Staff & Board

Staff

Jonathan Friedlander
President, CEO & Co-Founder
jfriedlander@equicenterny.org

Stacy Brown Friedlander
Co-founder & PATH Certified Instructor
sfriedlander@equicenterny.org

Lindsay Alberts
Program Manager
PATH Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor
lalberts@equicenterny.org

Sara McLaughlin
PATH Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor & Horsemanship Coordinator
smclaughlin@equicenterny.org

Debi Houliares
Volunteer Manager
PATH Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor, Mentor and ESMHL
dhouliares@equicenterny.org

Tracy Zoellick
Director of Finance & Operations
tzoellick@equicenterny.org

Susan Taylor-Brown
Operations Consultant
staylorbrown@equicenterny.org

Chad Van Gorder
Director of Operations
Veteran Program Manager
cvangorder@equicenterny.org

Joan Maher
PATH Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor


Chloe Kay
Administrative Assistant
ckay@equicenterny.org

Caitlin Trabert
PATH Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor
ctrabert@equicenterny.org

Courtney Thompson
Barn Coordinator
PATH Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor
cthompson@equicenterny.org

Devan Blazey
Canine Program Coordinator
dblazey@equicenterny.org

Katie Nuber

Farm Programming Manager

knuber@equicenterny.org

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Tim Braley
Farm Assistant 
tbraley@equicenterny.org

Brianna Hoyt
Barn Manager
bhoyt@equicenterny.org

James Brownsword
Farm & Facilities Manager
jbrownsword@equicenterny.org

Health Advisory Board

Kate G. Ackerman, MD
Golisano Children's Hospital

Anne B. Francis, MD, FAAP
Elmwood Pediatric Group

Elmar H. Frangenberg, MD
University of Rochester Medical Center

Richard E. Kreipe, MD
Golisano Children's Hospital

John A. Love, MS PT NCS
Bright Start Pediatric Services

Elizabeth R. McArnarney, MD
Golisano Children's Hospital

Thomas McInerny, MD
Golisano Children's Hospital

Stephen B. Sulkes, MD
Golisano Children’s Hospital

Susan Taylor-Brown, PhD, MPH
Operations Consultant, EquiCenter
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics,
Golisano Children's Hospital

Board of Directors
 

Bob Dobies, Chairman

ExxonMobil Chemical Co (Retired)

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John Smith, Vice Chairman

Solü Technology Patterns

John Bartholomew, Sr.  

Bartholomew Health Care Group

Elizabeth (Tish) Ciaccio
Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women

Charlie Fox
Blackwood Management

Jonathan Friedlander  
EquiCenter Inc.

Stacy Brown Friedlander
EquiCenter Inc.

Stuart MacKenzie  
Parent Advocate

Elizabeth R. McAnarney, MD
University of Rochester Medical Center

Amiel Mokhiber, Jr.
Amiel's the Original Submarine

Mark Palvino
Meliora Enterprises

Courtney Pulire
Parent Advocate

Tyler Savage
Nixon Peabody

David Slavny
KASL Enterprises

Heidi Vahue  
Parent Advocate

Advisory Board
 

Major General John Batiste
U.S. Army (Ret.)
Buffalo Amory, LLC

Joseph Best
Therapeutic Riding Participant

Barry Brown, VMD
Founder Canfield Vet

Andrew M. Deubler
Indivumed GMBH

Ann Dwyer, DVM
Genesee Valley Equine Clinic, LLC

William Goodrich
LeChase Construction Services, LLC

Alan Illig
Harter Secrest & Emery, LLP (Ret.)

Colonel James D. McDonough, Jr.
U.S. Army (Ret.)
Institute for Veterans and Military Families,
Syracuse University

Douglas W. Phillips
University of Rochester

William B. Reynolds III
Captain, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Deloitte Consulting, LLP

Dennis M. Richardson
Hillside Family of Agencies

Joseph V. Saffire
First Niagara Financial Group

James C. Tedford
Humane Society at Lollypop Farm (Ret.)

Susan Traniello
Former Therapeutic Riding Participant
MS Society

Robert Wayland-Smith
JP Morgan Chase (Ret.)

Alexander D. Williams
UBS Private Wealth Management

General Gary S. Yaple
New York Army National Guard