PPTRC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• President – Chris Valentine
• Vice President – Dr. Scott R. Ross
• Treasurer – Brady Nachtrieb
• Secretary – Colonel Cindi Ryan
• Bob Book
• Stacy Rummel DeWalt
• Amy Jo Rodgers
• Mark Bittle
• Huy Tran
• Nikki Herman
• Tara Nolan

ADVISORY BOARD:
• Kevin Estrem
• Dominic “Dom” Cimino
• Matt Grage
• Joan Lawson
• Sandi Yukman
• Stacy Basinger
• Jodie Edmonds Blake
• Sue Cooper
• Bob Book, chair

PPTRC is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors consisting of a president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer and at-large-members. The Board’s main role is to determine the direction of the organization. While the Board is moving away from being a working board, members still help as needed with fundraising events, volunteer/donor recognition and occasional facilities maintenance. The executive director runs the day-to-day operations with the help of staff.

All of our Board of Directors contribute financially and consistently attend fundraising events.

PPTRC STAFF

Executive Director

Jody Enget

Enget@PPTRC.org

Graduating from Colorado State University in 1996 with a B.S. degree in Psychology, Jody received her PATH registered instructor status in 1997, completed a M.A. degree in Psychology from Chapman University in 2000 and received her Colorado License in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2006. Jody worked at Griffith Centers for Children, residential treatment facility for adolescent boys from 1996-2007 in the Trails To Trust Therapeutic Riding Program. As the Director of the Equine Therapy Program, Jody was charged the administrative oversight for the program in addition to providing equine therapy services to the centers youth and families. In August of 2008, Jody became the Clinical Director for Day Treatment and Group Home services at Griffith Centers for Children. Jody started at the Pikes Peak Therapeutic Riding Center in February, 2010. Currently, Jody is on PATH International Board of Trustees.

Jody’s husband, Aaron Enget, works at the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and they have four children, Preslee, Riley, Halle, and Trigve.


Program Director

Nancy Beers

Beers@PPTRC.org

Nancy joined PPTRC in 1984 as a volunteer. She experienced every role from horse leader to instructor and Program Coordinator. In 1995 Nancy received her PATH instructor certification, a competency based certification exhibiting skills in equine assisted activities with individuals with disabilities and special needs. She co-directed her own equine facilitated mental health program for nine years. She also has extensive experience working with human service agencies. Her long history with PPTRC as an instructor and as staff is a great benefit to our riders.

Nancy has one son, Sam, who lives in Colorado Springs. She shares her home in Black Forest with an assortment of four legged friends.


Equine Program Manager

Michelle Brouillette

Michelle@PPTRC.org

Michelle has worked with horses most of her life, from caring for and riding her own horses to riding and training for others. She is a Level 1 Parelli student. She began volunteering at PPTRC in Spring 2008 and became a PATH Instructor in 2010. Michelle says she really was inspired with the way families at PPTRC care for each other, as well as the spirit of volunteerism and our special horses. As a schooler and an instructor, she quickly gained the confidence of our herd, and has a real gift for understanding their needs. In her current role as Equine Program Manager, she is able to put all of her talents to good use!


Business Manager

Diane Eshelman

Eshelman@PPTRC.org

Diane came to us in 2007 as a parent and a volunteer and has experienced the amazing benefits of our program first hand. She has a degree in Business Computer Methods with Information Systems and is experienced in account receivables, online registration, and scheduling.







Volunteer Coordinator

Dayna Jenkins

jenkins@pptrc.org

Dayna Jenkins is the daughter of Delbert and Donna Jenkins of Ordway, Colorado. Along with her sister Dawn and brother Dustin, Dayna is the fifth generation cow/calf rancher on her family’s ranch. Dayna graduated in May of 2011 from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Telecommunications. Dayna also attended Northeastern Junior College where she played volleyball for two years; she was the 2006 Most Improved Player of the Year and Academic All Region for two years. Academics are important to Dayna, graduating with honors in psychology, communications, and a student on the Dean’s List at UNC. She was a committee member and team captain for UNC’s Relay for Life for 3 years. Dayna coached the Platte Valley High School girls’ junior varsity volleyball team and assisted the varsity team for the last three years. She spent the summer of 2009 as the El Paso County Fair Queen, 2010 to 2011 as the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Girl of the West. Growing up with horses all her life Dayna loves to rope on her horse Reno and help her dad work cattle on the family’s ranch. Besides competing in many projects over her nine years in 4-H, getting to attend the Pikes Peak Therapeutic Riding Center Special Rodeo the past two summers has changed the way she approaches life. She looks forward to being your volunteer coordinator.



Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning

Judi Winkel

winkel@pptrc.org

Originally from Colorado and a graduate of Colorado State University, Judi says she was born with a love for horses, and found every opportunity to ride or study horsemanship. She started her Equine Assisted Activities and Therapy work when she was a volunteer in 2007 with the J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center in San Juan Capistrano, California, learning how to work with horses as therapy for persons with physical and emotional disabilities. Shortly thereafter Judi found her passion and her heart’s desire working with people in Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy and Learning. Judi is PATH certified Instructor and Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning, and she is also certified through Equine Journeys in Equine Co-Facilitated Psychotherapy (ECP). Most recently Judi has been working as Equine Specialist in the ECP program for Bethany’s Gait of Ladera Ranch, California. In addition she co-facilitated their Horsemanship for Homeschoolers, and trained volunteers.

PPTRC INSTRUCTORS

• Nancy Beers
• Michelle Brouillette
• Lisa Cowan
• Jody Enget
• Julie Farnham
• Monica Gramling
• Susanne Hays
• Liv Perrino
• Deb Sandy
• Judi Winkel

All of our instructors are certified through Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International. One of our instructors is a “master” instructor, another is a Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist.

We asked our instructors the following 6 questions:

- When did you begin volunteering and/or teaching at PPTRC?
- What Certifications and other background do you have?
- How did you get into therapeutic riding?
- Do you specialize in any area of therapeutic riding?
- Do you have your own horses?
- What do you do when you’re not at PPTRC?

Read more about the instructors and how they answered...

PPTRC THERAPISTS

• Jennifer Cupples, MS-CCC/SLP
• Linnea Fouts, OTR
• Hilary Gainer, PT, DPT
• Kristen Kachel, PT
• Amanda Kute, OT
• Justin Lincoln, PSY
• Donna Maloney, PT, HPCS
• Mark Mayfield, MA, NCC
• Christine Pollard, PT
• Deb Sandy, PTA
• Dawn Wexler, PT

Therapists from Memorial Hospital Pediatric and Adult/Adolescent Rehabilitation, as well as private therapists, provide services five days a week at PPTRC. They are Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, as well as Physical Therapist Assistants. All are specially trained in Hippotherapy. Their patients range from children as young as two years old to adults.



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