The Purveyors of the "TRAK Magic"
Jill Prickett-Tilley
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Scott Tilley
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Jill has a Master's Degree in Special Education and Rehabilitation with an emphasis in Emotional and Behavioral Disturbances. She has taught in psychiatric facilities, residential treatment centers and in the psychoeducational field in the public school system. In her past programs she has offered the youth opportunities to volunteer in their community. Through these experiences she has found that service is a powerful way to build a person's self-esteem.
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,Scott was born and raised as a "city boy" in Scottsdale, AZ, spending his weekends fishing. At age ten, his family moved to a 20 acre ranch in New Mexico, where his closest neighbor was a race jockey and horse breeder. Scott spent every bit of his spare time with that neighbor, who became his mentor, teaching him all about horses: training, riding, breeding, farrier duties, all along with a strong work ethic. After high school, Scott worked for his father in their family tire shop and on the family cattle farm with livestock ranging from cattle to pigs, sheep and chickens. At age 30, Scott moved to Mexico and ran the Club Med horse program, while simultaneously running the Santosa Breeding Stables in Tucson. In 2007, TRAK was established.
Scott and his wife, Jill, have three daughters, ages 20, 20 and 16. Scott's hobbies are fishing and off-road racing. |
Chelsea
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Brittany
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"My passion in life is to work with animals along with our youth in order strengthen bonds, understanding, and to promote growth and togetherness. I have been riding horses and been involved in the equine community for 22 years. I have trained in different styles and disciplines of riding and have been working on ranches for most of my life. I've instructed riding lessons for adults and children for the past five years, and trained horses in many different disciplines.
I graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelors degree in Psychology. While attending college, I was a part of an internship where I gained experience and a passion for working with children who have been diagnosed with a mental or behavioral disorder. Post college, I worked for a local behavioral health agency where I gained skills and further experience from working with several different children and families. I left the agency to pursue my dreams of combining my passions of working with children and animals. My goal is to work with children of all ages, with specific needs or not, in order to grow TRAK's mission to strengthen families and community through animal interaction and engagement. I will continue to work with the TRAK team to create and expand animal assisted life skills training activities to accomplish my goals and fulfill TRAK's mission!" |
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Doris
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Megan
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ItsDoris took over as Volunteer Coordinator in 2016 and we couldn't imagine doing things without her. She runs volunteer orientations as well as our TRAK Intern Program! Her and her husband Dan are world travelers having gone everywhere from India to Peru!! They have 4 wonderful daughters; Adriana, Alyssia, Aspen, and Saige. The girls ride at TRAK and also help with summer camp!
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Megan was born and raised in Eastern Washington. She grew up doing 4-H, County Fairs, and learning to ride by going on cattle drives and riding with her mom. In 2016 she received her Bachelors of Applied Science within the College of Agriculture from Utah State University. Working here is a perfect fit for her; giving back to the community and getting to spend time with animals!
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Kelsey
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Michaela
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Bella
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Erik
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Cierra
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