows the Green River top to bottom.

Curtis Burge (Member) – Lives in Fletcher NC with his 3 boys and wife, Buffy.  He is lucky to be able to paddle the Narrows with Buffy and his oldest son, West.  Curtis’ first run down the Narrows was lead by Woody Calloway in 1994 with 9 other boaters.  By the time they got to Sunshine, it was completely dark!  While the Narrows is awesome, we are happy to also have the Lower and the Upper Green to teach and enjoy with our Families.

Gray Jernigan (Member) first paddled the Lower Green as a summer camper in Tuxedo, NC, and after more than 20 years honing his paddling skills, he is now comfortable on the Upper Green and has no plans to run the Narrows. Since 2016, he has worked with the nonprofit environmental advocacy organization MountainTrue, where he founded the Green Riverkeeper program and currently serves as Deputy Director & General Counsel. When he’s not busting polluters or getting things done in the halls of government, he likes spending time casually sending it and shredding mild gnar on the rivers and trails of the Southern Appalachians with his wife, young son, and two dogs.

Shane Benedict (Member)- Shane started paddling the narrows in 1990 and still loves every trip down the river. Woody, a few others, and I started Liquidlogic here in the Saluda/ Hendersonville area because of this section of the river. Most of the boats that we design are first floated in her waters. My local community and life is pretty much focused around the happenings of the Green River. Its hard to believe its been more than 20 years. How lucky are we to have such an amazing place to get wet?

Chris Gragtmans (Member) – Chris has been a pupil of the Green River since 2000, and has shifted (begrudgingly)from chasing podiums in the race to repping the “dad class.” Chris lives in Asheville with three young daughters, his wife Ashley, and a female yellow lab pup. When not out in nature or with his family, Chris works in real estate brokerage and investment.