Biographies:

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Ken and Victoria Hibbits

Victoria and Ken Hibbits run and own Alpacas By The Sea in Montara, California.  They have both worked in the medical device industry for over 15 years.  Victoria is presently VP of National Accounts at Stentor, a medical imaging, IT company in Brisbane, CA, and former VP of Siemens, USA for National Accounts. She is a former Alpaca Registry Phenotypic Screener with the charter to limit importation of alpacas into North America (prior to registry closure by the AOBA membership). She has also held board of director's positions with AOBA and Calpaca. Read about Victoria's Phenotypic Screener work in South America by clicking the links below:  Alpaca Registry May 98  Alpaca Registry Spring 99

Ken, is also in the medical industry and works as an executive recruiter based in San Francisco. They have enjoyed alpacas since 1992 in the bay area. The herd size that they manage is currently around 80 alpacas.  Alpacas By the Sea is a ranch located just 25 minutes south of San Francisco. Having been to South America many times and having experienced Alpacas in they're native environment (the Alta Plano), she and Ken feel like they have found a business that is both fulfilling and financially rewarding. Victoria often makes presentations on alpaca conformation and husbandry requirements. Ken's presentations surround subject matter like Business 101, Tax Advantages and Effective Marketing. Their presentations have been given in different venues around the country from their workshops, regional and the national AOBA conference., with great reception.

Ty McConnell DVM
   
Ty is a leading authority in alpaca medicine and care. He is a graduate of UC Davis veterinary school. He has worked with llamas and alpacas for over 20 years and has published dozens of articles on all aspects of alpaca and llama medicine care. He is a former Alpaca Registry Veterinary Screener hired to limit importation into the USA and Canada. Ty serves on the Alpaca Registry Foundation that approves research grants. He is highly regarded for his accomplishments in the area of orthopedics and reproduction. He currently conducts workshops on camelids at UC Davis for new student faculty. Dr. McConnell is the primary veterinarian for Alpacas By The Sea and supports our workshops by presenting the husbandry, neonatal and conformation talks on an annual basis.

Cheryl Satterlee and Don Satterlee

Cheryl Satterlee has began working at Alpacas By The Sea for over five years now. She and her husband Don joined our ranch in 1997 and they quickly realized that this was a fun and rewarding occupation for both of them. Cheryl has also been a bookkeeper and often supports our administrative aspects of our business. Aside supporting ABS, Don is also a manager in retail and food distribution. They both look forward to visiting their alpaca friends daily. Their favorite pastime is cria season, even as busy as it is. In fact, this is the fun time of the year for all of us at ABS. And, believe it or not, they know every animal by name and possibly their parents and grandparents too. Cheryl has most recently been supporting our ranch by providing new breeders with a husbandry workshop and halter training program for their new crias. Please look for additional details on the "Our Services", then go to "Added Value Services"  Cheryl has also begun exploring the fleece aspects of the alpaca business and will be defining additional channels of distribution for Alpacas By The Sea fleece over the next year. They are one of our most valuable assets here at Alpacas By The Sea. So, if you have a question about alpacas, and we are out, please do not hesitate to contact Cheryl at (new email address) or 650-728-8041. Cheryl is a wealth of information and she and Don are part of our family.