Board of Directors

Eric Pino - Chairman

Eric serves as Captain and President of the Castaways. Vino (as he’s affectionately known amongst his teammates), a teacher at Christopher Columbus High School, joined the team as a paddler in 2010 when his former coach and then Captain, Steve O’Brien, asked him to fill a vacancy on the team. Since then Eric has been a dedicated fundraiser and committed to furthering the reach of the Castaways. Eric’s wife and kids, as well as his extended family, are all active in volunteering for Castaway events.

If you want to find out more about Eric check out his Castaway profile or his LinkedIn.

Patrick Linfors - Vice Chair

Patrick is an original Castaway and served as Captain of the team for over 10 years until 2020. Patrick joined the team in 2000 when OB, Dave Isenberg, and his brother Bob Linfors were looking for a 4th member to fill the two tandem kayaks. Patrick immediately became a team leader in logistics, media connections, and mission expansion. Patrick has remained a key figure in the Castaway’s success. Patrick has 20 years of experience working for the Boy Scouts where he currently serves as the Scout Executive/CEO for the Garden State Council. For the Castaways, now serves as the team’s “consigliere” which offers invaluable counsel to all team members but specifically to Captain Pino.

If you want to find out more about Patrick check out his Castaway profile or his LinkedIn.

Paul Kumer - Secretary

Paul joined the Castaways as a paddler in 2018. Paul is a History teacher at Christopher Columbus High School and it's at Columbus where OB sold him on the idea of paddling from Miami to Key West. Paul served as the Paddler Chair for 5 years and spearheaded the trip's logistics efforts. He continues to serve as the team’s navigational officer on the water.

If you want to find out more about Paul check out his Castaway profile or his LinkedIn

Alain Guerra - Board Member

Alain joined the Castaways as a board member in 2025. Alain has spent the last 20 years combined as a Senior Financial Advisor, Managing Director of Investments at Insigneo Securities and Wells Fargo before that. Alain has also always been philanthropically engaged.  Alain and his wife, Betsy, founded La Fofi’s Rainbow in memory of their late daughter, Fofi (you can check out more at lafofisrainbow.org). He’s also been a dedicated supporter and advocate for Blue Missions.

If you want to find out more about Alain check out his LinkedIn

Zarina Pino, MD - Board Member

Dr. Zarina Pino is honored to serve as a Board Member of the Castaways since 2025. Born and raised in Miami, she is a proud Miami Dade County Public School graduate from Sunset Senior High after which she became an equally proud Miami Hurricane after completing an accelerated combined BS/MD program at the University of Miami, followed by residency training at JMH/UM. A board certified Internal Medicine Primary Care Physician, Dr. Pino has worked at Amazon One Medical since its start up days nearly 15 years ago, and now directs the national Patient Safety program. Personally, she enjoys reading and international travel. Fun fact: she is married to Captain Pino’s older brother, which is how she first became involved with the Castaways.