Jaclyn Christianson

Jaclyn lives in Seattle with her husband and son. She has served on the Board of Directors for Mountain River Youth Ranch since 2020 and has been involved with Mountain River since 2008.

Shane McKinnie

Shane is an attorney and a Reserve Officer for the U.S. Navy. He grew up in Snohomish County and lives in Seattle with his wife and three children. Shane has served on the Board of Directors for Mountain River Youth Ranch since 2010, and has been involved with Mountain River since 2008.

Heather Grunkemeier

Heather Grunkemeier fell in love with horses at age 10, and she’s now learning dressage and show jumping. She is on the developent team for Rover, an app that provides services for every dog and cat! She lives in Seattle after spending 2 1/2 years in Singapore. Heather loves traveling and seeing the world; her favorite country is India for its vibrancy, passion and energy. Heather is the daughter of Patti and Brian Grunkemeier (residents and small business owners in Snohomish), and sister to Stefan Grunkemeier, (Snohomish-based business owner, father of three amazing boys, and husband to Rachna Grunkemeier).

Sherrie Davis

Sherrie has loved the outdoors, kids and horses for as long as she can remember. She is a retired Physical Education Teacher, mother to four and grandma to five.

She heard and read about an Oregon woman named Kim Meeder and realized they shared a similar passion: building hope and resilience into the hearts of hurting and at-risk children using horses who themselves needed rescuing and rehabilitation

Sherrie has attended Clinics at Crystal Peaks and shares a similar heart to speak hope into the lives of kids and families.

LEARN MORE:

> About Us
> Volunteers
> Local Partners
> Meet our Horses

“We had so much fun at the ranch. Thanks for all you do!”

– A mom