Our New Heights Team
Lisl Moyer
Executive Director
Lisl is a New Orleans native who grew up in Abita Springs and graduated from St. Scholastica Academy in Covington in 1984. She received her degree in Public Relations from the American University in Washington, DC. She has been a non-profit executive or worked with non-profits for more than 30 years. After serving in the roles of Executive Event Planner for her own company in Annapolis, MD, and Executive Director of a non-profit trade association in Houston, TX, Lisl moved back to the Northshore in 2015 and became the Director of Marketing for an established business in New Orleans that has a location in historic Covington. She competed as an equestrian in her youth and loves being around horses once again. Lisl has three children and a golden retriever named Ryder.
Vicki Eiland
Program Director
PATH Certified Instructor
Vicki joined the staff of New Heights in spring of 2016. Before joining the staff, Vicki was a volunteer at New Heights for almost 5 years. She has a Bachelor's Degree from Florida State University in Early Childhood Education and spent almost 20 years teaching elementary school. She combines these attributes here at New Heights to train, coordinate and support our volunteers who are the lifeblood of our program. Vicki is a PATH International certified instructor and is certified in CPR, first aid, and mental health first aid. Vicki is also a PATH certified mentor.
Kim Clinard
Operations Manager
Kim joined New Heights in 2009 as the Operations Manager. She spent 25 years in the auto industry in the accounting field. Kim lives in Slidell with her husband, Dean, and is the mother of four children, four dogs, three turtles and a kitten. Needless to say, Kim is an animal lover and is thrilled to work just steps away from our herd of heroes.
Marie Dyer Crockett
Marketing/Communications Manager
Marie came to New Heights in Fall 2019. Marie takes care of our social media, website, and marketing. She also coordinates our volunteers. Marie also works as the Communications Director for Calvary Pentecostal Church in Hammond. She lives in Hammond, with her husband, daughter, and their dog. Marie grew up riding horses and is so thankful for the opportunity to continue being around them every day.
Clare Hanson
PATH Certified Instructor
Clare came to the USA from England in 1992. She began volunteering at a therapeutic riding center in the Kiln, MS before becoming a Registered Therapeutic Riding Instructor in 1996 and an Advanced Therapeutic Riding Instructor in 2005. The center closed in 2015 due to lack of funding. She and her husband both volunteered with the equestrian Paralympics in Atlanta and Sydney.
Mareike Budo
PATH Certified Instructor
Equine Trainer
She is a certified PATH International therapeutic riding instructor and mentor.
A certification as Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning has inspired the need for her to grow intellectually, she currently pursues a master’s in clinical mental health care counseling and will sit for her state exam and licensure (LPC) in fall 2020. Mareike is eager to share her passion and love for equine assisted therapies and activities not only with riders & their horses, but also with the entire New Heights team. Mareike has six horses, five of which are rescues who aspire their dream job as therapeutic riding horses. She also has 3 dogs, who have all German names: Anton, Gustav & Klaus.
Jason Austin
Grounds & Facility Manager
Jason is a 19 year Army Veteran, medically retired after being critically wounded in Iraq in 2007 by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). Jason spent 900 + days in hospitals, where he underwent 4 surgeries. In 2010 Jason retired and was awarded the Purple Heart for his injuries sustained in combat. In 2014 Jason was a participant in the New Heights Veterans Program. Upon completion he returned as a volunteer. Jason joined the New Heights staff in 2016. Jason also works as an advisor for our Veterans programs. The property has never looked better.
Breanna Sandoval
Barn & Herd Manager
Breanna joined the New Heights' team in the summer of 2020. She lives in Abita Springs with her two daughters. She also has a dog (Titus), a cat (Sammie), and a horse (Wildfire). Breanna has worked with animals for over ten years. She has also worked and volunteered as a camp counselor for people of all ages. She is excited to work for an organization that combines helping people and riding horses.
Scarlett Thomas
Barn & Herd Care Assistant
Bio to come!
