Our Captains at Everglades Holiday Park Airboat Tours

Captain "Chaos" Michael K.

Employed by the Park for:
6+ years

Hobbies:
Fishing or riding motorcycles

Nickname:
Captain Chaos

Favorite Food/Drink:
Sweets, Monster Energy drinks, and piping hot coffee from Dunkin Donuts

Personality:
Funny but sometimes serious

Additional Info:
Like the name implies, Captain Fantastic is about as good as they get!

Armando J. Penton

Employed by the Park for:
Approximately 7 years

Hobbies:
Sports and riding motorcycles

Nickname:
Arrr

Favorite Food/Drink:
Roast pork with beans & rice

Previous Experience:
Love of the great outdoors, fishing, canoeing, and hiking

Personality:
Like to have FUN while educating folks

Rocky Gimenez

Employed by the Park for:
6 years

Hobbies:
Astronomy, music, motor cycle riding, bike riding and fishing

Nickname:
Rockstar

Favorite Food/Drink:
Steak, ice tea, and seafood

Previous Experience:
Fishing for years in the Everglades

Personality:
Laid back and funny

Additional Info:
I’m a retired electrician and love to play guitar

Dylan Martin

Employed by the Park for:
4 years 1 month

Hobbies:
Being a great Dad, husband and friend, playing softball, working out, and watching the HEAT win!

Nickname:
Dill Pickle

Favorite Food/Drink:
Anything healthy

Previous Experience:
Personal trainer, Astronaut, nascar driver, catching killer whales with my bare hands.

Personality:
Funny, easy to talk to, and all about the family

Jose R. Ferreiro, III

Employed by the Park for:
1 year & 8 months

Hobbies:
Videogames, fishing, movies, hunting, collecting Star Trek and Marvel stuff

Nickname:
Jr., Oh Large One and Buddy

Favorite Food/Drink:
Fried shrimp and Sprite

Previous Experience:
Saltwater and freshwater fishing. I used to come to the Everglades with my father fishing as a child

Personality:
Funny, kind, caring, witty and I can also have a temper

Additional Info:
I was an electrician, I currently work at Target and I used to play semi-professional football

Michael Jahanian

Employed by the Park for:
1 year

Hobbies:
Gamming, and playing the drums

Nickname:
M.J.

Favorite Food/Drink:
All things junk!

Previous Experience:
Retail

Personality:
Seriously laid back, quiet and funny

Additional Info:
There is NOTHING better in life than feeling inner peace!

Juan Chamorro

Employed by the Park for:
Less than 1 year

Hobbies:
Spending time with children, gaming and LOVE everything outdoors!

Nickname:
Jone (One)

Favorite Food/Drink:
Sweet tea, soda and pizza

Previous Experience:
Lineman at Everglades Holiday Park

Personality:
Laid back, easy-going and funny

Additional Info:
Graduate of studies on inner-workings of eyelids

Jeremy Gherardi

Employed by the Park for:
Under 1 year

Hobbies:
Fishing, guitar and anything car related

Nickname:
Jack Sparrow, Superman

Favorite Food/Drink:
Asian food & water

Previous Experience:
Been on boats my whole life

Personality:
Funny but serious, calm and collected

Additional Info:
Born and raised a South Florida boy. Raised snakes, alligators and love being a pirate...Arghhh!!

Don Gory

Employed by the Park for:
4 years & 8 months

Hobbies:
Riding motorcycles, fishing and captaining airboats

Nickname:
Gator Don G.

Favorite Food/Drink:
Gator meat, steak and chicken

Previous Experience:
I’ve been going out in the Glades’ since I was 9 years old. Fishing, frogging and boating

Personality:
Funny, serious, laid back and witty

Additional Info:
I was in the US Navy and was stationed aboard the USS Nimitz with VA-86 A-TE & air craft at the end of the Vietnam era

James “Jimbo” Egan

Employed by the Park for:
3 years

Hobbies:
Avid reader and going to church

Nickname:
Jimbo

Favorite Food/Drink:
Bacon and cheese

Personality:
No drama attitude, and doesn’t take things too seriously

Eric "Babyface" Snowden

Employed by the Park for:
6 years

Hobbies:
Collecting, video games, airboating, and fishing

Nickname:
Captain Babyface

Favorite Food/Drink:
Pizza, peanut butter, bananas, Sprite, and orange Fanta

Previous Experience:
Vet tech and obsessed about the Everglades

Personality:
Fun, energetic, informative, comedian/funny

Additional Info:
Everglades Holiday Park ROCKS!

Captain "Gustavo Lopez

Employed by the Park for:
5 months

Hobbies:
Mixed martial arts, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, rodeos, horses, and bull riding

Nickname:
Cowboy, Goose

Favorite Food/Drink:
Ribeye steak

Previous Experience:
US Park Ranger – Everglades National Park

Personality:
Laid back…

Additional Info:
Swamp cowboy

Anthony Ely

Employed by the Park for:
4 months

Hobbies:
Fishing, shooting range, attending NHL hockey games, playing drums

Nickname:
Ant

Favorite Food/Drink:
Pizza, tacos, and sushi

Previous Experience:
Boating in Florida for 10 + years

Personality:
Hyper, funny, and serious at times

David Labrador

Employed by the Park for:
10 months

Hobbies:
Music, and boxing

Nickname:
Chino

Favorite Food/Drink:
Dr. Pepper, and cream soda

Previous Experience:
Skate coach

Personality:
Positive, funny, and laid back…

Additional Info:
Self-proclaimed – Best captain and best looking out there on the airboat dock!

Timothy “Tim” Van Fossen

Employed by the Park for:
2.5 years

Hobbies:
Kickball and going out on personal airboat

Nickname:
Timmy V and Timbo

Favorite Food/Drink:
Hawaiian pizza and Dr. Pepper

Personality:
Laid back, funny, witty, knowledgeable