1995: Boat Ed® Incorporation

Kurt and Cindy Kalkomey incorporate Boat-Ed® to offer boating safety education and certification tests.

1998: Boat-ed.com in Texas

The first boating safety video course and home-study test are launched in Texas. Georgia and South Carolina begin offering the boating safety video course. Kalkomey begins delivering online safety training with the introduction of boat-ed.com in Texas.

2000: U.S. Coast Guard and United States Power Squadrons

Boat Ed publishes a boating manual on behalf of the U.S. Coast Guard and United States Power Squadrons, the first external company to do so in the history of those organizations.

2001: Southeast states Hunter Education Manual

Southeast states ask Kalkomey to develop a hunter education manual.

2002: Hunter-ed.com is Launched

Hunter-ed.com, which provides online hunter education, is launched. Kalkomey prints its first hunting manual, Today’s Hunter. A Spanish-language edition of Boat America—Navegando America—is printed.

2003: First Interactive Animations

Kalkomey becomes the first boating safety course provider to introduce interactive animations to enhance online learning.

2004: Bowhunter-ed.com is Introduced

The bowhunting education course and exams debut online at bowhunter-ed.com.

2005: Offroad-ed.com is Introduced

Offroad-ed.com, an online source for off-road vehicle safety education and certification, is introduced. A Spanish-language edition of Today’s Hunter—El Cazador de Hoy—is printed.

2006: Kalkomey Buys Outdoor Empire Publishing

Kalkomey buys Outdoor Empire Publishing’s education division—a library of print publications.

2007: Streaming Video Introduced

Boat Ed is the first boater safety course provider to stream video segments for online instruction.

2008: Event Manager

Kalkomey’s Event Manager is introduced for Missouri and soon gains wide acceptance. It’s a secure, Internet-based system for state agencies to manage any event offered to the public.

2009: Snowmobile-ed.com is Introduced

Kalkomey begins recruiting a team of highly skilled programmers and user experience professionals to meet the needs of a rapidly growing Internet-based product line. Snowmobile-ed.com, an online source for snowmobile safety education and certification, is introduced.

2010: Relocation and More Products

Kalkomey begins to encompass the full spectrum of print, online, and DVD courses and data management tools. Kalkomey moves its offices to a new 30,000 square foot building at 14086 Proton Road in Dallas, Texas.

2011: Responsive Versions of Online Courses

Kalkomey releases responsive versions of all of its online safety education courses, allowing course pages to adapt the layout and presentation to be appropriate for whatever electronic device and screen size the student is using—from mobile phones to desktop computer monitors.

2012: Register Ed Is Introduced

Kalkomey launches Register Ed, a secure system for students to register for safety education events offered by agencies and organizations. Kalkomey converts all of our official state boating handbooks into eBook format and launches our online bookstore. Kalkomey also releases a new Hunter Safety video series.

2013: Award Season

Kalkomey’s Hunter Safety Video Series wins the Pinnacle Award from POMA and finishes 3rd in the 34th Annual Telly Awards. Kalkomey launches its first online snowmobile course in Canada and purchases the CMSC assets in preparation to launch an online Canadian boating course. Kalkomey debuts ilostmycard.com. Certification Manager is launched for Pennsylvania and later Virginia.

2014: Kalkomey Expands Into Canada

Kalkomey proudly introduces its Transport Canada–approved online Canadian boating course. Handgunsafetycourse.com, an online source for handgun safety education, is launched, and the Handgun Safety Course video series wins POMA’s Pinnacle Award for 2014. Kalkomey undergoes an interior renovation.

2015: Inverness Graham Acquisition

Kalkomey is acquired by Inverness Graham, a private investment firm located just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Because of our history of innovation and growth, Kalkomey fits in perfectly with Inverness Graham’s vision.

2016: Outdoor Roadmap Acquisition

Kalkomey acquires Outdoor Roadmap, a Michigan-based online hunter safety training company and brand consultancy for the outdoor industry. At the time, Outdoor Roadmap was the only resource to offer online hunter safety instructor training.

2016: Agency Management Solutions introduced

Kalkomey launches AMS, a full-service, comprehensive solution for agencies and their outdoor recreation needs. Initial applications included Certification Manager, Event Manager, and access to our Online Courses.

2016: AMS Volunteers

Later in the year, fourth application on the AMS platform is introduced. AMS Volunteers gives agencies the ability to recruit volunteers, manage programs, and utilize a suite of tools that integrate with state’s licensing applications.

2016: AMS Subscriptions

Following the initial launch of AMS and the AMS Volunteers application, AMS Subscriptions was also introduced in 2016. The application allows agencies to subscribe and renew magazine subscriptions and memberships for both students and outdoor enthusiasts.

2017: Kalkomey Acquires Fresh Air Educators

Kalkomey merges with its competitor Fresh Air Educators. Like Kalkomey, Fresh Air Educators works with government agencies and school districts across North America to develop online courses for outdoor enthusiasts. Kalkomey now has a Canadian office located in the capital of Ottawa, Ontario.

2017: First Licensing Contract

Kalkomey wins the Nevada Licensing contract, which represents a turning point for the company. With the first full implementation of the AMS system, Kalkomey proves that we are more than an education company and can provide software solutions.

2017: AMS Licensing

Kalkomey’s goal of providing everything an agency needs to fulfil its students’ needs is further realized with the introduction of AMS Licensing. The new application allows agencies to manage recruitment, retention, and reactivation of all their outdoor enthusiasts.

2018: iLearnToBoat

The future of boater safety education is launched in 2018 with the introduction of Kalkomey’s first interactive course, iLearntoboat. The course leverages gamification techniques, which encourage more engagement through fun, entertaining learning styles.

2019: iLearntoHunt

In 2019, Kalkomey will launch its second interactive course. This time, for the hunting industry. iLearntohunt uses the same interactive principles and game theory from iLearntoboat and applies them to realistic hunting scenarios for improved student engagement in the hunter education experience. iLearntohunt will be the hunting industry’s first interactive hunter education course.

2019: New York Licensing Contract

Kalkomey wins its second licensing contract in 2019. This time, for the great state of New York. From management, retention, and reactivation, Kalkomey will provide the state of New York with everything they need to assist their outdoor enthusiasts.

2020: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Licensing Contract

In 2020, Kalkomey won its third licensing contract with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to provide the state with everything they need to assist their outdoor enthusiasts.

2021: Sportsman Tracker Acquisition

Kalkomey acquires Sportsman Tracker, the creator of the HuntWise™ app, a hunting toolset that allows users to pinpoint the best times and locate the best places to hunt on public or private land. With the acquisition, Kalkomey can now expand to a variety of new mediums and incorporate its innovative products into a broader content platform.

Brady Smith
Director of Business Intelligence

Leader who enjoys being on the front lines with my team. Architect, creator, and developer of enterprise solutions for data analysis, software implementations, and integrations. Capable of leveraging multiple platforms and technologies. Analytical collaborator who takes pride in delivering scalable, efficient, effective, end-to-end solutions.

[email protected]

Janet Petersen
Director, FP&A

Seasoned finance professional with well-honed business acumen and quantitative analysis skills from a decade of transactional experience in investment banking and leveraged finance. Demonstrated leadership and emotional intelligence collaborating across functions, including while working internationally with a Big 4 firm. Experience originating, structuring, underwriting, and managing private debt investments in both bank and non-bank institutions.

[email protected]

Melody Niese
VP of Customer Experience

I am an accomplished leader with a proven track record in operations excellence, financial management, customer experience and strategic planning. I’m driven to challenge the status quo and improve customer service and operational performance by implementing strong processes, metrics, and systems. Developing strong teams is my passion.

[email protected]

Kalkomey-NDOW-Big-Game-Draw-2021

Greg Gulliver
VP of Agency Relations

When your VP of Agency Relations is a natural hunter and angler, it’s reasonable to be a little intrigued. Fortunately for Kalkomey and the team in Ottawa, Greg has all of his ducks in a row. Second only to his wife and kids is his passion for the outdoors; he enjoys the fact he is able to work in an industry that he cares so much about.

LinkedIn [email protected]

Laura Wejrowski
Director of Customer Service

Regardless of the activity, Laura just loves being outdoors. It’s one of the reasons why she understands our customers so well. As an energetic, curious, collaborator, Laura has been a welcome addition to the Kalkomey team as Director of Customer Service.

LinkedIn [email protected]

Edward Cossette
VP of Education

Our Vice President of Education loves learning and is a teacher at heart. When not helping Kalkomey develop next-generation online courses, he spends much of his time in the pursuit of knowledge—reading, writing, traveling, and running up against Aristotle’s aphorism “The more you know, the more you know you don’t know.”

LinkedIn [email protected]