Draft:Richard Michael Dantona

Richard Michael Dantona
Born	January 20, 1977 (age 47) Bay Shore, NY
Citizenship	Italian American
Alma mater	East Islip High School
Occupation(s)	Entrepreneur, Business Owner
Website	https://www.academyhomekitchens.com/ https://www.academyhomedevelop.com/ https://www.floridawarriorshockey.com/

Richard Michael Dantona (born January 20, 1977) is an Italian-American entrepreneur and business owner. He is also the President of the Florida Warriors Youth Hockey Association and founder of Academy Home Kitchen & Bath, Inc. and Academy Home Developments, Inc.

Early life and career

Dantona was born in Bayshore, NY. At 15, he began his foray into the construction industry, including working on the renovation and restoration of the Montauk Light House in 1994. In 1997, Dantona established his own construction business, Academy Mobile Enterprise, Inc. in New York. He later relocated to Ft. Myers in January 2003. He partook his hand at acting in New York for a brief period and was included for a background appearance in A Beautiful Mind, directed by Ron Howard and starring Russell Crowe. In 2012, Dantona founded Academy Home Kitchen & Bath, Inc., a kitchen and bath showroom in Cape Coral, FL. In 2013, Dantona expanded his business with a granite yard and fabrication center in North Ft. Myers. In 2016, Dantona founded Academy Home Developments, Inc., a real estate development company specializing in building both spec houses and custom homes.

In 2019, Dantona founded the Florida Warriors Youth Hockey Association. The program, based out of the Ft. Myers Skatium, fields teams ranging from U8 to U16. The Florida Warriors also embodies an all-girls team known as the Lady Warriors with ages ranging from 13-16. These teams participate in private tournaments across the United States and league games throughout Florida. The Florida Warriors contribute with their 501(c)3 non-for-profit making contributions back to the organization. Dantona created a private training package known as RzR Edge Hockey Academy which consists of weekly morning high-level training both on and off ice for players. This Academy is a collaboration with Dantona and Jaylen Watkins, former 2018 Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl champion and his D1 Training program, for the off-ice fitness component. As President of Academy Home Developments, Dantona was responsible for the contracts of renovating over 75 homes in Cape Coral, Matlacha, Sanibel, Captiva, and Fort Myers from hurricane damage.  

Personal life

Dantona is married to Amy Hoff, with whom he has two children, Myla Jean Dantona and Dominick Angelo Dantona. Dantona is the nephew of comedian and actor Vincent Dantona.