About the Founder

Meet the Founder

From the Diamond to the Drift.

The "DRFT" process isn't something I found overnight—it’s a journey that has been growing within me for decades. Long before I was standing in the cold currents of a river or drifting my boat for bass, I was on the 40-man roster for the Baltimore Orioles. Playing professional baseball from 1991 to 1997 taught me the grit and discipline required to perform at the highest level, but it was the water that eventually taught me how to breathe.

The Heart of a Teacher.

For the last 25 years, my "home field" has been the classroom. As a veteran health teacher, I’ve dedicated my life to helping others understand the connection between the mind and the body. Teach a Man to DRFT™ is the culmination of that career—a way to take those lessons out of the school building and into the water. I believe that whether we are in a classroom or a current, we are all students in a process that never truly ends.

40 Years on the water.

I don't just fish; I live for the pursuit. My passion began 40 years ago and has evolved through many different techniques. Whether I’m technical fly fishing, executing a hero drift with a centerpin, casting into the salt, or working a baitcaster, I find that the technique is simply the tool—the real prize is the peace found in the process.

I built this brand to share that balance: 50% the pursuit, 40% the pause, and 10% the grin.