As a wildlife ecologist, Christy’s career has focused on wildlife conservation and ecological land management, skills that she is now using to move Redwing Ranch from conventional to regenerative grazing practices. Prior to her move back to Colorado in 2022, Christy was the Deputy Director of the Santa Lucia Conservancy, in Carmel, California, where she led the wildlife research, prescribed-fire and community-fire-preparation programs. She also supervised the land management program which included the Conservancy’s novel conservation cattle grazing program that used cattle for habitat restoration. Christy received her BS in Biology from Stanford University, ‘02, chased feral pigs at Texas A&M University-Kingsville for her MS, ‘07, and delved into the molecular world of chronic wasting disease in elk at Colorado State University for her PhD, ‘13. Over her career Christy has advised and mentored over 40 students (undergraduate and graduate) advancing the careers of young conservation and land management scientists.

Fiona joined Redwing Ranch as the Ranch Manager in January of 2023. After graduating California Polytechnic State University with a BS in Agricultural Business and a minor in Sustainable Agriculture, Fiona worked on a large, commercial cow-calf operation in eastern Colorado for three years where she implemented cell grazing at a landscape scale. She is enthusiastic about decision making that is driven in profitability, animal performance, and the ranch’s ecological goals. Her ability to problem solve, growth-centered mindset and love for all things numbers and excel are assets for Redwing as the ranch prioritizes more holistic decision making. She has had a pulse on SDA calculations to reflect what we are seeing with both animal and pasture condition, which has informed appropriate pasture utilization. Because of this managed grazing, Redwing Ranch has been able to put on 2lbs/day on our summer stockers! Fiona is living on the ranch with her two pups and enjoys being horseback, making lattes, and having friends and family to visit.

Erin Sheridan is the Programs Manager at Redwing Ranch, where she leads the development of our educational programming, events, and fire and fuels management initiatives. Erin recently earned her M.S. in Land Resources and Environmental Sciences from Montana State University, where her master’s project focused on using remote sensing and GIS modeling to support practical, cost-effective strategies for invasive species control and wildfire resilience, work that has been initiated here at Redwing.

Raised in a rural mountain town, Erin has built her life around land-based work. With a B.S. in Agricultural & Environmental Plant Sciences from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, she’s worked across the West on cattle ranches, vegetable farms, and fuel reduction crews. She’s passionate about creating opportunities for others, especially women and beginning land stewards, to gain confidence, skills, and community through hands-on work on the land.

Sophia joined Redwing as the Assistant Herd Manager in February of 2026. Having spent the
past five years working on a variety of ranching outfits, from dude ranches to small-scale
straight to consumer ranches, to larger regenerative ranching groups, Sophia is excited to be joining the forward thinking community at Redwing. Sophia earned her BFA in Acting from
Webster Conservatory, and with her extensive background in performance and the arts, Sophia joins the ranching community with a unique perspective. She is deeply invested in how the story of the land unfolds day by day and season by season. She is passionate about women in leadership, regenerative land practices, and the power that small communities have to change the larger landscape. With her wide ranging interests, steady determination, and love for the
outdoors, Sophia is thrilled to be joining the passionate team at Redwing.