​ABOUT OUR FOUNDER

​Paige Jenkins, MSW, Navy Veteran
Founding Director​
Paige formerly served as:

• Veteran Program Coordinator at Marin Services for Women, a residential and outpatient substance abuse and co-occuring mental health and trauma recovery treatment program. 
• Program Manager and Peer Facilitator for Veterans Healing Veterans from the Inside Out at San Quentin State Prison. 
• Intern at Swords to Plowshares in Community Organizing, Planning and Administration. 
• Co-facilitator for Veterans Path Women Veterans Retreat at Tassajara Hot Springs – San Francisco Zen Center. 
• Co-facilitator for The Journey Home a women veterans equine therapy retreat. 
• Inaugural board member of the California Women Veterans Leadership Council.

Currently she is Chair of the Military Women's Coalition. 
Paige has a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California, a BA in American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley and is a graduate of Regenerative Design Institute’s 12 month permaculture program. 
​She is a compassionate visionary, dedicated to trauma recovery and sustainable living through ancient practices and knowledge, as well as science and creative thinking. She is committed to addressing the intensifying and proliferating concerns of our generation and future generations, one woman veteran at a time. 

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Our Board Members

Carol McClelland Fields, PhD, Board Certified Coach
​Director
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Carol brings several strengths to Red Feather Ranch. She has 30 years experience supporting clients who are navigating significant transitions. Her book and model, The Seasons of Change: Using Nature's Wisdom to Grow Through Life's Inevitable Ups and Downs, bring hope, direction, and inspiration to those finding their way through dark times. 
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Her extensive work in the area of career clarity and vision development gives her a nuanced understanding of what it takes to turn an idea with potential into a flourishing venture. 

As the host of the Change Catalysts at the Growing Edge podcast, Carol tracks and highlights emerging trends as the pace, scope, intensity, and the number of changes we face grow exponentially. She supports Change Catalysts are on the front lines of our time as they help clients find meaning in the chaos and create more of what they want in their lives.   
 
Carol is also an accomplished speaker, award-winning author, and trainer.

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Our Staff

Gillian Chandler
Program Manager
Gillian previously worked for the U.S. House of Representatives and as the Programs and Services Manager at Protect Our Defenders, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending sexual violence in the U.S. military. Gillian graduated with a B.A. from The George Washington University with a major in International Affairs and a minor in Religion, and is currently working towards her Masters in Social Work.

​Gillian is a Credentialed Advocate (C.A.) through the National Organization for Victim Assistance and a Certified Assessor of the DV Danger Assessment. 

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Sam Ruelas
Chief Mousing Officer