Our Staff

Executive Director

Kathy Ryan

Certified Elementary Teacher

Certified Elementary Teacher

Serving on staff as Executive Director since 1999
Parent of Equest Rider since 1996

Client Program Coordinator

Kelly Alcock

PATH International and EAL Certified Instructor

PATH International Instructor and EAL Certified Instructor
Summer Horsemanship Day Camp Coordinator
Internship Coordinator

Serving on Equest’s Staff since 2003

Equine Program Coordinator

Marci DeVries

PATH International Instructor

PATH International Certified Instructor
Certified Secondary Teacher
Development Coordinator

Sara Mulder

Development Coordinator

Serving on Equest’s staff since 2018
Volunteer since 2017

Office Coordinator

Jackie Najdowski

Volunteer Coordinator

Charlie Spencer

PATH International Instructor-in-Training

Barn Manager

Angelica Sawyer

PATH International Certified Instructor

Nichol Handwerk

PATH International Certified Instructor

Susan Stafford

PATH International Certified Instructor

Molly Balaam

PATH International Certified Instructor

Dave Degraw

PATH International and EAL Certified Instructor

Ashton Maguire Malewitz

PATH International Certified Instructor

Samantha Alters

PATH International Instructor and Adaptive Driving Instructor In Training

Amy Williams

PATH International Certified Instructor

Karen Dempsey

PATH International Instructor In Training

Heidi Petersen

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program Coordinator

Marie DeRegnaucourt

Certified Teacher for Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Certified teacher of American Sign Language
State Certified Elementary / Secondary Teacher
Instructor

Tina Austin

PATH International Certified Instructor

Amanda MacInnes

PATH International Instructor In Training

Jessica Bloom