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
Chase Kelley
Head of Food & Dining
Esther Bevel
Office Administrator
Katrina Flynn
Stay Sales & Reservations
Brandon Sickel
Ranch Apprentice
Alice Wilkinson
Leathershop Creative
Claudia Landreville
Leathershop Customer Service
Skye Challener
Zapata Ranch Programs Manager
Mike Giordano
Ranch Apprentice
Anja Stokes
Ranch Apprentice
Zara Saponja
Leathershop Artisan
Elizabeth Marks
Leathershop Logistics
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.
