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Dedicated and passionate
Our Team

Leadership

Chief Executive Officer
Erin Clemm Ochoa
(CPM, BOD ex-officio) 
Development Director
Caroline Robertson Herman
Equine Programs Director
DeEtte Hillman
Operations Director
Brittney Vallot

OPERATIONS

DeEtte Hillman
Caroline Robertson
Joseph Pin
Leigha Schrader
Holley Knat
Carrie Koehnlein Alden
Erin Clemm Ochoa
Sara Strauss
Tory Thomas
Nicky Wetzelberger
Lynn Garvin
Sarah Beyer
Sarah Thumma
Brittney Vallot
Not Pictured
Officer Barney
Vinni The Mini

Board of Directors

Board Officers

Chair
Brittany Ebbertt
(CPA)
Co-​Vice Chair
Sigrid Haines
(Esq.)
Co-​Vice Chair
Dana Scanlon
(GRI, CIPS) 
Treasurer
Christopher Schaefer
(CFP, CPA) 
Secretary
Annie Hankins

Directors

Chief Executive Officer
Erin Clemm Ochoa
(CPM, BOD ex-officio) 
Christa Cooper
(M.Ed.)
Susan Flaherty
(PhD)
Yoram Tanay
(CA)
Chris Gordon
Christina King
Mariana Acevedo
Joann Cangelosi
(CPA)
Frank Boston III
Esq. 
Laura Pennington
CFP 
Hilary Corley
Jordan VanOort
CFA, CFP, CPWA 
Jonathan Dickey
CFP, CPA 
Advisory Council Liaison
Lindsey M. Groff
(Esq.)
Sarah Cline
(Esq.)

Advisory Council Members

Lisa Grimm
(Esq.)
Chris Maynard
Bonnie Gould
Joanna Grossman
Lisa Havilland
Robin Sagoskin
Kathryn Michel
Caroline Griffin
(Esq.)
Carolyn “Nicky” Ratliff
Michael Muul
(DDS)
Richard Forfa
(DVM)
William Boldon
Wayne M. Willoughby
(Esq.)
Carolyn Nordberg
Gwen Moore Holliday

Auxiliary Members

The Auxiliary Board is for new members; currently, all of our Board members are seasoned. If you are interested in joining the Board, email us at
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