Lara Daetz (she/her)
Lara lived in many parts of California moving in a northern direction. Prior to moving to the Bay Area she lived in a small farming community on a ranch. Lara worked in Marketing Education at Hewlett-Packard, taught in MVLA’s adult education program, and worked...
Garth Harwood (he/him)
Garth Harwood has been with the Hidden Villa Environmental Education Program since 1999, became Director in 2006. He’s worked with National Audubon Society, The University of Colorado, and teaching with several Northern California environmental education programs, notably the Pacific Environmental Education Center and Field Guides, Inc. His academic credentials include MA (Experiential Education) and MBS (Basic Science) degrees from the University of Colorado as well as a magna cum laude BA degree from Humboldt State University (Peace Studies/Human Ecology). He is a skilled birder and presently continues his nature studies as a student of animal tracking.
Tana DeSandres (she/her)
Tana grew up in a small town called Mariposa nestled in the foothills right outside of Yosemite National Park. Tana fell in love with the outdoors at a young age. Having Yosemite as her backyard inspired wonder and curiosity about the natural world and helped to...