Lynn Thomas
Executive Director
lt@eagala.org

     Lynn received her Master’s of Social Work degree from the University of Utah.  She has 14 years experience working with adolescents, families, individuals, and groups.  This has included work in youth corrections, wilderness programs, ranch programs, and various Mental Health agencies.  She helped develop the Aspen Ranch program, a residential boarding school for troubled adolescents, and served as Executive Director for Aspen Ranch and Aspen Achievement Academy, a wilderness therapy program.  She co-founded EAGALA in July 1999. 

Mickey DiGiacomo
Program Director
mickeyd@eagala.org

     Mickey has spent her lifetime in the equine industry from 4-H to breaking and showing horses to fifteen years spent as a jockey, riding in ten different states.  She retired from riding and moved to the racetracks of the west cost (to be warm!) for three years as an exercise rider.  She eventually left the track and created a riding program for a residential treatment facility for emotionally disturbed boys – Sierra Boys Ranch.  She also worked as a residential counselor and house director for the program.  She attended her first EAGALA Level I training in September 2000, after which she became Equine Services Director for Sierra Family Services and helped transform the equine component into a true EAGALA Model program.  Literally hundreds of hours of EAGALA sessions later, and after contracting as an EAGALA Level I trainer since 2004, Mickey now works full-time as Program Director for EAGALA.