OUR TEAM
Meet the Team
Dan Miller (Ocelot)
Director of Operations & Finance
Tony Roth is a long-time Marin County resident / native with a passion for the environment in which he grew up. His love of the area, food and cooking brought him to Slide Ranch as the Farm to Table and “Experience” Manager with the goal of contributing to and supporting the mission of Slide Ranch. When he isn’t at Slide he can be found providing custom west Marin tours to tourists and locals alike as he educates about the area's rich history and culture while providing knowledgeable access to the pristine scenery, activities and culinary delights the area has to offer.
Tony Roth (Tidepool)
Ranch Manager
Kate grew up in the Bay Area with her 3 sisters and graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a degree in Environmental Studies and a focus on Agroecology. Since graduating, she has worked at a goat dairy in Tomales and an organic meat operation in Maine and believes that human-animal relationships can transform ecosystems for the better. She loves the Pacific ocean and looking at birds. Kate is so excited for all that Slide Ranch has to offer!
Kate Broening (Bobcat)
Animal Care Lead
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Diego grew up in the San Gabriel Valley, where finding nature wasn't so easy. Eventually, while attending UC Davis, he found his passion for naturalist studies. Switching from studying Music to Wildlife Conservation, he became enamored with the inner workings of the world around us and how everything is connected. With a strong value in breaking down barriers, Diego hopes to share the natural world with those who are less likely to experience it.
Diego Bocanegra (Scrub Jay)
Lead Outdoor Instructor
I’m Lucas! I grew up in San Rafael and have lived throughout the Bay Area and Pacific Northwest. I love board and card games, laying down, climbing trees, folklore, and a tempting mystery. My favorite color is French lilac. My favorite food is mango sticky rice. My favorite animal is the goat. My favorite activity is walking until I cannot walk anymore.
Lucas Russell (TBD)
Summer Outdoor Instructor
Kelcey Christen is a multidisciplinary artist living in San Francisco. She graduated from the University of California Berkeley, Art Practice in 2025 and since then has taught ceramics, drawing, sculpture, and outdoor ed at the Berkeley Art Studio and other bay area independent art studios. Through a range of recording devices, her work moves between drawing, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, and sound. Her work focuses on collecting and foraging natural and recycled materials and processing them into beautiful working art materials. She is interested in the slowness involved in craft and art and the lessons we can learn from our unity with nature. She enjoys biking, sports, and music in her free time, and loves dogs.
Kelcey Christen (Kelp)
Summer Outdoor Instructor
Claire Galloway is a Bay Area local who grew up enjoying all that the California coast had to offer. Currently in the process of receiving a bachelor's degree from Bard College, Claire studies cultural anthropology. From the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the Hudson Valley of New York, Claire is passionate about educating children on their local environment. She is excited about all of the adventures that Slide Ranch has to offer!
Claire Galloway (TBD)
Summer Outdoor Instructor
I grew up on the central coast of California, surfing and exploring the natural surroundings. This sparked my interest in sustainability and in being a good land steward! Since then, I've studied sustainable agriculture and worked on a number of permaculture farms/gardens. My favorite part of this process was teaching these methods, which took me to Slide Ranch to educate on green living!
Harrison Jones (Hairy Dog)
Summer Outdoor Instructor
Wendy Dalia has over 30 years of experience developing and leading environmental education and leadership programs for children ages 2 through 102. A coastal marine ecologist by training, Wendy has worked with a diversity of great environmental organizations including the Marine Science Institute, Redwood City, CA, San Francisco State University, Surfrider Foundation – Boston Chapter, Massachusetts Audubon’s Blue Hills Reservation, HOBBES – Hands on Boat Based Education & Science, the New England Aquarium, The National Audubon Society, and Marin GreenPlay. Wendy is also an Advaced Team Leader and Technical Rope trainer with Marin County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue Unit.
Wendy Dalia (Willow)
Director of Programs
Rochelle is an East Bay native with 14 years experience in the nonprofit sector. She is passionate about supporting youth, families and community and connecting people to nature. Rochelle is especially excited about the work Slide Ranch is doing to provide experiences to underserved communities through its scholarship programs and grants. She is also an avid fan of all things Disney and a true 49ers Faithful.
Rochelle Tolbert (Quail)
Office Manager
Moselle grew up just over the hill in Sausalito. Moselle joined the team in the fall of 2024 as an Outdoor Instructor, and fell in love with the goats, cypress trees, and sharing the fog-shrouded magic of this place with students and community.
Moselle weaves her Environmental and Urban Studies degree, time spent farming veggies and flowers, experience at small-scale goat dairy, and love for when art, community, and farming coalesce into a celebration of what truly fills our hearts + bellies into their role as Community Engagement and Development Coordinator. She organizes community engagement events, farm to belly dinners, development efforts, and fundraising through grant writing + nourishing the relationships that nourish Slide!
She can be found tromping down to the rocky shore with a cup of coffee in hand, seeding more bachelor buttons in the greenhouse, or grazing spinach in the garden.
Moselle Fredericks (Maple)
Community Engagement
& Development Coordinator
TBD
Hogan Kinder (Morning Dew)
Ranch Hand
I moved here from Colorado in 2022, but grew up in Southern California and am happy to be back on the West Coast! I received my bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies with a minor in Sustainability from Sonoma State University, where I served as a Restoration Steward in the Campus Native Plant and Butterfly Garden. I’m passionate about habitat restoration and wildlife conservation, with a strong interest in wildflowers and coastal ecosystems. I worked as an Assistant in 2025 for a youth summer camp at Home Ground Habitats, a non-profit organization in Novato, CA, focused on nature exploration and protecting pollinator/wildlife habitats. I’ve loved being in nature for as long as I can remember and feel that protecting the beauty and functionality of our natural landscapes is important. I absolutely love creating art pieces with materials found in nature, reading poetry, and hiking across Marin County. My favorite hiking spots are throughout Point Reyes, Mount Tamalpais, and the Marin Headlands. I’m so excited to work with campers this summer to show them how they can interact with the land in a respectful and sustainable way.
Roxanne Wilkerson (Wild Rose)
Summer Outdoor Instructor
Lily is from New York and is a current student at the University of Vermont studying Parks, Recreation, and Tourism and Place-Based Education. She is passionate about connecting with and learning from natural landscapes in order to better understand and care for the Earth. She comes with experience as a camp counselor in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and as an Educator at Audubon Vermont. This will be her first summer at Slide Ranch (and California!) and she could not be more excited to explore!
Lily Falk (TBD)
Summer Outdoor Instructor
My name is Jazz Brunner, I am a current student at Wesleyan University, but I grew up in California going to slide ranch. Im looking forward to foraging, gardening, and being able to share my love for our native plants and animals along the coast. I have previous experience working with children through teaching dance at Just Dance Academy located in San Rafael. I have also worked with the summer programs for Marin Primary and Middle School in Corte Madera and Northbridge Academy in Mill Valley.
Jazz Brunner (TBD)
Summer Outdoor Instructor
Myla has known the magic of Slide Ranch since first kneading, baking, and then tasting warm bread overlooking the ocean as a child during a program on site. Myla brings over two decades of experience in environmental education, transformative outdoor experiences, and nonprofit leadership. Prior to joining Slide as Executive Director, she led the wilderness and environmental education programs as Senior Director at Camp Tawonga near Yosemite National Park and served as Director of Training at Playworks, a national youth development nonprofit based in Oakland. She also worked with Sierra Club’s Inspiring Connections Outdoors, serving people historically underrepresented in outdoor spaces, and guided youth on outdoor trips across the country. Myla earned her B.A. in Environmental Studies from Vassar College and a Master of Public Administration with a focus in Nonprofit Management from the University of Oregon. She loves hiking in towering redwood forests and swimming in California’s waters with her community of friends and family.
Myla Marks (Current)
Executive Director
Jack has an interest in the connections between natural and human history sparked by the glacial-industrial landscape of their native Cleveland, Ohio, and experience doing geological research throughout the American West. More recently, they have led outdoor environmental programs for public and Montessori schools, and adults with intellectual disabilities, and led environmentally-focused tours for private clients. Their love of teaching began as a college student, where they taught classes on building giant puppets. When not working, they enjoy opera, collecting vintage perfume, and karaoke.
Jack Hoehn (Vulture)
Program Coordinator
Nikos Kuimelis (Tuna)
Grounds & Facilities Lead
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Growing up in the Bay Area, Claire's favorite memories as a child involved hiking around Marin, tide pooling, and making magical visits to see the goats of Slide Ranch. This outdoor exploration at an early age informed her lifelong passion for sustainable food systems, small-scale farming, and nature-based learning. She aims to help kids foster a love for nature grounded in gratitude, imagination, and self-empowerment so that one day they can help protect it! Claire recently graduated from Scripps College where she pursued her degree in Environmental Analysis and worked on a small organic farm. Returning back for her second summer as an Outdoor Instructor, she can't wait to continue working with and learning alongside the creative and curious campers at Slide Ranch! (And, of course, hanging out with her bestie 41).
Claire Kotapish (Loon)
Summer Outdoor Instructor
Haylee is originally from Southern California and grew up near the ocean. She graduated from Cal Poly SLO with a degree in Biology and Sustainability. She enjoys teaching whether that be from science to art to the natural world. She loves to spend her time outdoors particularly surfing, biking, and snowboarding.
Haylee Gurney (Otter)
Summer Outdoor Instructor
Ella grew up in the East Bay, and recently moved to Portland to study Biology and Art at Lewis & Clark College. She spent as much of her time around animals as she could, working at the Oakland Zoo, shadowing a veterinarian in Vermont, and fostering litters of kittens at home. She loves to express herself creatively, both in playing music, and by bringing her colored-pencils and sketchbook everywhere! She spent nearly all of her summers in the cypress trees of Slide Ranch, both as a camper and then a CIT. As an avid lover of nature and Slide, she is incredibly excited to be back for her first year as a resident outdoor instructor!
Ella Fleischer (TBD)
Summer Outdoor Instructor
My name is Cecelia Meade and am a Bay Area local. I went to college for film and have always had a great appreciation for the outdoors.
Cecelia Meade (TBD)
Summer Outdoor Instructor
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