Tish Gailmard
Learning and Engagement Specialist
Team member since 2000
Tish Gailmard is currently serving as the Learning and Engagement Specialist and has been part of the Reflection Riding team since 2000. She considers herself very lucky to turn her passion for loving animals into an occupation. Working and educating with wildlife has become who she is, not just what she does. Tish’s days are spent teaching students and guests about wildlife and their importance to our ecology. She enjoys writing about nature and our environment and can be heard on the radio or seen on TV, always with one of the animal ambassadors joining her.
She is a graduate of the University of Georgia and is a Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency licensed wildlife rehabilitator for mammals and rabies vector species. Tish was named the Tennessee Wildlife Federation Environmental Educator of the Year and has also been recognized as a Girls Preparatory School notable alumnae. As a passionate advocate for wildlife, Tish is the Education Chair for the American Red Wolf SAFE program, ARW SAFE management team member, and ARW blood champion. She is also a member of the Turtle SAFE program.
When she's not working, Tish serves her community and her family. She is a wife, mother, grandmother, proud Georgia Bulldog fan, and former Signal Mountain Parks board member and staff writer for a local newspaper — she also professes to be solar-powered. She loves a day at the beach and a day in the woods. Next time you see her, ask Tish about her mob of dogs and her flock of chickens... and about how much she loves Post-It Notes.
tish@reflectionriding.org