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 registered NARHA instructor. She has 5 horses (3 of which belong to the program!), 6 dogs, 3 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).
Sharee is our volunteer coordinator and a NARHA registered instructor. She 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!
Rosa is a NARHA registered instructor and was a volunteer before the instructor certification process. She is a Finance Office Manager and lives in Raleigh with her four-legged roommates, Bosley and Kismet. Rosa has always enjoyed working with kids and is a lifetime animal lover and feels the combination of kids and horses at Horse and Buddy is a rewarding part of her life.
Laurie is a NARHA registered instructor and lives on a farm in Apex with her husband Jim, daughter Emily, and two college kids, James and Amelia (when they come home). She and her two daughters started volunteering for Horse and Buddy a few years ago. Having ridden most all of her life and been the “horse show mom” for her daughters, Horse and Buddy was another great reason to be around kids and play with horses; her favorite past-times. Their farm has cut back to two horses and three cats. Laurie enjoys homeschooling Emily, reading, and riding her horse, Natahsha …on calm days with no wind!
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