Your Staff

At a very young age, Clinton realized that he could have an impact on others’ lives through service and being involved. He is happiest when he is making a difference in other’s lives. Clinton is married and has five children. He loves spending time with them doing just about anything. They are his life. Clinton uses the same principles that they teach at the Ranch at home with his kids. It works.Clinton started in this industry in 2000 and has worked in Wilderness, Therapeutic Boarding and Residential. Residential is where his heart is. He started out his career in admissions and helped start the ranch as the Executive Director in 2005. He loves his work and feels blessed to have found something that he loves to do and gets paid to do it. Discovery Ranch has been a passion for him in that he helps create experiences for others the way his parents did for him when he was young.

Greg McGary comes to us with years of life experience! He has worked as a field staff in multiple wilderness programs. A former business owner, Greg has traveled, working around the world. Greg is a husband and father to five children and raised them working on their farm. He loves hard work and the character it builds. He also enjoys the outdoors, and the adventures that life offers.

Carolina started working at Discovery Ranch in the summer of 2017 as a youth mentor working on the residential team. She has worked in different capacities over the years finding opportunities for growth and personal development. Working as a front line staff, supervisor, and program coordinator she has been able to work with many young men and families over the years and is excited to continue that work in admissions. She has a passion and love for helping and serving others. Growing up in Seattle helped her grow an appreciation for the outdoors. She loves adventures and visiting National Parks and some of her favorite hobbies are hiking, camping, dancing, reading and connecting with friends.

Discovery Ranch combines the two things that Matt feels passionately about – horses and working with youth. Whether he is stacking hay or riding a horse, Matt always seems to have his students with him. Having grown up on a family ranch, Matt is able to blend his therapeutic knowledge and skill with the daily tasks of ranch work in such a way that the students develop therapeutic insight without realizing it is happening. With a Masters degree in Social Work and nearly 25 years experience working with teens and their families, Matt brings a real-life perspective to some very clinically complicated family situations. The only things he enjoys more than horses and working with youth are his wife and his four wonderful children.

Cindy has played and coached basketball her whole life, which is what she anticipated always doing, yet realized that sometimes life takes you on a different path. A lot of it has to do with her family, and finding a job that was more suitable for her.  She has always been able to motivate the youth and enjoys working with them. She is known as a builder and has improved every program in her 20 year tenure. She has been a head and assistant basketball coach at the Division 1 and Junior College levels.  She has finished 5th place at the National Junior College Tournament and has been to the NCAA tournament numerous times as a coach and player. She has won region, conference and state championships.Cindy taught college courses at Idaho State University, Ricks College, Brigham Young University, and Snow College.  In addition she has spent 4 years teaching Spanish at Manti High School. She initially started teaching Spanish at Oxbow Academy for about two months and then was offered the position as our Academic Director.  Academics have always been a priority for her teams.  At Snow College her team maintained a team GPA of 3.6 and in High School her senior athletes graduated with a GPA of 3.8 or higher.  She has improved academic performance by implementing study halls for her student-athletes. In so many ways her coaching experiences mirror the skill sets necessary for this position.  As a top recruiter in athletics, she secured some of the top kids in the country.  Her student athletes went on to play in the WNBA and other Division 1 programs.  In addition to her coaching experience, she has been the marketing director for Snow College athletics and the assistant director for the first security games of Idaho.When asked about her experience working at Oxbow Academy, Cindy said, “I love being a part of an organization, Oxbow, which really is on the cutting edge of our industry and what we do. That is motivating to me. It is all about the students. Their success is our success. We have some of the best teachers that would be really hard to replace. They truly care about these boys and have bent over backwards to make sure they are on track to really progress. If we can help each boy progress, that is a championship win right there.  I have always felt like I don’t have a job, because a job to me is something you do because you have to.  I have always felt like what I do is a way of life. I do it because I love it and I enjoy it.  “It is with people that you win championships – it is not the strategy, or the curriculum, it is the people.”   We have a great administrative team that work together and actually enjoy being around each other.”When Cindy is not involved in being the Academic Director she enjoys spending time with her family, experiencing the fine arts, theatre, sports, being outdoors and reading. She of course loves learning!Education and Affiliations

• Bachelors in Exercise and Sport Science from the University of Utah.
• Currently working on her MBA at Western Governors University
• Certified Teacher K-12

Dan was raised around horses and livestock. He began training horses professionally in 1980. He and his clients have enjoyed success in the show ring, including World, and Reserve World championships, as well as numerous top-ten finishes. He has won futurities in Reining, Cutting, and Working Cow Horse competitions. He has enjoyed judging privileges for 20 plus years, with the American Quarter Horse Association, National Reining Horse Association, and the National Reined Cow Horse Association. This has given him the opportunity to judge Equine competitions in the United States, Canada, and Europe.Beginning in 2014, Dan shifted his focus to working with at-risk individuals, using the principles gained from working with horses. In cooperation with the Mental Health experts, with the horses, emphasizing positive reinforcement as a key tool to facilitate change, he has shared the progress of people working with a variety of issues in treatment. He very much appreciates the opportunity to work with the talented team at the Discovery Ranch.Dan lives with his wife of 40 years and loves spending time with their kids and grandkids.

Bre has worked in Behavioral Health for over 15 years. She has an extensive Utilization Review background working with some of the leading mental health organizations nationwide such as Newport Academy and Embark BH. Bre has served in various leadership capacities over the years and took part in building multiple short- and long-term programs as well as assisted with Joint Commission accreditations, audits, etc. She finds great joy serving others and has a growth mindset. She is passionate about advocating for insurance coverage and being a voice for clients and families alike. She is an active member in her community and enjoys volunteering with her children when able. Bre and her partner have three children and spend most of their time outdoors, hiking, fishing, off-roading and camping. Her greatest joy is when they are spending time together.