The Staff
Janet is the executive director of Horse and Buddy. She has been involved with therapeutic riding for over 7 years. Her background is in the corporate world, having worked for IBM for 13 years. She has an MBA from Duke and is thrilled to be using it to help run Horse and Buddy. Janet is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and is a registered NARHA instructor. She has 7 horses (5 of whom belong to the program!), 6 dogs, 2 cats, and 2 goldfish at her home in Siler City.
Holly is our Program Director. She is an Occupational Therapist and a NARHA registered instructor. Holly earned her BS in OT at Tufts University in Medford , MA. She worked for 10 years in a pediatric rehab hospitial in NJ before moving to NC in 1997. Holly has been riding since age 9. She has been with our program since 2002, first as a volunteer and now as a staff member, and currently conducts most of our evaluation rides, private lessons, and all of our hippotherapy sessions. Holly also works part time for a local pediatric therapy practice. She is married to Joe and has 3 daughters (two of whom sometimes volunteer with Horse and Buddy).
Christina has played many roles at Horse and Buddy, from volunteer coordinator to riding instructor to the right arm of Horse and Buddy. The program could not have survived without her care and support over the past 4 years. She is currently a freshman at NC State (we plan on her becoming our vet in a few more years). She is a NARHA registered instructor and teaches many of our private lessons. Christina also represents the volunteers as a board member.
Sharee lives in New Hill with her good-natured husband of 19 years and two handsome teenagers, Michael and Bill. She has worked full time for a law firm in Cary for almost 20 years. She has two cats, a border collie, a lab puppy and two horses – one of which, Tootsee, has recently joined the Horse & Buddy family. Originally from Canada, Sharee has lived in the states for over 30 years and is also a proud graduate of NC State. Sharee is a NARHA registered instructor and feels that the kids here bring joy to her heart and feels a strong passion for this program and the great people surrounding it. Sharee’s favorite things are her family, living on a farm, her horses, Scooby Doo, watching "Murder She Wrote" and pizza!
Leslie is a Physical Therapist Assistant and NARHA registered instructor. She has been involved with Horse & Buddy since Aug 2005. She is a stay-at-home mom. She is married to Andy. They have 3 children: Calvin- 7 yrs old, Blythe and Gabriel (twins)- 4 1/2 yrs old. She is also homeschooling her children. She has 3 dogs- a Lab, a German Shepherd mix, and a Boxer mix, who are really just extra kids. She really loves being a part of Horse & Buddy and adores all the kids she gets to work with.
Sue is a NARHA registered instructor and also teaches some able-bodied lessons at her own facility. She and her children have been involved with Horse & Buddy since its inception. She is married to Glynn and they have 3 beautiful daughters: Beth, Catie, and Maggie. They have too many horses, a few too many dogs, and just the right amount of cats living in their home in New Hill. Sue also keeps 4 horses at her home who are used weekly in the riding program.
Jessica is a NARHA certified instructor and volunteered at another therapeutic riding center all through college. She received her BS in Animal Science from NC State. Her day job is at the Ronald McDonald House of Durham. Jessica was riding almost before she was walking and hasn't stopped since. When she isn't working, sleeping, or eating, she spends time with her Appaloosa, Pitanio. She lives in Durham with her adorable Labrador Retriever, Honey.
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