Hello @kanawebb
I see it’s your first time on connect,so Welcome to the forum. Here you are A Welcome note post for you.That post was written with new users in mind. It can give you a quick rundown of what’s going on here on connect.
Now,back to your inquiry. Contacting certain local guides in persons isn’t possible neither on Google maps nor here on connect. That’s intentional really. Google tries to protect everyone’s privacy,even yours.
Some local guides/map users are open enough to provide their social media contact or E-mail or phone number on their Google maps profile and here on connect. That aside,you can’t contact any local guide in particular.
Moreover,if you have an experience regarding the local guides program and Google Maps. Please feel free to share it openly, so that the community at large can benefit. You never know, the one you’re looking for might get to see it as well sometime. Here on connect we learn and also share our knowledge. It’s one big community. Here on this link is How do I write to share my experience here on connect?
Hope this serves as answer for you.
Happy guiding
Cheers