Zinnia Long

Field Instructor - WFR

Florida-based Zinnia Long, is a field instructor for our backpacking and canoe expeditions,
where she sees leading people on outdoor adventures as a “win-win” in her book. Prior to joining
us here at NCOAE, Zinnia was a campus coordinator of student life at Eastern Florida State
College.

A graduate of the University of Central Florida, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in human
resources and interpersonal-organizational communication. In addition to being a member of
the Association for Experiential Education, Zinnia is certified as a Wilderness First Responder
(WFR) and a Survival Instructor.

This active mother of four is passionate about the great outdoors, healthy living, life-long
learning, the environment, and human rights.