Our Story at the Ranch

Learn about our mission, team, values, and the ongoing transformative work

Your Kids, Our Horses & God’s Love!

Here at the Ranch we give the best in care, programming, safety and staffing – through this, we are changing lives one rider at a time!

See for yourself the joy and growth that grows out of the wonderful combination of your kids, our horses and God’s love! We are a place where symbols of limitations transform into limitless possibilities. We are a non-profit (501)(c)(3) organization specializing in therapeutic horseback riding and offering high and low ropes facilities and outdoor adventures to the special needs and at-risk communities.

Our Vision

Enabled by God’s grace, we provide an accepting, loving and empowering environment where people can grow toward the best version of themselves.

Our Mission

Wings of Eagles Ranch is a “Center for Hope” giving families with special needs children and adults, along with our youth at risk community, the opportunity to “Soar on Wings like Eagles.” We are providing meaningful activities for participants to gain strength, balance and most importantly self esteem and self confidence while adapting those activities that lead to success for every participant.

Our Core Values

Safe Place

We are a place where physical, mental, and emotional well being is of the highest priority.

All Inclusive

Everyone is accepted as a child of God who has strengths to build upon and experiences to honor.

Faithful

We have been here and will continue to be here...
Two decades and counting

Excellence

We give the best in care, programming, safety, and staffing. Through this we do the impossible.

Prayer

We rely on the help of the Holy Spirit to guide, strengthen, and transform the lives we are apart of.

Loving

We encourage an atmosphere of care, compassion, and empathy that causes one to feel they belong.

Community

We are a center for hope, where people's lives and stories collide and hearts bond.

but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
-Isaiah 40:31

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Meet the Staff

christine cronin

Founder & Executive Director
PATH, Int’l. Certified Riding
Instructor
CHA Level 2 Instructor
ACCT High Ropes Facilitator

Brendan cronin

Director of Grounds & Maintenance

Amy fadden

Barn Manager & Instructor
Equine Support Staff
CHA Level 1 Instructor

Allie Letto

Marketing & Social Media Director
High Ropes Director
ACCT Facilitator

Avery martin

Instructor
CHA Level 2
English/Western Instructor

anna starnes

Administrate Assistant & Equine Support Staff
New Volunteers Coordinator

Julie Seidenspinner

Development Director

Our Board Members

Susan McKee

Senior Director HR/IT and Risk Management, Charlotte Motor Speedway

Terri Presutti

Licensed Mortgage Professional, Homeowners Financial Group

Lewis Whittington

Pastor, Miami Baptist Church

Richard Bovard

Financial Auditor

Jennie Hale

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Technology

Cindy Spickard

Teacher, Branch Academy

Garret Cronin

Director of Commercial Real Estate & Development
Corporate Center Property & Commercial Building Alliance

Margaret Almond

Fly The Coop, LLC, Construction Manager

Lauren Whitley

Teacher of Exceptional Children, Winecoff Elementary School

Richard Worrell

Northwestern Mutual

Barbara Jackson

Retired Nurse

Chris Rion

Retired Service Supervisor, Cummins Sales and Service