Kitchen and Dining Room

Cholly McGlynn

Food and Beverage Director
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
School: CU Boulder

Cholly started of as a Sous Chef at Vista Verde in the winter of 1998. He proceeded to stay on the ranch for approximately nine years before leaving to pursue Artisan bread baking skills. It didn’t take long for Cholly to realize that Vista Verde was his true home, and he returned as Executive Chef in 2012 with his wife, Alaya, whom he met at VVR. They have a little boy named Eamon and love spending time with him along with their little girl, Saoirse! Some of Chef Cholly’s interests include: hiking, fly fishing, camping, bow hunting and bread baking. Cholly is also a lifetime member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and a member of The Bread Baker’s Guild of America since 2004.

Tanner Price

Chef De Cuisine
CPR/First Aid, Basic Fire Fighter, Personal Survival, STCW
Hometown: Denver, CO
School: CU Denver
Previous Position: Head Chef at The Griffin Tavern

Tanner is a Coloradoan, born and bred. He says, “If I were a recipe I would consists of three main ingredients. 1= Camp; I have been a part of a non-profit that reunites brothers and sisters separated in foster care since 1995 called Camp To Belong (my mother is the founder). 2=Chef; I have over 14 years of experience in the professional kitchens of various concepts. Most recently as a chef, I was the opening chef of a tavern in the Denver Tech Center, spent 3 months traveling abroad in Spain as a hostel cook and tour guide, and worked for a river cruise line on the east coast and in the Sea of Cortez. 3=Skate/Snowboard; I have been riding since I could walk and attribute many of my defining characteristics to the lessons I have learned from falling hard and progressing in sports that have no limit. If it has to do with giving I am in, and if it has to do with an outdoor adrenaline filled adventure, I’ll meet you there!” He is excited to become a part of the VVR team and looking forward to creating one master piece of a dish after another.

David M. Lossing

Chef De Cuisine
ServSafe Manager Certified, ServSafe Proctor
Hometown: Marine on the Saint Croix

David has been all over the west coast working seasonally in various national parks as well as doing private chef work. Some of the destinations David has worked include Glacier Bay Lodge and Tours in Alaska, Beach Chalet Brewery in San Francisco, Wuksachi Lodge in Sequoia National Park, and National Half Dome Lodge in Yosemite. While he isn’t working, you might find David fishing, hiking, camping, and of course, cooking!

Melissa Margason

Pastry Chef and Sous Chef
Hometown: Front Royal, VA
Previous Job: Bitterroot Ranch

A life-long love of food and family led Melissa to a career in pastry arts, with a love of horses not too far behind. She attended the New England Culinary in Vermont and after graduation worked in both catering and fine dining. After nearly 8 years working in the hectic Washington D.C. metro, she decided to take off for some adventures in the west. After one season in Wyoming, she found her tribe here at VVR. When not in the kitchen, she loves to hike, go out on the all-day rides and ski. Nathan and Melissa were married in October 2016, a ranch wedding and a perfect match.

Jake Sanders

Line Cook
CPR, AED
Hometown: Bloomington, IN

Jake has always loved nature and the great outdoors. Camping and hiking are his idea of a fun weekend; he learned it all from being a Boy Scout and achieving eagle rank. Jake is a geek of the highest caliber. Anything from Dungeons and Dragons to anime; if it’s nerdy Jake has probably done it. However, just because he is a nerd doesn’t mean he doesn’t like sports. Jake loves skydiving and archery. Jake is excited to be working at VVR again!

Max Stasio

Sanitation Specialist
Hometown: Davie, FL
School: Southern Methodist University

Max has been coming to the ranch for the past 9 years, and now, he’ll get to see the other side of things as a staff member! He currently studies mechanical engineering at SMU. Max is an avid baseball fan and player, and plays on his school’s club team. He also enjoys photography and cooking, and is a huge movie and military buff. Max is the head of fabrication and welding at his school’s formula one racing team, Hilltop Motorsports! Fun fact: He is tied for the tallest kid at SMU at 6’10!

Alex Dallas

Sanitation Specialist
Hometown: Dayton, TX
Previous Job: Waiter at Fish Tales

Alex is joining us from the great country of Texas, and is joining VVR for his second season! He is a huge fan of fantasy fiction literature, his favorite author is J.R.R. Tolkien and has read the “Lord of the Rings“ books three times. Alex is a former Cadet Gunnery Sergeant in Dayton High School MCJROTC and is a proud Eagle Scout. Alex also loves Dungeons and Dragons and Magic the Gathering. Fun fact: Alex once spent 24 hours straight binge watching “Doctor Who“.

Texas Wedding Magazine – August 2019
August 8, 2019

Kitchen and Dining Room

Cholly McGlynn

Tanner Price

David M. Lossing

Melissa Margason

Jake Sanders

Max Stasio

Alex Dallas

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