Our People
The Ranchlands team is comprised of professionals with varied backgrounds ranging from large-scale cattle and land management, conservation, hunting, fishing and lodging to real estate investment, marketing, finance and media.
The Ranchlands Team

Duke Phillips III
Chief Executive Officer & Founder

Tess Leach
Head of Business Development

Duke Phillips IV
Chief Operating Officer

Kate Matheson
Ranch Manager, Hospitality & PR

Peter Ericson
Strategy & Special Initiatives

Delene Degroot
Office Administrator

Madi Phillips
Leathershop Manager

Jake Meldon
Ranch Manager

Madeline Jorden
Marketing Director

Samantha Bradford
Education, Conservation & Hospitality

Andrea Parrie
Leathershop Artisan

Brett Rusher
Ranch Manager & Horse Trainer

Chase Kelley
Head of Food & Dining

Amy Wright
Ranch Manager

Nick Baefsky
Ranch Manager

Brianna Finkle
Leathershop Artisan

Esther Bevel
Office Administrator

Katrina Flynn
Stay Sales & Reservations

Brandon Sickel
Ranch Apprentice

Louis Qualia
Ranch Apprentice

Brennan Cira
Photographer

Alice Wilkinson
Leathershop Creative

Claudia Landreville
Leathershop Customer Service

Frankie Zwick
Stay Sales

Anna LoPinto
Stay Sales

Our Board of Advisors
DUKE BEARDSLEY Western Artist
ALAN CARPENTER Principal, Land Stewardship Consulting
MIKE CARTER Founder & Director, Playa Lakes Joint Venture
VIC CHOATE Principal, Concho Livestock
MIKE FORSBERG Conservation Photographer
KIRK GADZIA Principal, Resource Management Services
SCOTT HIBBARD President, Hibbard Ranch Management Inc
CORB LUND Western Singer~Songwriter
BRIAN MCPEEK Former COO, The Nature Conservancy
XAVIER ROLET Former CEO, London Stock Exchange
COURTNEY WHITE Founder, Quivira Coalition
*Please note that members’ views represent the view of the individual, not necessarily any organization with which they are associated.