Geoff Hammond
President/CEO
Geoff grew up in Southern California and moved to Bozeman in 1997 to attend MSU. He graduated from MSU with B.A. in English Literature 2001. His studies and work throughout his college career and after involved working for various landscape firms in Montana, Nevada and New Mexico. He started Solstice Landscaping in 2002 with a passion to work and create landscapes in the SW Montana region. He has a combined experience of 26 years in landscape design, landscape construction, business management, and project management. Geoff enjoys fishing, the outdoors, traveling, and most of all spending time with his wife and two daughters.
Grace Desmarais Hammond
Co-owner – Finance and Administrations Manager
Grace grew up in Western Massachusetts and moved to Bozeman in 2000. She has a B.A. in English Literature and a B.S. in Wildlife Biology. Prior to being on the Solstice Team, Grace had spent much of her career working in the field of wildlife and habitat conservation in and around the West. She has been working for Solstice Landscaping since 2006 and is Solstice’s chief financial manager and administrator. Grace enjoys playing guitar and cello, gardening, traveling, spending time with her family, and hanging out with her two girls.
Errol Schumann
Operations Manager & Professional Landscape Designer, LEED AP
CMHA Certified Concrete Paver Installer
Errol has been a core leader at Solstice Landscaping since April 2014. He has been in the landscaping profession since 1996 with roles including landscape construction foreman, landscape maintenance foreman, landscape architect, and landscape designer. Errol earned a B.S. in Landscape Architecture in 2004 from Colorado State University, he’s been a professor in the Landscape Design Program at Montana State University (Go Cats!) and has designed and managed for many great Colorado and Bozeman firms! Errol is a Certified Concrete Paver Installer by the Interlocking Concrete Masonry and Hardscapes Association. Before finding his passion in design-build landscaping where he is more hands-on with owners and the built landscape, he was a landscape architect in a large Colorado design firm where he was part of teams who envisioned new community parks and open spaces, rec-centers and resort landscaping for projects throughout the nation. Errol shows thoughtfulness, professionalism, and dedication in all aspects of his many roles as a leader of the Solstice team. He has a knack for crafting visions that regularly exceed clients’ expectations by bringing various elements together to create original, beautiful, environmentally-sensitive and lasting landscape designs. If not at work you will find him playing with his family and dogs and chickens, digging or harvesting or in his gardens, tying flies, pursuing big game, playing in the powder, remodeling his home, enjoying live music, traveling, or on the water in pursuit of trout.
Kendra Hinojosa
Garden Services Manager
Kendra grew up in Southeast Idaho before transplanting to Bozeman to attend MSU. She received her BS in Horticulture and has rooted herself here in the Gallatin Valley. Kendra brings 25 years of experience in the green industry; greenhouse growing, installing and maintaining beautiful landscapes. Since bringing her joyful spirit and passion for gardening and leading to the Solstice team in 2024 as the Garden Service Manager Kendra has combined her expertise and her passion for plants while engaging with the community and leading a talented, hard-working team of fine gardeners. In her spare time, she enjoys her growing family, gardening, hiking, long motorcycle rides, and live music.
Eric Cale
Project Manager | Snow Removal Manager | Landscape Foreman
Eric Cale, a Bozeman native, has been a core leader at Solstice Landscaping since April 2019. He graduated from Colorado Christian University in 2006 with a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis on Business Management. While working and helping to better Solstice, Eric has become a proficient patio and flagstone installer. He is also a well-rounded landscape installer and project manager. Eric has worked in landscape maintenance and installation since 2007 and worked for Regis University in Denver as the Landscape Lead Worker. While there he worked to enhance the arboretum, maintained all the sports turf, and oversaw the general maintenance of all hard and softscapes campus-wide. Our team and customers love working with Eric. Eric and his wife chose to leave Denver and move back to Bozeman to enjoy a better quality of life with their daughter. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, backcountry skiing, hiking, fishing, and chasing any of the numerous big game opportunities in Montana that he can get a tag for.
Theodore DeTavernier
Shop & Fleet Manager | Irrigation & Landscape Foreman
Teddy grew up in Ashland Montana, a small eastern Montana town, then moved to Bozeman to attend school at MSU. Teddy has been a leader at Solstice Landscaping since 2015. He has almost 20 years of experience in this field consisting of landscape maintenance, irrigation design/installation/maintenance/repair, and landscape construction. He’s done an awesome job managing irrigation installations and maintenance, leading hydroseeding projects as well as maintaining our ever growing fleet and equipment. Teddy is liked and respected our team and clients for his thoughtful and genuine nature. Teddy values spending time with his family and getting outdoors in his off time.
Jesse Boone
Project Manager | Yard Manager | Landscape Foreman
Jesse grew up in the agricultural Columbia Basin of Eastern Washington. In 2020 he and his wife moved their family to Bozeman to join the team at Solstice and raise their boys in the outdoors. He has helped to grow our team and satisfy our growing client base with his positive, can-do attitude and leadership, Jesse has climbed the ranks quickly to be a key player of the Solstice team. He earned a B.S. in Business Management and brings experience in organic agriculture and composting. His passion is his family, beautiful wife, and two young boys. Outside of work, he enjoys hiking, chasing elk, and bluegrass music.
Connor Meyer
Landscape Foreman | Professional Landscape Designer
Connor is from Wisconsin and first moved to Bozeman in 2019 to pursue a degree at Montana State University. He graduated in 2024 with a B.S. in Landscape Design and Environmental Horticulture. Connor joined the Solstice Landscaping team in 2023 with 5 years’ experience installing professional athletic fields, including the Milwaukee Brewers field! His experience also includes maintaining private country clubs. He has a knack for fabrication and welding which he learned at the ripe young age of 11 years old. Connor is a kind and caring individual who enjoys hands on work and bringing client’s ideas to life. When not working Connor enjoys riding his motorcycles, snowboarding and spending time with family and friends.
Dan Gwaltney
Project Manager | Landscape and Irrigation Foreman
Dan grew up on a horse farm near Grand Junction, CO. He attended MSU from 1986-1988, where he was a member of the Men’s rodeo team and received his BS in Animal Science. After graduation, he returned to Colorado, where he learned to appreciate the desire for working outside and utilizing his talents and creativity. Dan began his career as an Irrigation Technician in 2004. He was the Facilities and Grounds Manager at a large Church and School, outside of Denver for 10 years, where he maintained a 32-acre campus. He was responsible for the upkeep of two athletic fields and a vast landscape of grass, trees and plants. Dan has regularly attended seminars and education opportunities, expanding his knowledge as a professional landscaper. Dan joined the Solstice team in May of 2025. Although having only worked here for less than a year, he has enjoyed the camaraderie of his coworkers and utilizing his abilities throughout several projects. Dan and his wife, Sandy, have made Belgrade their new home, joining two of their four children in Montana. During their free time, Dan and Sandy enjoy camping, fishing, golf and spending time with their new granddaughter. They look forward to exploring Montana in their RV and working on their new home.
