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The nominees running for a director position on the PVDA Board of Directors
| 1 | | Kate Burgy has been a PVDA member since 1997 and a PVDA Board member since 2010. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland with a Masters in Geology and is currently working for the Maryland Geological Survey. After a several year hiatus from showing as a Jr/YR, Kate is turning her attention to moving her two Hanoverian mares up the levels as an Adult Amateur. A former “4-H”er and UMD equestrian club instructor, she also has been a working student for several area dressage trainers, breeding farms, and vets. Kate currently manages her family’s reining horse breeding program and farm. | 2,012 | | 2 | |
Camilla Keis Cornwell has been riding dressage since she was 8 years old. A PVDA member since 2002, Camilla has served on the PVDA Board for the past year. She lives with her family and horses on a small farm in Howard County, and balances her time between her family, her riding and her job as an environmental scientist. Camilla has served on several BOD committees, but have particularly enjoyed being involved in the organizing the PVDA volunteers for the schooling and recognized shows. | 2,012 | | 3 | |
David Geyer is presently the chair of the PVDA Finance Committee and has been involved with PVDA activities including organizing and volunteering at various schooling, recognized shows and the annual Ride for Life show. With his wife Janet, David owns Celebration Farm, a licensed stable in Frederick County. David and Janet have bred and raised award-winning Trakehners and Hanoverians and enjoy working with the Mountain Harmony chapter. David also is CEO of Pedestal Events, a company that produces corporate events. As a PVDA board member, David plans to guide the association through budget development so that members can fully benefit from the funds available. Most of all he wishes to continue on the board to bring his organizational skills and outspoken attitude to ensure that the membership is represented by the board decisions. | 2,012 | | 8 | | Hilary Moore balances her dressage training business and farm in Germantown with a job as the Senior Editor at Dressage Today. She has served the PVDA as a Board member (since 2010), chaperoning the USDF Region 1 Youth Team Championships, volunteering extensively for the Ride for Life and judging the JR/YR show as an "L" graduate. She is also a USDF Associate Instructor and FEI competitor, and volunteers for The Dressage Foundation. | 2,012 | | 9 | | Ninja Nissen is currently a PVDA board member. She lives with her family in Ellicott City. Originally from Denmark, she started riding as a kid and from around the age of 12 became devoted to dressage. That devotion to dressage continued even during a long break during her university years. Ninja has a Masters degree in the Danish language and Film and Media science, - and has three kids! After moving to Maryland in 2008 she started riding again and with the help of some local dressage friends, she bought a nice warmblood in 2010. | 2,012 | | 10 | | Shari Packard has been a PVDA member for over 25 years. She is currently a Board member, previously chairing the Membership Committee (6) years, the USDF award winning Website (4) year, and Board Secretary for 3 years. She also assists with various PVDA shows and educational projects as well as being a delegate at the USDF Convention in 2007. She was first introduced to dressage during her short tenure in Pony club, from which she graduated as a “B”. Since then, she has been a devoted dressage fan and is currently working towards her USDF Bronze medal. | 2,012 | | 11 | | Jocelyn Pearson has been a member of PVDA since 1973. She attended the Horsemasters course that year and learned about PVDA at the Potomac Horse Center. During her time on the PVDA Board she has been the Volunteer Coordinator, on the Education committee and is currently the News Editor for The PVDA Newsletter. She enjoys riding, training her five horses at her farm in Leesburg, attending educational events and helping people new to dressage and riding. Jocelyn is retired from the U.S. Secret Service, where she was an award-winning K-9 dog handler trained in explosive detection and attack work. Jocelyn is a USDF “L” Graduate with an active schooling show schedule. | 2,012 | | 13 | | Jaclyn Sicoli is a Maryland based dressage trainer, USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist, and "L" graduate. She spent many years as an active member of the dressage community in New Jersey before relocating to Maryland in November of 2009. As a PVDA board member, Jaclyn has contributed training articles and photos to the newsletter and website on a regular basis, as well as organized educational events. As a trainer, Jaclyn has a diverse portfolio and business. Each day includes training young prospects and upper level horses as well teaching students at many levels. Jaclyn's background includes a lifetime of horse experience, seven years as an apprentice trainer, and a BS in Biochemistry. Her family has always included animals of many kinds. Jaclyn currently shares her life with two horses and one dog. | 2,012 | | 14 | | Linda Speer has been an active PVDA member since 1980, currently serving her 23nd term on the PVDA Board chairing the Junior/Young Rider committee. She has organized many activities including the very successful USDF Region I Junior/Young Rider Team Championships as well as numerous clinics. Linda also has managed several licensed competitions, the PVDA Chapter Challenge Competition and organizes the PVDA booth at the annual Horse Expo at the Timonium Fairgrounds every January. | 2,012 | | 15 | | Kathryn Tedford has been on the board since 2011. She recently returned to Southern Maryland after three years in Ventura County. During this time, Kathryn was an active member of the California Dressage Society and Dressage Association of Southern California. She is currently an active member of both the St. Mary’s and Charles County chapters of PVDA and recently joined De La Brooke Foxhounds W Hunt Club. During the last year on the board, Kathryn acted as the In-House Volunteer Coordinator for the 2011 PVDA Ride for Life, as well as organized and chaired the event’s inaugural children’s activities project. Having two young daughters who share their mother’s love of dressage, the promotion of opportunities for children in dressage is extremely important to her. Kathryn lives with her wonderful husband and her very precocious daughters on their farm in Leonardtown, Maryland. | 2,012 | | 16 | | Betty Thorpe served on the PVDA board from 1994 to 1996 as the Volunteer Coordinator, and from 2002 to 2005 as Editor of the PVDA newsletter. She continues to contribute articles to the newsletter. She was a delegate to the USDF annual meeting in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, and 2011 and serves on the Licensed Show committee. She was Vice President in 2008 and 2009, but the biggest challenge of all was serving as PVDA president in 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2011. | 2,012 | | 17 | | Michele Wellman has been a PVDA board member for 2 years, serving as Chairperson in 2011. Michele has also volunteered at numerous dressage shows and horse trials over the years and has managed PVDA schooling and licensed shows. In 2010, she volunteered to manage and coordinate the Ride for Life Committee leading up to the 2011 Ride for Life licensed show while also chairing the 2011 Dancing Horse Challenge evening performance. She hosts 2 PVDA schooling shows per year at her family farm, By Chance. Michele and her mom have owned and operated By Chance Farm in Union Bridge since 2002. Like many PVDA members, Michele holds a full time job that facilitates her horse habit and "on the side" she helps run the business.
| 2,012 | | 18 | | Carolyn Del Grosso has been a PVDA member for more than 20 years. As a Board member, she has served on the Recognized Show Advisory, Schooling Show and Chapter Committees. She has chaired the Education Committee and has also been the Secretary and Treasurer of PVDA. Carolyn, a Silver and Bronze and USDF gold medalist, has been the Co-Chair of PVDA’s Ride for Life for the several years and she looks forward to continuing her service on the Board. | 2,012 | | 19 | | Tedi Lesniewski has been an active member of PVDA for over ten years. She is very passionate about the sport of dressage and would like to take on a more proactive role in the dressage community. Tedi’s professional back ground consists of over twelve years of management in compliance and operations of both the financial and direct sales industry. Her family life is very active with a wonderful husband and three year old son who are very understanding of her commitment to dressage and who are looking forward to moving to a farm of their own in Manchester, Maryland in early October. | 2,012 | | 20 | | Rebekah Lusk is an attorney with Thienel Law Firm, LLC. Her practice focuses on business law, civil litigation, landlord/tenant law, real estate, family law, and equine and animal law. She also owns and operates a property management company and a horse boarding and training facility, Windy Oak Farm, LLC. Rebekah received her BA from the University of Chicago and her JD from The Catholic University of America. She previously worked as an organizer for local and national policy and advocacy organizations in Chicago and DC and served as an Executive Board Member, including two years as President, for a community development corporation in Prince George’s County. Rebekah grew up in Montgomery County and started riding at age 7. She has evented through Training level and started competing at First Level this year. Rebekah lives on the farm with her husband, two dogs, five cats, and the horses. | 2,012 | | 21 | | Mary Sue McCarthy is a long time member who has contributed to PVDA as Show Manager for Loch Moy, PVDA rep on the Maryland Horse Council, marketing and media relations support for Ride for Life, and show scribe, scorer, ring steward and competitor. She is a NARHA certified riding instructor with MD Therapeutic Riding, and past Board Member of the Baltimore Project to Save the Arabber Ponies. As Director of Partnerships for Baltimore Recreation and Parks she was instrumental in starting a dialogue with the City about an urban riding program. Mary Sue manages her own mediation and group facilitation business and is a Masters Degree Candidate in Counseling at McDaniel College. | 2,012 |
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