Tiffany Layton Oliser  

CEO / Surf & Paddle Instructor

Tiffany is a PRO/AM competitive surfer and a certified Surf / SUP instructor.   She was born and raised here in North Florida and is familiar with the best local surfing and paddling locations.   She loves her family, friends and all board sports.  In 2006, she won the East Coast Surfing Championship for women's shortboard and placed second in women's longboard.  In 2009 she also started competing in SUP surfing competitions and SUP races adding countless trophies to her collection. She loves finding new ways to workout as long as it's not in a gym!  Try Surfing or Stand Up Paddle Boarding (aka "SUP") with her to learn fitness, safety, confidence or to just have fun!  Tiffany left behind a successful corporate career in 2009 to follow her heart and start Jacksonville Surf and Paddle because "My two loves are surfing and teaching"
 

Certifications:

  • American Heart Association CPR & First Aid Certified
  • American Canoe Association (ACA) Level 2 SUP
  • World Paddle Association (WPA) Certified Paddle Fit & SUP Instructor 
  • International Surfing Association (ISA) Level 1 Surf & SUP Instructor
  • Eastern Surfing Association
  • National Association for Professional Women Member

Accomplishments: 

  • 2004 UNF Bachelor of Business Administration
  • 2012 Wounded Warrior National Championship Beach Marshall
  • 2011 Special Olympics Surf Event Instructor, Jax, FL
  • 2008 Life Rolls On Surf Event Instructor, Jax, FL
  • 2005-2012 ESA Alternate Surf Contest Judge

Surf/SUP Experience:

  • Surfing since 1990 / SUP since for 2009
  • Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Hawaii, Dominican Republic, California, Mexico, Bahamas, and Puerto Rico, California, East Coast

    Hector Conde  

    Surf Instructor/ Surf Class Lead

    Born and raised in Ponce, PR where the sun shines hot and the waves are flat - closest, legitimate surf spot was hours away. Grew up on the beach, but my obsession with surfing began when I moved to Jacksonville Beach right after high school. Ever since, I’ve been playing catch up to get my surfing to the highest level I can as I am very competitive and so are my friends. I love everything about surfing: sleepless nights before swells, cold dawn patrol wave checks, suiting up in a smelly, damp wet suit in freezing weather, board short rash, ice cream headaches, sunburns, reef rashes, big waves, little waves, fast waves, the sun, and especially, being in the ocean. The ocean has provided me a healthy lifestyle, a career, and an escape to happiness. I do this because I absolutely love it with a passion, and I know that the ocean can change lives. It is a great teacher for life in general, and it may even help you discover your purpose in this life, just like it did with me. Yew!
     

    Certifications:

    • Red Cross CPR and First Aid Certified* update in progress for U.S.

    Accomplishments: 

    • 2011 Sacred Heart High Diploma in Ponce, Puerto Rico
    • 2017 University of North Florida Bachelor's Degree in Communication

    Surf/SUP Experience:

    • Surfing since 2011
    • Puerto Rico, Florida, The Carolinas, Costa Rica