ABOUT MOUnTAIN TREK
We attribute our program’s success and awards to our amazing staff, who mindfully nurture and care for our guests’ every need, from first inquiry through transformative retreat and integration coaching once back home. Former park rangers lead our hikes, world-class chefs and nutritionists design and prepare delicious, nutritious meals, and kinesiologists, yoga instructors, and therapeutic massage practitioners ensure every aspect of our guests’ mind and body is well taken care of. The Mountain Trek team cares deeply about you and your health—it is our life passion.
Here are the faces you’ll see during your time at Mountain Trek — one of the most life-changing health retreats in the world:
KIRKLAND SHAVE
Program Creator & Co-Owner
Kirkland Shave embodies the essence of Mountain Trek. A certified hiking guide and a certified Life Coach, Kirk is a motivator who challenges guests to do more than they thought possible. Kirkland walks the Mountain Trek talk… sometimes barefoot.
KATYA CAMPBELL
General Manager & Fitness Director
Katya Campbell has been Mountain Trek’s yoga instructor for 20+ years, and has newly joined the team full-time as our Program Manager. Katya’s unique background, history with Mountain Trek, and unwavering interest in the success of our guests makes her the perfect person to work alongside Program Director Kirk to ensure that Mountain Trek continues its trajectory as the leading health reset program in the world.
ALEX TIMMONS
Guest Care & Co-Owner
Formerly a tech founder in San Francisco doing everything he possibly could to burn himself out, Alex woke up one day in the hospital following a lung collapse, and realized he needed to find a more sustainable path. Fortunately, that path led him to Mountain Trek.
KRISTA WILLIAMS
Guide
Krista is one of our long-time hiking guides. A Nature Woman, Lover of The Outdoors, and a Parent.
JENNIFER OGILVIE
Guest Care Manager & Massage Practitioner &
CANDI HUSHCROFT
Nutritionist & Hiking Guide
NATASHA HALL
Certified Forest Bathing Guide & Sound Healing Practitioner
SIMON BERESFORD
Breakfast Chef
ALYSSA CHATFIELD
Yoga Instructor
MICHELLE BINNIE
Counseling Therapist
ELISE ARNAUDIN
Acupuncturist
NOÉMI KISS
Yoga Instructor
SARAH FEHR
Hiking Guide & Reiki Practitioner
MICHAEL JEFFEREY
Hiking Guide
LOLA NESSLER
Evening Chef
SHELLEY SANDFORD
Massage, Yoga & Tarot
FRANCINE PETIT
Thai Massage Practitioner
ROSANNE BENKO
Housekeeping
MARCEY EMARY
Housekeeping
SARAH MURRAY
Shuttle Driver & Hiking Guide
MADELINE TRIBBLE
Housekeeping
ZUZANNA SALZ
Therapeutic Massage Practitioner
JUSTIS BURDEN
Housekeeping
MACK MURPHY
Maintenance & Grounds
STEVE BURGOYNE
Maintenance & Grounds
AL BARCLAY
Maintenance & Grounds
CARMEN DOLINSKY
Yoga Instructor & Massage Practitioner
DOUG PIERIK
Shuttle Driver
ROB VUIK
Maintenance & Shuttle
MATHIAS SPELKENS
Kinesiologist & Hiking Guide
LANA SWANSON
Hiking Guide
KRISTIE LEIGHTON
Hiking Guide & Shuttle
LEA AMARAL
Yoga & Fitness Instructor & Travel Coordinator
BROOKE WHITLEY
Esthetician & Cranio Sacral Practitioner
OSO PUNCHARD
Massage Practicioner
MIKE CHAMPAGNE
Massage Practitioner
RACHEL FOURNIER
Massage Practitioner
MICHELLE JOHNSON
Massage Practicioner
MAREIKE BUTHMANN
Massage Practitioner
JOE DESOUSA
Massage Practitioner
MARK JENNINGS BATES
Shuttle Driver
LAYLA DESOUSA
Housekeeping
ROBIN WILTSE
Housekeeping
DONNA MIDDLEMISS
Housekeeping
LAURA KORVA
Breakfast Cook
TIFFANY SOLMES
Head Chef
CHRIS GOODWIN
Evening Chef
KEVIN MILLERSHIP
Shuttle
IMOGEN TODD
Evening Chef