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Staff & Board of Trustees

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As a charitable nonprofit organization, High Hopes is governed by a 21-member all-volunteer Board of Trustees, and managed by a professional staff of 27 paid employees, of whom 8 are full-time. The staff is augmented by over 500 active volunteers who further support our daily operations.
PROGRAM STAFF

Laura Brown , Special Programs Manager

Ext. 18 lbrown@highhopestr.org

Sarah Carlson, Program Assistant/Instructor

Ext. 15 scarlson@highhopestr.org

Renya Craig, Receptionist/Program Assistant
Ext. 10 rcraig@highhopestr.org
Jeanna Pellino, Program Director
Ext. 16 jpellino@highhopestr.org
Susan Robidoux, Volunteer Manager
Ext. 12 srobidoux@highhopestr.org
INSTRUCTORS & THERAPISTS
Barbara Abrams, Instructor/LPC
David Bradham, Instructor/Driving Program
Jonnie Edwards, Instructor
Michelle Hayward, Instructor
Carolyn Jagielski, Physical Therapist/Instructor
Donna Latella, Occupational Therapist/Instrustor
Dawn Nelligan, Instructor
Pattie Peoples, Instructor
Holly Ridgway, Instructor
Kathryn Vine, Instructor
Mary Washburn, Instructor/Driving Program
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Kitty Stalsburg, Executive Director
Ext. 13 kstalsburg@highhopestr.org

Susan Shulman, Office Manager

Ext. 21 sshulman@highhopestr.org

Wendy Knight, Development Assistant
Ext. 19 wknight@highhopestr.org
Linda Lee-Picazio, Finance Director
Ext. 11 lpicazio@highhopestr.org

Jennifer Piner-Wyman, Development Assistant

Ext. 23 jwyman@highhopestr.org

Sara Slayton Qua, Development Director
Ext. 22 squa@highhopestr.org
BARN & FACILITY STAFF
Mike Bianca, Farm Caretaker
Lauren Fitzgerald, Equine Program Coordinator
Ext. 20 lfitzgerald@highhopestr.org
Juanita Paris, Barn Assistant
Holly Sundmacker, Equine Operations Director
Ext. 27 hsundmacker@highhopestr.org
BOARD OF TRUSTEES

FOUNDER

Mary K. “Sis” Gould†

TRUSTEES

OFFICERS

Cheryl Kelly Heffernan, Chairman
Michael V. Ganey, Vice Chairman

John M. Catlett, Vice Chairman for  Development
Deborah A. Welles, Treasurer
Elizabeth L. David, Secretary

TRUSTEES

Barbara Earle Ballard
Sarah Hill Canning

James M. Childs

Christopher M. Coyle
Jane I. Davison
Jeb Embree

Katharine H. Gildersleeve

Laura Giordano
Jennifer Johnson
Pauline C. Knoll

Margaret Mummert

Penny Nelson

Jeffrey Ridgway
Hugh Scott

Anthony C. Thurston

Kelvin N. Tyler

ADVISORY

TRUSTEES

 

HONORARY TRUSTEES

 

CHAIRMEN EMERITI

Charles C. Kingsley, Legal Advisor

David E. Walker, MD, Medical Advisor

 

Lyttleton B.P. Gould, Jr.
Frank Hamilton, Jr.
Grace Hamilton
Wayne O. Southwick, M.D.

John C. Evans
Sherley Furgueson
Betsy Horn
Barbara Kashanski†
Judith F. Lightfoot
Pete Pierson†

A. Rives Potts
Jeffrey Ridgway*
Roger M. Smith

Anthony C. Thurston*
Kelvin N. Tyler*

Rives Potts Receiving the Sally Aubrey Award

 

†Deceased        *Currently Serving as a Trustee

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High Hopes Address: 36 Town Woods Road,Old Lyme, CT  06371
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