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 28 paid employees, of whom 12 are full-time. The staff is augmented by over 600 active volunteers who further support our daily operations.
PROGRAM STAFF

Liz Adams, Program Director

Ext. 116 ladams@highhopestr.org

Laura Moya, Special Programs Manager

Ext. 118 lmoya@highhopestr.org

Sarah Carlson, Special Programs Coordinator

Ext. 115 scarlson@highhopestr.org

Rachel Moser, Office Coordinator
Ext. 110 rmoser@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/Instructor
Leah Booth, Speech Language Pathologist
Jonnie Edwards, Instructor
Holly Ridgway, Instructor
Patty Ganey, Instructor
Mary Washburn, Instructor
Sierra Hulstein, Instructor
Sarah Hallwood, Instructor
Courtney Collins, Instructor
Imanol Echeverria, Instructor
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Alicia Barrows, Development Coordinator

Ext. 123 abarrows@highhopestr.org

Tracey Martineau, Finance Director

Ext. 111 tmartineau@highhopestr.org

Sara Slayton Qua, Development Director
Ext. 122 squa@highhopestr.org

Susan Shulman, Communications Coordinator

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
Liesl Grigerek, Barn Assistant
BOARD OF TRUSTEES

FOUNDER

Mary K. “Sis” Gould†

TRUSTEES

OFFICERS

Cheryl Kelly Heffernan, Chairman

Barbara Earle Ballard, Vice Chairman
Michael V. Ganey, Vice Chairman

Jamie Childs , Vice Chairman for  Development

Susan Tyler, Treasurer
Mac Mummert, Secretary

TRUSTEES

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

Roger Roche
Hugh Scott

Seymour Smith

Anthony C. Thurston

Susan Tyler

Debbie Welles

Barbara Willkens

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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