MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS
Hi there! We are Steve and Kathy Cole, ISR Instructors serving Lee, Hendry, and Charlotte counties in Southwest Florida.
A little background on us...We met in March of 1993 while working at Walt Disney World! We have been married for 31 years and we have two children who are 30 and 25. Our 25-year-old daughter was an ISR student in Central FL in 2002, and we both became huge advocates of the ISR program at that time after watching her go through the initial process and then refresher lessons the following year.
Kathy Cole, Senior Master Instructor
After relocating to Ft Myers in 2006, Kathy became an ISR instructor in 2007 after realizing a huge need for the program in the SWFL area.
Kathy's background includes a BA in Psychology from Rollins College as well as a MS in Health Services Administration from UCF. She became a Master Instructor in 2012 and has trained 62 ISR Instructors to date, one of those being her husband, Steve!
In 2023, she became a Senior Master Instructor after supervising her first Master Instructor training. She has since trained 2 additional Master Instructors for ISR. As a Senior Master Instructor, she serves to mentor and develop future Master Instructors and provide continuing education for current ISR instructors. It is rare to find her alone in the water as she is often training new ISR instructors.
Steve Cole, Certified ISR Instructor
Steve wanted to become an ISR Instructor for many years and was thrilled to realize this dream when he trained in Summer 2019. Steve's background involves many years in sales and sales management, a great deal of this time spent working in the jewelry industry. He is happy to hang up his business suits in exchange for bathing suits! He loves working with kids and is a big kid himself. He has taught over 600 ISR students over the past several years, and he looks forward to teaching many more in 2026.
Both Steve and Kathy maintain certification in CPR, First Aid, and AED. We are passionate about teaching ISR Self-Rescue skills, and there is nothing more rewarding than making a difference in the life of a child. The confidence we see grow in our students throughout lessons always makes us smile.
