Terra Schaad, LAC, SEP
Founder & Executive Director
Terra Schaad, is the Executive Director and founder of Hunkapi Programs, Inc. and Hunkapi Farms, in Scottsdale, Arizona where the focus is “teaching the world to fear less and love more” through equine assisted psychotherapy and somatic healing. Terra holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Pre-Veterinary Medicine from Texas A&M University, a Master of Counseling Psychology from Arizona State University and holds specialty training in Somatic Experience.
In the years 2010-2012, Terra had the extraordinary opportunity to live in Italy and work at the University of Iowa’s CIMBA, and international MBA Business program. Her time there allowed her to lead and coach international students and executives through a rigorous leadership development program while researching the effect of applying neurobiofeedback, psychological assessments, and mindfulness on emotional regulation in leadership and the workplace.
For the past 23 years, Terra has combined her love of horses and her passion to help people live optimally. Terra has been honored by the Arizona Capitol Times with the “Women Achievers of Arizona in 2019”, recognized by Governor Douglas A. Ducey when given the State of Arizona Commendation in 2020, and was featured in the Phoenix of Business Journal’s “20 Names to Know in Valley” for Nonprofits. She is a three-time Ironman Finisher and recently fulfilled a long-time goal of running the Boston Marathon. Terra combines her education, intuition, and experience to observe and interpret individual and group behavior while giving immediate, tangible feedback that will challenge you to move mindfully and live optimally.
Heather Malenshek
Board President
Heather serves as the Chief Marketing Officer, overseeing B2C and B2B branding and marketing strategy, messaging development and execution excellence and is responsible for building marketing competencies across all businesses and geographies. She also has oversight for Curious Plot, a wholly owned subsidiary of Land O’Lakes, Inc.
Prior to joining Land O’Lakes, Heather was the SVP Chief Marketing Officer for the Harley-Davidson Motor Company where she led a brand transformation that expanded the consumer base for the company, bringing in a new generation of consumers. Her career has spanned a wide range of brands and categories including airline, financial services, pharmaceuticals, automotive, food and beverage, pet care and more. She has been recognized by Forbes as one of the world’s most influential CMOs in both 2018 and 2019 in part because of her reputation for taking legacy brands and helping them find their authentic purpose while transforming their business results.
Heather is on the Dairy Management Inc. Advisory Board, and The Ad Council Board of Directors. She formerly served on the Board of Summerfest in Milwaukee.
Toby Block
Board Member
Toby graduated from Arizona State University College of Architecture. with a B.S in Urban Planning, had interests in real estate development. At the Pivotal Group- Sr. Vice President, he renovated the Red Mountain the Adventure Spa- Villas in St. George, Utah, remodel of new spa facility and condo hotel. In Phoenix, he built a master planned community known as WestWing Mountain. Pinnacle Peak Place, a high end 80 lot semi-custom residential community in Scottsdale. Lyle Anderson Company VP Development, he managed a project included 25,000 residential units and Jack Nicklaus golf courses. Block Energy Group- he has developing wind and solar projects in New Mexico and Arizona. He has served on nonprofits of all the homeowners associations associated with the real estate, Arizona Christian University and philanthropy with Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
Jennifer Hersh
Board Member
Originally from Maryland, Jennifer Graduated from Arizona State University College of Business. Jennifer has had almost 20 years of service in the Wealth Management and Financial Services Industry. She has worked for Citigroup/ Smith Barney and is currently a Vice President- Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch in North Scottsdale and works closely with multi-Generation Families, Small Businesses and Executives to deliver personalized financial guidance. She holds designations that specialize in Divorce, Retirement Planning and is a Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor. She has served on several nonprofits including Arizona Children’s Association, Women’s Leadership Council-Valley of the Sun United Way, National Charity League of Scottsdale, and Junior Achievement.
Arnold Zucker
Board Member
Originally from the Detroit metro area, Arnie graduated from Denison University in Ohio with a Bachelors in Economics and then from Duke University with an MBA from Duke's Fuqua School of Business. Arnie worked for 2 years in commercial banking for Society Bank and then 23 years in various financial leadership roles for Procter and Gamble. Arnie knows more about making toilet paper and laundry and cleaning products than he does about Equine Therapy or running a Farm but he is eager to dive in and learn! Personally, Arnie is married to Joanna and they have 3 college age children. The family moved to Scottsdale from Cincinnati Ohio in 2015. Since then, Arnie has been involved in local youth and high school sports (lacrosse, volleyball, soccer, hockey), both as a coach and a board member. Arnie also led the PTO Boards at Desert Canyon Middle School and then Desert Mountain High School from 2016 - 2023.
Heather A. Duncan, MSLA
Board Member
Heather is the Chief Operating Officer at Sacks Tierney, where she leads the firm’s operational strategy, business performance, and employee experience. With over twenty years of leadership experience in the legal, healthcare, and communications sectors, Heather brings expertise in strategic planning, organizational development, and client service excellence.
Before her work in legal administration, Heather held leadership roles at AT&T, Qwest Communications, and Kaiser Permanente, and owned a successful business focused on event planning, floral design, and photography. She holds a Master of Science in Legal Administration from the University of Denver.
Heather’s lifelong passion for horses began at age eight. She trained across multiple disciplines, coached children in horsemanship, and competed as part of a reserve champion judging team through the Colorado Arabian Horse Club. Her deep belief in the healing power of horses and commitment to community wellness strongly align with Hunkapi’s mission.
Josh Case
Board Member
Originally from California, Josh graduated from BYU with a BS in Geography and Business. He received his MBA from UOP and furthered his education with leadership courses at UCLA.
Josh has founded / co-founded several companies including Energy Capital Group, Panorama Company, Four Corners Solar Center, Panorama Holding Company, Photosol US Renewable Energy, Sundance View Holding Company Sober.Buzz, xREnergy and RWA Infra Development. He remains CEO of the Panorama companies, Sundance View, Sober.Buzz, xREnergy and RWA along with being a board member of Energy Capital Group. He is also a board member at Hunkapi a rehabilitation and recovery facility specializing in equine therapy.
ENGIE NA’s acquisition of Photosol in 2022 was considered one of the largest renewable energy deals within the previous five years. It consisted of a project pipeline totaling over 7GW of solar and 4GW storage along with the company platform. After closing, he remained with ENGIE as an Executive/Vice-President of Greenfield Development. Josh has also sited, developed and sold solar w/storage projects to EDF Renewables (2016) and D.E. Shaw aka DESRI (2022) totaling over 900MW.
Today Josh is active as a recovery advocate and social media influencer on Instagram @SoberBuzzToken. Josh is host of the Sober.Buzz “Spreading the Good BUZZ” podcast with his fiancée Heidi. He is also involved in energy development as well as crypto mining, crypto investing and real estate. He is also a minority shareholder of the Oakland Ballers Minor League Baseball Team and bitcoin mining company Infinity Hash.
Josh credits his motivation to pay it forward to his recovery from alcoholism and addiction. His journey began in rehab at Cirque Lodge in Sundance, UT and continued at Burning Tree Programs’ Renewal Lodge in Elgin, TX. As part of his new sober life he feels honored by the opportunity to serve as Board Member at Hunkapi.
Josh resides in Austin, TX with his fiancé Heidi and their yorkie-poo, Sophia Loren. In their spare time they love to travel and spend time at their home on the Florida Gulf Coast. Interesting facts about Josh include he has been to 43 states with the lifetime goal of visiting all 50 states and 10 provinces, he’s been to 14 countries including North Korea.