Experiential Learning with Horses
and Nature
• LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE
• TEAM PERFORMANCE
• ORGANIZATIONAL SPIRIT
• PERSONAL DISCOVERY
Our Team
Jackie Lowe-Stevenson, MSSA, LISW
Jackie Lowe Stevenson is the founder and CEO of Spirit of Leadership LLC providing coaching, training, seminars and retreat opportunites for corporations and not- for-profit organizations.
She has the ability to work as a consultant, coach, therapist and educator. She is the is past Director of the Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland and past Clinical Center Director of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland. She teaches and lectures within the U.S. and in Turkey, Israel and Mexico. She is an adjunct professor at the Mandel School of Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University and on the faculty of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland. Jackie’s professional practice includes Equine Guided Coaching and Experiential Learning and natural horsemanship methods. She is a pioneer in this work and has trained and collaborated in developing this cutting edge organizational development modality through out the United States and in Europe She works with individuals, groups and organizations. She is the founder of “Wolf Creek”; a wilderness based leadership and personal development training program for women. Over 100 women have participated in this year long training program exploring the teachings of nature and the power of personal presence and the what is possible when creating community.
Jackie is a Lake Erie College Entrepreneur in Residence and founder and director of the Lake Erie College "Experiential Learning with Horses": Developing Human Potential for Positive Change professional development certificate program. More about Jackie Stevenson...
Ken Chapin
Ken brings creativity, spark and vision along with 36 years of experience in the visual and performing arts. As a curious and divergent thinker, Ken has a remarkable ability to hold multiple perspectives, generate new ideas and design meaningful experiences. His creative work is informed by an understanding of human behavior and development drawn from personal experience, Gestalt Theory and Integral Theory.
As an entrepreneur, Ken has started service-related businesses across a wide range of industries, where he has honed his skills in leadership and project management.
Esther Gates FLMT, CYT
Esther is an accomplished sky diver, horsewoman, yoga teacher, massage practitioner, an avid mountain biker. From her 300 sky-dives Esther has become an expert at small group dynamics at terminal velocity. She is an award-winning equestrienne in dressage, cross-country and stadium jumping, and has thereby learned to empower creatures outweighing her ten to one.For the last several years Esther has been partnering with horses in support people in their leadership and human development. She particularly brings embodied awareness in her work with people and horses. Esther has been studying Yoga and Massage for over 10 years. She is a Florida Licensed Massage Therapist, 200 hour Certified Yoga Teacher and Thai Yoga Practitioner. She is currently teaching private and group yoga classes and gives Thai Yoga Bodywork sessions. In her body oriented work and in her horse work Esther is committed to a providing a supportive environment for change exploring new awareness of body and mind.
Lisa Roll Kayser, BA
Lisa Roll Kayser BA, founder and President of Butterfly Ridge Properties LLC.,has over 20 years experience in Marketing/Sales and in training business professionals for Eastman Kodak, Walgreens, and L’Oreal. She is a graduate of The Gestalt Institute Program, May 2008. She is committed to expanded methods of self and business development through hands on work with horses and nature based programs. She has a strong belief that all life experiences provide opportunity to grow and learn. Her welcoming presence and strength based approach deepens the experience and reminds us that learning can be inspiring and fun.
Herb Stevenson, MA
Herb Stevenson is President/CEO of the Cleveland Consulting Group, Inc., where he focuses on organizations that recognize that business is not a problem to be solved. He employs the use of dialogic techniques such as focused conversations, critical incidents, and public conversations to enable communications that have meaning and lead to awareness and decisions with depth and breadth. Herb has been a management consultant for over twenty years and a business executive for over 25 years. For 15 years, he was Executive Vice President with Young & Associates, Inc., Kent, Ohio, a management consulting firm employing approximately 25 professional and staff personnel. During his tenure within banking, he specialized in business start-up and rapid growth. He specializes in executive and board support through coaching or consulting, and diversity training. He supports executives and board members in strategic issues related to long term planning processes as well as in day-to-day operating procedures. Herb is the founder of the Natural Passages program that is a one year program that explores male maturity in today’s world.
Julianna Spoth, PhD
Julianna is the principle and owner of Spoth and Associates. She has 28 years of experience in consulting and coaching working with both small family business and fortune 100 companies. She teaches at CWRU. Julianna’s focus is on leadership development, work with executives and managers at risk.
Annie Mortimer
Annie is dedicated to the well being of all horses and to retired race horses in particular Re-purposes and brings out the best in races horses from the track helping them find new careers with people who can appreciate and respect their authentic and lively nature. Anne brings her spirit of adventure and athletic skills as she partners with her horses to compete in nationally recognized shows in both Dressage and Eventing. She is commitment, courageous and caring in her work on behalf of the well being of the people and horses with whom she works. Annie has completed the Masters Level Lake Erie College "Experiential Learning with Horses" Professional Practitioner Certificate: Developing Human Potential for Positive Change.