High Hopes Therapeutic Riding  - North  American Riding for the Handicap Association Premier Accredited Center

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

Liz Adams , Program Director

Ext. 116 ladams@highhopestr.org

Laura Brown, Special Programs Manager

Ext. 118 lbrown@highhopestr.org

Sarah Carlson, Special Programs Coordinator

Ext. 115 scarlson@highhopestr.org

Renya Craig, Receptionist/Program Assistant
Ext. 110 rcraig@highhopestr.org
Lauren Fitzgerald, Lesson Manager
Ext. 114  lfitzgerald@highhopestr.org

Megan Ellis, Volunteer Manager

Ext. 112 mellis@highhopestr.org

Courtney Bernard, Volunteer Coordinator

Ext. 121 cbernard@highhopestr.org

INSTRUCTORS & THERAPISTS
Barbara Abrams, Instructor/LPC
Carolyn Jagielski, Physical Therapist/Instructor
Donna Latella, Occupational Therapist/Instrustor
Dawn Nelligan, Instructor
Jonnie Edwards, Instructor
Holly Ridgway, Instructor
Patty Ganey, Instructor
Kathryn Vine, Instructor/Barn Assistant
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Alicia Barrows , Development Assistant

Ext. 123 abarrows@highhopestr.org

Linda Lee-Picazio, Finance Director
Ext. 111 lpicazio@highhopestr.org
Sara Slayton Qua, Development Director
Ext. 122 squa@highhopestr.org

Susan Shulman, Office Manager

Ext. 128 sshulman@highhopestr.org

Kitty Stalsburg, Executive Director
Ext. 113 kstalsburg@highhopestr.org
BARN & FACILITY STAFF
Holly Sundmacker, Equine Operations Director
Ext. 127 hsundmacker@highhopestr.org
Juanita Paris, Barn Assistant
Erin Peabody, Barn Assistant
Debbie Hansen, Caretaker
BOARD OF TRUSTEES

FOUNDER

Mary K. “Sis” Gould†

TRUSTEES

OFFICERS

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

Anthony C. Thurston, Vice Chairman

John M. Catlett, Vice Chairman for  Development
Michael Ganey, Treasurer
Elizabeth L. David, Secretary

TRUSTEES

Barbara Earle Ballard
Sarah Hill Canning

James M. Childs

Christopher M. Coyle
Jane I. Davison
Jeb Embree

Laura Giordano
Jonathan Jewett
Margaret Mummert

Penny Nelson

Dyanne Rafal

Jeffrey Ridgway
Hugh Scott

Seymour Smith

ADVISORY

TRUSTEES

 

HONORARY TRUSTEES

 

 

CHAIRMEN EMERITI

Charles C. Kingsley, Legal Advisor

David E. Walker, MD, Medical Advisor

Sally Aubrey

Lyttleton B.P. Gould, Jr.†
Frank Hamilton, Jr.
Grace Hamilton

Judith F. Lightfoot
Roger Smith

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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