Meet Our Team
Sylvia Huron, Co-Founder and Executive Director
My recovery and fly fishing go hand in hand. Spending time on the water surrounded by nature keeps me grounded. I have learned I have to be committed to become a better Angler. Just like I have to be committed to my recovery. The support from my family, friends and the Fly Fishing community makes staying committed to my recovery an easy choice.
Life is so much better on this side of the river!
Jennifer Gilbert, Community Outreach Director & Founding Staff Member
When I chose to go to rehab in 2017, fly fishing helped me get sober and connect to my higher power. I have since spent many hours on the water practicing this challenging sport. My hope is to help the newcomer in recovery find peace and joy through fly fishing the same way I have. 
Ian Huron, Technology Director & Founding Staff Member
Fly fishing has helped both my mom and one of my best friends recover from addiction. It holds a special place in my heart, and for that, I will forever pay forward the kindness that was shown to me and those I love by this sport and its phenomenal community. 
Georgia Skuza, Communications Director
The addiction gene runs deep in my family and in February of 2021, I had a wake up call — all the things I was working towards could be lost in an instant. I had already been fly fishing for almost two years at that point, and I had always turned to it for my PTSD. Fly fishing has been a vital part of my life and my healing journey.
William Henry, Education Program Coordinator
Fly fishing has offered me the opportunity to be one with nature, actively engaged with and connected to something larger than myself. That connection, that mindful presence has been essential to maintaining my sobriety since 2007. It drives me to be grateful and take care of myself, and the environment. Volunteering for Reeling in Serenity allows me to combine all my passions and give back to my sober community, without whom I would not have the life I do today.
Support Team
Kim Ranalla, Marketing and PR Advisor
Fly fishing is an ideal conduit for physical, mental and spiritual healing. It requires a focus that helps distract from physical pain and emotional stressors, helping us to experience a deeper level of peace and calmness. Addiction knows no prejudice, effecting people of all walks of life, in one way or another. After losing a close loved one to the effects of addiction, volunteering for Reeling in Serenity provides a pathway for me to process my own complicated grief by helping others along their healing journey.
James McKean, Volunteer Staff
I have been fishing since I was 4. Growing up on Florida's NW coast one learns to catch a variety of saltwater species on conventional gear. Learned my drinking there as well and was a quick learner. I was able to finally get sober June 15th 1994. I discovered fly fishing by accident while trying to catch shoal bass on the Chattahoochee. I have worked with several Trout Unlimited programs including veterans programs and leading Stream of the Month fishing trips. I really enjoy putting other people on fish. When you can give it away and teach you really begin to understand. I hail from East Atlanta where I live with my bride Laura and am a pack leader to my dog Roxy.
Jamie Eisenberg, Volunteer Staff
I started fly fishing right after hitting my bottom from drug and alcohol abuse. After leaving the city life behind I started my new life by walking along the rivers and streams and teaching myself how to fly fish. The desperation and loneliness that my addiction had caused melted away as I found peace and happiness in sobriety. Fly fishing led me back to having joy and a curiosity for the outdoors and nature. Today I can participate in life, give back to the causes that helped me heal from my struggles. Reeling in Serenity is a perfect fit for me to knit together the things that are most important in my life, sobriety, and fly fishing.