Sofía Pablo-Hoshino (she/her)

Sofía Pablo-Hoshino (she/her)

Sofia grew up in San Francisco, California, on the Southeast side near McLaren Park. Sofia supports all aspects of managing Hidden Villa’s Internship program, from orienting and onboarding, to planning professional development experiences, and holding space for...
Christina Emmett (she/her)

Christina Emmett (she/her)

Christina is a Southern California native and grew up in Monterey Park, CA. Christina comes from a background in both outdoor and indoor education. She was a founding member and the Director of Science and Math at Tessellations School, and she taught science to third...
Lara Daetz (she/her)

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...
Tarah Herning (she/her)

Tarah Herning (she/her)

Tarah graduated from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. She was an Elementary School Teacher and Instructional Coach before transitioning to outdoor education. Prior to joining the team at Hidden Villa she served as the Program Manager for a local non-profit community farm....
Tana DeSandres (she/her)

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...