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As LHBH’s co-founder, executive director and lead equine-assisted facilitator, Tammy Mockbee feels blessed to be able to combine her love of horses with her lifelong commitment to helping others. Tammy started riding when she was only four, and she’s been around horses ever since. Immediately prior to teaming up with Patty Green to form LHBH, Tammy was a riding instructor, trained horses and taught equestrian classes at the Miraval Resort and Spa near Tucson. Described by some of her friends as the female “Horse Whisperer,” Tammy has developed an extraordinary bond with her equine friends, and she’s trained LHBH’s fifteen miniature horses to be highly effective therapy animals.

Tammy’s interest in helping people with special needs goes back almost as far as her riding. As an eighth grader in Tucson, she volunteered to work with mentally and physically handicapped kids. Tammy continued her volunteering in high school, helping out at the local senior center, caring for a young boy with epilepsy and spending weekends with a physically disabled couple. In the years since then, she has assisted the Marana School District with its special-needs students and has helped provide home-care services to the elderly. Her gift of empathy now finds full expression at LHBH.

Tammy is certified by Skyhorse Equine Guided Education, the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International, and Pet Partners.

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I love getting into the middle of big ideas and helping launch them to reality. At Watermark, big ideas for delivering the highest quality care for our residents come from every direction—from staff, residents, leadership and the community and these ideas need champions who can enthusiastically lead the process for ushering them into reality. I enjoy working with diverse teams, and the success that comes from members contributing through unique lenses.

At Watermark, I’m involved in cutting-edge innovation and program development in support of Thrive Living for our residents and associates; what could be better than making a difference and having fun doing it!

My recent experience was in development for the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management. It was here that I began working with the Watermark team, helping to shape value-add projects for Masters of Business students and working with faculty to sponsor pioneering research in Integrative Leadership. My passion for health care innovation originated from working with students interested in careers in health care and the advancement opportunities that I observed at the intersection of health care and business.

I have a Master’s Degree in Business and a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from the University of Arizona. I’m a Tucson-native with two grown children and love all aspects of the spectacular desert and culture of the Southwest as well as travel to other interesting cultures across the globe.