Herd Spirit Coaching | Nonprofit Consulting
About Me
My pronouns are she/her. I am a leadership coach, nonprofit consultant, operations junky, equestrian, people-centered manager, fundraiser, yogi, parent, partner, and equine guided educator.
I bring twenty years of experience leading teams to raise millions for humanitarian, educational, and spiritual institutions. My expertise includes major donor engagement and cultivation, capital campaign management, strategic planning, governance, and communications. I have extensive experience with Board-level engagement and spent my early career in program administration and foundation relations.
I earned a Masters in Nonprofit Administration from the University of San Francisco and a bachelors in International Studies and Political science from Pepperdine University.
Additionally, I am an EAHAE certified equine assisted educator and a licensed facilitator of the Diamond Model of Shared Leadership by TeachingHorse.
In my free time, you'll find me riding with my equine partner Chi through the hills, volunteering, adventuring with my beautiful family, driving kids to their various practices, or meditating with my spiritual community.


Ezra Marrow, Purpose Coach
Whole Being Coaching
Gita partnered with me to co-found Herd Spirit. She is an incredible partner, I couldn't have asked for a better one. Her ability to work along side the horses to help people to gain profound insights and breakthroughs is remarkable. She brings, innate wisdom, insight, experience and knowledge to help the participants achieve their goals. As a life coach, she brings her love, compassion, and dedication to all of her clients. She adept at helping guide them through big changes and towards their amazing future. You would be blessed to be served by her.

Erin Vinacco, Founder
Conscious Families
What a powerful experience! Such a gift to spend time with these amazing horses and be guided by Gita. I was really moved by the opportunity to learn to listen and be present in a new way. It was so beautiful to tune into the energy that Zip was reflecting and become more aware of my own energy in a new way as well. Horses can teach us so much! I felt deeply held, cared for and guided by both Gita and Zip and I look forward to another sessions.

Julia, Owner
Moonrise Hill Medicine
I really look forward to my sessions every week. After each day in the round pen, I feel like another layer I have built around my true self starts to shed and reveal the strength and light I have had all along.

Thank you to Gita Matlock, and all my beautiful brothers and sisters at #AnandaVillage for sharing your serene oasis with my family this weekend! Brandon and Dylan LOVED their Tai Chi instruction while Brandi and I needed the yoga! We’re fully recharged for what’s ahead this week! Wishing EVERYONE a beautiful week and sending out LOVE!
