Kathleen Lockyer Guillermo Founder, Development Director and Instructor/Occupational Therapist. Kathleen is a lover of life and passionate about the Art of Mothering. Kathleen recently completed a mentorship in Sensory Processing Disorder with the SPD foundation. Kathleen has had many years of experience with kids of all ages and is a roving mentor on the various CCVC programs. She is a Kamana student, has attended the weekend residential program with Jon Young and the Institute of Nature Awareness (IONA) and Art of Mentorings. She is an herbalist student with Rosemary Gladstar. She grew up on the East Coast of the US and Canada where she loved wandering, daydreaming, and camping. Her two daughters keep her laughing.

Tyler Hartford Teen School Instructor/Nature School Mentor Tyler grew up high in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State chasing Mt. Goats in the summer and hitting the slopes all winter. He officially began his naturalist studies in 1995 with the Wilderness Awareness School. In the five years he spent with W.A.S he was an active member of the school mentoring culture, involved in several different kid programs, and taught and ran the Kamana naturalist training program. He currently runs the Full Circle Teen School.

Mac Stewart Instructor, Tracking Guild facilitator. Mac comes to us from southern Oregon. He studied natural history, awareness skills and the art of mentoring with Jon Young and the Wilderness Awareness School. In 1994 he began instructing with W.A.S. in programs such as Youth at Risk, Leadership Training, tracking and survival skills. Mac is committed to life-long learning and mentoring. Among his other loves is playing music, pottery, and he is an avid skateboarder and surfer. He currently works on Nature School, Tipi Day and can sometimes be found at the Full Circle Teen School.

Brian Engleton
Full Circle Teen School and Nature School

Brian comes to us after having spent a year in Jon Young's residential program learning Art of Mentoring and Permaculture. Brian also graduated with an Engineering degree from Cal Poly and has taught high school physcics and math.

Raym Ensing
Volunteer

Raym found his way to the CCVC through his energetic son! Raym has worked in a variety of outdoor programs and currently works as a Rolpher when not volunteering with the CCVC/Outside Now programs.

Donna Helete
Executive Director and Board Member

Donna is passionate about education and community. As Executive Director, she brings with her ten years of experience with a public non-profit charter school. For six of those years she was employed in administration, working with finances, governing board and personnel. A Central Coast resident for over 20 years, she’s enjoying getting to know her own backyard as a student of the Kamana naturalist training program. She attended Art of Mentoring with Jon Young and develops her tracking skills with the Central Coast Trackers Guild. She believes in providing educational options for families within a supportive community.

Marie Mcree
Community Outreach

Marie's experience ranges from teaching in public schools to serving on the board of Bellevue School (a small local public charter) to painting, singing and the art of Mothering. Marie is constantly tying up loose ends and facilitating more than we could list here. She is also the voice you hear when you phone the CCVC (541-9900).

Casey Pera
Safety Advisor

Casey is a paramedic firefighter in the Bay Area. He brings his awareness of hazards to the nuts and bolts of the organization from van maintenence to kid safety. He is also the parent of a Nature School kid and resident of Hawk's Perch!

Lindsay Pera - Lindsay landed herself in the countryside after a successful stint in the Bay Area corporate world. She brings clarity, organization, and magic to all that we do at the CCVC. Lindsay along with her family, parents and inlaws support the CCVC program in offering a place for the tipi on their home ranch at Hawk's Perch in Templeton.

Susan Pendergast - Susan was attracted to the natural wonders of the Central Coast upon discovering it in the late ‘70’s and has never taken the magic of the place for granted. She has a B.A. and M.A. in Special Education and brings skills as an educator, counselor, author, grant writer, gardener, and entrepreneur to the CCVC learning community. When not pursuing her love of the plant kingdom and all things herbal or the satisfaction of a good book and a well-written story, Susan can be found exploring life with her daughter, who is a Full Circle teen.