Hunter Holding, Jr., heads up our team of facilitators. Hunter holds a BS in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University and an MBA from Columbia University. He is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Organizational Psychology at JFK University. Hunter has over 22 years of experience facilitating teams at companies and governments. He has over 16 years of experience training and coaching financial professionals, having worked at JP Morgan, Chemical Bank and Rabobank International. Hunter grew up on a dairy farm in upstate New York and has built upon his life-long interest in the farm environment to create an ideal venue for experiential learning. He utilizes the wonderful natural setting of Deer Hill Ranch and his training experience to deliver unique and impactful experiential learning programs.

Anne Holding, facilitates our programs with youth, families and other non-profit and corporate groups. Anne holds a BA in French from Trinity College in Connecticut and has done MBA graduate course work. Anne is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Psychology. She especially enjoys studying the effects which carefully structured animal interaction programs can have on people who have executive functioning disorders or who have suffered trauma (PTSD). Although she worked in the corporate world in NYC, her true passion is working with children and youth — including those with severe emotional disorders and autism as well as children and adolescents who are differently-abled. In developing the scholarship fund for DHR, she also hopes to be able to bring increasing numbers of children here from inner cities. She has done so for over 30 years in NYC, San Francisco and the East Bay. Anne began teaching experiential learning programs in 1994 and started the animal-centered programs at the ranch in 1996. She is a dynamic and engaging teacher who transforms the learning process into a fun and interactive journey. Anne is a Therapeutic Behavior Specialist (TBS) and is a member of NARHA, and the Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) Association.

Theresa Hurley graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a BA in Sociology. Soon after graduation she moved to New Zealand where she spent some time working for the New Zealand government, then switched gears and coordinated a battered women's shelter, empowering women to make positive changes in their lives. When she moved back to the US she worked as a personal organizer helping people bring order to their homes and offices. She has coordinated events and programs for various non-profits as well as facilitated a child safety program through the Family Stress Center where she taught children ways to keep themselves safe and learn to trust their instincts. In addition she is actively involved in her children’s schools and Girl Scouts. Prior to becoming Program Administrator, Theresa worked as a Farm Interpretation Program Leader and Summer Camp Counselor at Deer Hill Ranch. She loves hiking, camping, being in the outdoors, running, swimming, and especially spending time with her 3 children.