Staff
Katherine Hatch
Executive Director
Ryan Elizabeth Shear
Chief Development Officer
Director of Events & Marketing
Corporate & Annual Giving Manager
PATH Advanced Therapeutic Riding Instructor
Mary Himes
Development Administrator
Lindsay Alberts
Director of Equine Operations &
PATH Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor
lalberts@equicenterny.org
Debi Houliares
Volunteer Director &
PATH Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor
dhouliares@equicenterny.org
Sara McLaughlin
Director of Equine Assisted Learning &
PATH Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor
smclaughlin@equicenterny.org
James Brownsword
Director of Facilities
Katie Nuber
Director of Therapeutic Horticulture
Kevin Stewart
Horticulture Community Outreach Administrator
Brianna Hoyt
Barn Manager
Board of Directors
Charlie Fox, Chairman
FX Net Lease Holdings, LLC
Anna Zeiler, Vice Chair
ExxonMobil Chemical Co (Retired)
Bill Cherry, Treasurer
Retired Executive in Financial Services
Stuart MacKenzie
Parent Advocate
Mary E. Maida, Ph.D.
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Barb Engenhofer
Cardenta Consulting
Alex Amorese
Commercial Real Estate Associate at CBRE
Alex Robinson
Owner of 72nd Street Consulting, LLC
Advisory Board
Howie Jacobson
Founding Board Member
Managing Partner, Red Rock 1886, LLC
Heidi Vahue
Parent Advocate
Elizabeth (Tish) Ciaccio
Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women
Erin Heintz
Senior Vice President of Legal, Wegmans
Michael Shields
Tech Exec/Entrepreneur (Retired)
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