Angelica first learned about Water Smart Tots Foundation when her youngest son was eligible for a scholarship to learn self-rescue swimming skills. As a SAHM and college student, paying for high-quality survival swim lessons was not something she could afford. After being approved for the scholarship, she was truly amazed at the skills her son learned and how quickly he learned them. She was truly impressed with the overall process of applying for a scholarship and the mission of Water Smart Tots Foundation. During her last semester of college, she was seeking an internship position and reached out again to Water Smart Tots to see if she can help the Foundation in any way. After a 1 year internship, Water Smart Tots offered her a permanent part-time position and she worked her way up to become the Executive Assistant.

She truly looks forward to further educating the public on water safety and doing her part to ensure every child is water smart.

Glen married his wife, Stephanie, in March 2015. They have 3 children together, Ethan, Eva and Elise. Glen and Stephanie lost their son Ethan in February 2021 to a drowning accident. After the tragic passing of Ethan, Glen and Stephanie became dedicated to bring attention to drowning prevention and water safety awareness to help prevent another family from having to endure such a devastating loss.

When he is not working, you can find Glen playing poker or watching professional sports. One of Glen’s favorite things to do is doing art/crafts projects with Eva and he can’t wait to do the same with Elise.

Briana worked as a Registered Nurse at St. Joseph\’s Children\’s Hospital on the pediatric medical-surgical unit while attending graduate school. Briana also has prior experience working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Currently, Briana has been practicing as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner since March 2018 in the specialty area of pediatric neurology with a special interest in neurobehavioral disorders. She also works for the University of South Florida as an adjunct faculty for the College of Nursing Graduate Program.

Briana is an active member in the community and she is a deaconess at New Bethel Progressive Missionary Baptist Church. Briana is also a part of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated. Briana has been happily married to Arnold Jones III for more than 6 years and has two young sons.

During her spare time, Briana enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, volunteering in the community and going to church.

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Briana’s ultimate goal in life is to provide families with the education and support needed to live a healthy life.

AJ is an active member in the community and he has served as a firefighter for the City of Tampa Fire Rescue Department for more than 5 years. He is also an ordained deacon at New Bethel Progressive Missionary Baptist Church. AJ especially loves to give back to the youth in the community through service. He firmly believes that the youth are our future and that if we teach them strong morals and values we can positively impact them. One of AJ’s favorite Bible verses is Proverbs 22:6 which says “teach a youth about the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.\”

Arnold Jones III has been happily married to Briana Jones for more than 6 years and they have two young sons. During his spare time, AJ enjoys spending time with his family, attending sporting events, volunteering in the community and going to church.

Tim has extensive experience working in the area of nonprofit organizations including five years serving as an independent financial statement auditor to one of Florida\’s largest not-for-profit healthcare companies, and seven years serving on the board of posts of Paint Your Heart Out Tampa, a voluntary health and welfare organization in the Tampa Bay area.

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Tim resides in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, and enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife, Liz, and their three young children, Charlie, Oliver, and Caroline.

Since 2000, Kari has trained over 20 new instructors in areas across the county. She also served as a mentor for other instructors and building coach for ISR. She has personally taught thousands of infants and young children these essential life saving skills.

In 2014, after four (4) young children drowned in the Tampa Bay area, she founded Water Smart Tots Foundation to put an end to the tragic drowning epidemic and to ensure ALL children have access to specialized, one-on-one, self-rescue swimming skills.

Kari is also a member of Safe Kids Greater Tampa, Hillsborough Water Safety Team, the National Drowning Prevention Alliance and sits on the Florida Department of Children Child Abuse & Death Review committee.