Other members of the board are Zac Grauvogel, wildlife biologist; Celia Hall, a local real estate professional; Deb Vause, social worker and parent of a special needs child; Cam Swensgard, accountant and parent of a special needs child; Alicia Vernon, a member of the United States Air Force currently deployed in the Middle East; Criss Krzanowski, a dedicated STRIDE volunteer and small business manager; Rocky Latta, a professional counselor; and our most recent addition to the board, Ted Carlson, a well-known local businessman with a long history of community activism and a wealth of experience in nonprofit board development.

Together, this board is actively working to make Kathy's dream of a therapeutic riding center that operates year round and serves hundreds of disabled members of our community come to fruition.