Our Team
All of Coastline Adventures’ instructors are Red Cross CPR/AED and First Aid Certified. Both our school and senior staff are certified by the National Surf Schools and Instructors Association. Our school is fully insured and community supported. Coastline Adventures also believes in giving back to our community through environmental and charitable events.
Our lead instructors, Jennifer Steffener and Lance Tompkins participated in a comprehensive course and passed testing, interviews, and evaluations to become certified NSSIA Master Level Instructors. Coastline Adventures Surfing School is the only NSSIA Certified School in Ocean and Monmouth Counties, NJ. Jennifer is one of the first women in New Jersey to become a Certified Senior Level NSSIA Instructor and Lance is one of the first in New Jersey to become a Master Level NSSIA Instructor. As of 2013 Jennifer is now a Master Level NSSIA Surf Instructor!
Lance Tompkins
Lance has been teaching surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding for 25 years. He has been snowboarding for 33 years and skateboarding for 46 years. He is a Master Level Certified Surfing Instructor (NSSIA) and he has been surfing for 44 years!
He created Coastline Adventures Surfing School of New Jersey in 1995 because of his desire to share his love of surfing with others. Lance wanted to offer a safe and easy way for people to learn this challenging sport. His career in board sports has included many surfing and skateboarding contests, fundraisers, endorsements, and product testing. He has been photographed for various surfing and skateboarding magazines and local newspapers.
Glen Friedman of the ‘Dogtown’ movie has also photographed Lance skateboarding and included his picture in his best selling autobiography. Lance was featured in the new surfing film, “Drawing Lines”. In 2006 he was featured in the TV show “Whata You Do”, shown on the USA Network and the Fox Network.
Lance has traveled far and wide to surf the waves he loves. As a local he learned to surf on the beaches of Brick and en
Jennifer Steffener
Jennifer is a Master Level Certified Surfing Instructor for the NSSIA and one of the first women to achieve this status in New Jersey. She is also a Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and Meditation Instructor. She has been working and teaching in the health and fitness field for over 27 years. She owns a successful massage and wellness practice and has been featured in numerous newspaper and magazine articles about surfing, massage, and Tai Chi.
Jennifer combines her passion for surfing, stand up paddleboarding, and her vast knowledge of the body and movement to create a unique teaching style that inspires and motivates. Her teaching experience, attention to detail, and ability to create a safe and enjoyable atmosphere has earned her the reputation for hosting New Jersey’s premier Women’s Surf Camp. Jennifer is an avid water woman and has over 37 years of ocean, body boarding, and surfing experience.
Traveling the globe to follow her passions has taken her through the Americas, across to Europe, and through many islands. Jennifer lived in Hawaii for 8 years where she fell in love with the islands and its people. During her time in Kauai she learned to sail, scuba dive, ocean kayak, and took her surfing and body boarding to the next level. Jennifer loves to travel, snowboard, study, and practice Tai Chi when she is not playing in the ocean.
Stephanie Tomasco
Stephanie started working with Coastline Adventures Surfing school in 2008 and has been with us ever since. She learned to surf in Atlantic Beach, NC with a lot of positive encouragement from her North Carolina “Surfing Family”. Stephanie moved to New Jersey her senior year of high school.
She is a graduate from Monmouth University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and a minor in Marine and Environmental Biology and Policy. She re-chartered the Monmouth University Surf Club and held the position of President for 2 years and was the Captain of the MU Surf Hawks – their Surf Club team.
She competes in the local Eastern Surfing Association contests in both the Women’s Shortboard and the Women’s Longboard Divisions. She considers herself very lucky to travel to various places to explore and surf. Her travels have taken her all over the east coast of the US as well as many countries including: Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, El Salvador, Gibraltar, and Costa Rica. She has been able to surf at amazing breaks in Puerto Rico, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Spain, and Portugal.
She won First Place in Central NJ ESA Women’s Longboard Division in 2013, 2014, and 2016 and is currently the east coast champion. In June 2015 Stephanie participated, trained, and passed the National Surf and Instructor Certification Course. She is now a Senior Level NSSIA Surf and Stand Up Paddleboard Instructor.
Other than surfing, Stephanie enjoys hanging at the beach, listening to music, dancing randomly, and spending time with her friends.
Lindsey Jones
Lindsey began her surfing journey as a student of Coastline Adventures 10 years ago. She enjoyed surfing so much that she continued on her own for a few years, typically at her local spot at Brick Beach. Last year, we called on Lindsey to help out with camps. Due to her winning personality, strong communication skills, and professionalism, we invited Lindsey to officially join the Coastline team in 2016 and couldn’t be happier that she accepted.
Dan Guarino
Dan has been drawn to the water since he was a kid. Starting off at age 5, Dan’s been surfing for just shy of 20 years. Dan has been lucky enough to work with Coastline Adventures since he was 15. He loves sharing his passion for the sport and the ocean with others.
He further cultivated his passion for the ocean in college where he received a bachelors degree in Marine Science.
Dan has surfed the east coast his whole life – but nothing compares to his experience surfing Cali and the shores of Costa Rica. His dream is to surf Indonesia, South Africa, and Australia.
Other than surfing Dan enjoys, SUPing, snowboarding, and working out.
Ray Nalewicki
Ray’s expansive water experience and knowledge spans 7 decades. He began body surfing and mat riding waves in Belmar during the 50’s, to surfing in the 60’s and 70’s, boogie boarding the 80’s and 90’s all the way thru 2010. Ray’s newest passion is Stand Up Paddleboarding.
One of the first 8th Ave Belmar surfers to dream about surfing in Oahu, Ray first discovered surf all over the states from New Jersey to Virginia to Florida to California and finally made his journey to Hawaii to realize his dream. Ray believes there is no place better to be than in the water and enjoying what Mother Nature has to offer us. College educated and a Veteran of active duty during the Vietnam War, Ray now lives in Brick, is married and has two sons. One of his son’s, Kyle, is presently a Coastline Adventures Surf Instructor. Ray is CPR and First-Aid Certified, a Karate Black Belt, and an avid fisherman. This is Ray’s second year with Coastline Adventures as a SUP instructor and he looks forward to meeting and sharing his SUPer knowledge with you!
Cory Englehardt
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Ralph Fleming Jr.
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Joe Gioia
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Erick V.
Erick is 18 years old and from Brick, NJ. He has been surfing for about 8 years. He started boogie boarding at 10 years old, which gave him a deeper understanding of the ocean and waves. He is so dedicated to surfing he drives a moped to the beach with custom built surf racks.
Erick started working for us in 2014. He is training as an equipment tech and assistant surf and boogie board instructor. He is CPR and First Aid Certified. His smile is just as big as his student’s when they catch their first wave.
His home break is in Mantoloking and this goofy foot loves “mellow, deep waves”. He travels to Costa Rica for surf and family. Erick enjoys short boarding, skateboarding, music, friends, and family. His dream travel surf spot is the Mentawaii Islands in Indonesia.
Kyle N.
Kyle has been surfing for about 9 years. As former student of Coastline Adventures, he feels his training with us “kick started his surfing abilities” and provided the foundation for the surfer he is today. His family and surfing father continually support and encourage Kyle’s passion for surfing.
He lives in Brick and is part of the Brick High School National Honor Society, track and field, and swim team. He is also a member of the Atlantic Club Riptides. Kyle loves to surf his home break at Brick Beach and as well as Manasquan. He is passionate about the ocean and when he isn’t surfing, he enjoys boogie boarding, body surfing, swimming, and relaxing in the water. Kyle has the unique ability to ride switch and enjoys long boarding. It’s his dream to travel to Tahiti and Indonesia and surf all the famous breaks there.
Kyle started with us in 2014 and he looks forward to spending his future summers working with us. He enjoys sharing his passion for the ocean with his students. He is CPR, First Aid, and Lifeguard Certified. Kyle participated, trained, and passed the National Surf and Instructor Certification Course in June 2015. He is now an Apprentice Level NSSIA Surf and Stand Up Paddleboard Instructor.
