Meet our team
Caroline Tanner
Executive Director
Addi Melvin
Barn Manager
Christine Sikemma
Lead Therapist
Ellie Hayward
Office Manager
Carissa Lester
Program and Volunteer DDi
Steve Smith
Facility Manager
Meet our team
Behind every ride, session, and smile is a team of dedicated professionals and passionate individuals who make it all possible.
Behind every ride, session, and smile is a team of dedicated professionals and passionate individuals who make it all possible.
Our staff
THERAPUETIC RIDING
Instructors
Sarah Hayes
PATH Intl. Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor
Shannon Wetherington
PATH Intl. Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor
CONTRACT LICENSED
Therapists
Katy Mallon
Licensed Physical Therapist
Jessica Moreau-Boxer
Licensed Occupational Therapist
Jayne Prushing
Licensed Occupational Therapist
Sara-Ruth Riggs
Licensed Occupational Therapist
Christine Sikkema
Licensed Occupational Therapist
and PATH Intl. Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor
Board of Directors
Sandra Mixon-Rowekamp,
Co-President
Civic Leader
Amanda H. Matusak, Co-President
Chief Strategy Officer, Deskey
Sally Thomas Hayes, Past-President
Parent Resource Coordinator, Student Services, Sycamore City Schools and Parent of Former Adaptive Recreational Rider
Emily Vogele
Truepoint Wealth Council
Ambor Bends, DVM, Secretary
Parent of Adaptive Recreational Rider Veterinarian, Oakley Square Animal Hospital
Keeley Gogul, Esq.
Associate, Dinsmore & Scholl, LLP
Gerald Heare
Civic Leader
Emily Kendall
Co-Founder and President, EmpowerMe Living
Partner and President, Kendall Building Group
Amy McCarty-Lack
Controller, Olberding Brand Family
Elizabeth Roell, OT/PT
Clinical Manager, OTPT, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital