Kirk Gadzia – HMI Certified Educator, Consultant, and Resource Management Services, LLC Founder and Owner, Author

Resource Management Services, LLC is a New Mexico-based consulting, training, and monitoring organization committed to assisting private and professional resource managers achieve sustainable results. The founder, Kirk Gadzia, is an HMI Certified Educator with over 20 years of experience teaching the concepts of Holistic Management® worldwide. Combined with his extensive international consulting work on many agricultural operations, he is uniquely qualified to help you achieve your learning objectives.

Kirk is co-author of the important National Academy of Sciences book: Rangeland Health. He holds a BS degree in Wildlife Biology and an MS degree in Range Science. Kirk works directly with producers to achieve profitability in their operations. He also provides customized training and consulting to a wide variety of conservation organizations. Years of assisting people on the land help Kirk approach the course in an interactive, hands-on style. His courses are known for a relaxed atmosphere, open dialogue, and practical real-life examples.

Wayne Knight – Holistic Management International Executive Director, HMI Certified Educator, and Rancher

With 27 years of ranching experience using Holistic Management, Wayne has had an identity crisis. When he joined the 11,000-acre family ranching business he called himself a cattle rancher. He changed to calling himself a grass farmer. Later still, he called himself a soil-microbe farmer, though he has always marketed beef. Privileged to work with his father, Tom Knight, who was an early adopter of Holistic Management under Allan Savory – Stan Parsons consulting, Wayne enthusiastically increased and intensified the practices HMI teaches. He became a Certified Educator in 2006 and was actively involved with the Southern African CE community organization, Community Dynamics. He has spoken at numerous conferences in Southern Africa, trained and mentored farmers, hosted open days on his property, and written about his positive results using Holistic Management.

Before joining the team at HMI Wayne served as a board member of the organization for 8 years. Through his enthusiasm for Holistic Management Wayne has traveled widely visiting farmers who practice high-density, long recovery grazing practices in Southern Africa, Australia, and the US. As a young graduate with a Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Natal, South Africa, he traveled across the US west working on ranches in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, California, and New Mexico. When not involved in Holistic Management you will find him fishing, birding, hiking, or exploring wild spaces and places with his family. An enthusiastic traveler, hunter, and photographer, he loves discovering new places and making new friends.

Joshua and Tara Dukart – Owners of Seek First Ranch, HMI Certified Educator (Joshua)

Joshua & Tara Dukart of western North Dakota are really good at asking questions. How good? 

Well, good enough to say it’s one of the reasons they call their triple-generation-operation SEEK FIRST RANCH, where they’re full-time raisin’ & grazin’ grassfed beef and hair sheep, direct-marketing premium meats, and homeschooling their 3 inquisitive-proficient children…right next door to Joshua’s parents.

Joshua Dukart has been a Certified Educator with Holistic Management International since 2008. Before the big move back to the ranch, Joshua was honored to work with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Burleigh County Soil Conservation District, the Menoken Farm, and the North Dakota Grazing Lands Coalition.  Tara Dukart spent the first half of her career teaching her favorite age group – middle schoolers. Tara is a Certified Whole Farm & Ranch Trainer through Holistic Management International and a Certified Speaker & Coach with Maxwell Leadership.

With a knack for turning chaos into clarity, Joshua & Tara have already helped hundreds of families and teams from around the world level-up their land, relationships, and wealth through their signature “REGENERATE” Schools & Retreats.  Plus they’re walking along-side fellow go-getters & solution-seekers in their newly offered Accountability Groups and Masterminds. 

Find out how Joshua & Tara can serve you best @ SeekFirstRanch.com