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
Karen Werth
Director of Operations
PATH Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor
kwerth@equicenterny.org
Veteran Program Manager
info@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
Nathan Bush
Veteran Outreach
nbush@equicenterny.org
Tim Braley
Farm Manager
tbraley@equicenterny.org
Katie Nuber
Farm Assistant and Programming
knuber@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
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
Golisano Children’s Hospital
Amiel Mokhiber, Jr.
Amiel's the Original Submarine
Mark Palvino
Meliora Enterprises
Courtney Pulire
Parent Advocate
DealerDOCX
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
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