Our Staff

Kate Marden and Max

Kate Marden is a master falconer with 14 years of experience. She is a successful business owner in Marin County specializing in animal care. Her work with birds of prey predates her years as a licensed falconer. Kate has worked in bird of prey interpretive programs at Renaissance Fairs, Historical Events, Scottish Games and schools for more than a decade. Kate and Jana have organized several California Hawking Club events.

Jana Barkley & Seabhag

Jana Barkley, a master falconer, is an experienced educator and lecturer. Her energy and enthusiasm for the sport of falconry has impressed her audiences. Jana specializes in helping the entertainment industry report accurately on falconry and birds of prey.

Jeremy Kroeger, a general falconer, started as a zookeeper, went to Moorpark College, EATM, became a falconer, while working as a vet-tech he began working bird abatement and flying exotic falcons; he makes his own equipment, hoods and traps.

Marten Benatar, Angie and Taj (Gyr x Marcropus)

Marten Benatar a master falconer has a unique connection with birds of prey. His calm demeanor and intuitiveness works magic with his raptors. He has been working side by side with Kate Marden and Jana Barkley with West Coast Falconry for 5 your years as a falconer, trainer, educator and friend. His great respect for the raptors and their prey is one topic in particular that he strives to teach
young apprentices to embrace, and understand. He specializes in teaching the science of weight management, and operant conditioning. He is the winner of the 2005 “Apprentice Of The Year Award” from the California Hawking Club for excelling in the art and sport of Falconry. Marten is no newcomer to entertainment and speaking as he has more than 25 years of music performance, and MC experience.

Vicki Scout Valentine

Vicki “Scout” Valentine, an apprentice falconer, recently retired after working for 17 years as the Education Coordinator at the Folsom Zoo Sanctuary. Specializing in native species her passion has been educating audiences from young children to adults on the natural history of birds of prey.