Our Leadership
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Our Staff
GallopNYC’s talented and passionate employees are motivated by the sense of purpose that comes with our mission and programs. Many of our staff first started their career at GallopNYC as a volunteer.
Administration
Alicia Kershaw
Interim Executive Director
Haidar Alrubaiee
Managing Director
Development
Phoenix Trent
Director of External Affairs
Oliwia Karczmarska
Development Writer & Researcher
Program
Bonnie Perry
Program Director
Renee Hirt
Instructor Manager, PATH Intl. Certified Instructor
Instructors
Elisheva (Eli) Horowitz
PATH Intl. Certified Instructor
Dana Fairbairn
PATH Intl. Certified Instructor
Catherine Groene
PATH Intl. Certified Instructor
Soorya Anilkumar
PATH Intl. Certified Instructor, Recreational
Cindy Krewson
PATH Intl. Certified Instructor
Ming Liu
PATH Intl. Certified Instructor
Jenna Payne
PATH Intl. Certified Instructor
Abigail Welhouse
PATH Intl. Certified Instructor, Trail Instructor
Volunteers
Allyn Young
Volunteer Manager
Marlee Miller
Volunteer Coordinator
Tanzim Akter
Civic Core
Nathalie De Leon
Civic Core
Barns
Marie Varvaro
Barn Director, PATH Intl. Certified Instructor
Soorya Anilkumar
Horse Trainer, PATH Intl. Certified Instructor, Trail Instructor
Alyse Burnside
Groom
Daniella Bartels
Lead Groom
Devika Baldeo
Site Supervisor
Emma Levine
Site Supervisor
Levi Cohen
Groom
Octavio Diaz
Groom
Bonnie Eng
Site Supervisor, HERD and Program Administrative Assistant, Groom
Bracha Friedman
Groom
Bruce Friedman
Groom
Kimberly Fritschy
Seasonal Lesson Support
Theo Fullerton
Groom
Liz Gallagher
Site Supervisor
Susan Hecker
Seasonal Lesson Support
Ella Peake
Groom
Vouli Kapeles
Groom
Patricia McLaughlin
Groom
Claudine Pierre
HERD and Program Administrative Assistant,
Vincent Ramos
Groom
Lisa Roberts
Program Administrative Assistant and Site Supervisor
Kristen Quigley
Site Supervisor, Groom
Katie Tabor
Groom
Michael Tonns
Groom
Bridge Wentworth
Site Supervisor
Sophie Wallace
Groom
Jawad Zafar
Groom
PATH Intl. Instructor-in-Training
Yvonne Allaway
Sam Blondell
Katie Carruth
Melissa Diamond
Elizabeth Gallagher
Gwen Marshall
Kristen Quigley
Elizabeth Henaff
Marti Luby
Reshma McGowan
Mentored Instructor-in-Training
Emma Levine
Oreste Schiavon
Marcos Stafne
Hannah Suh
Bridge Wentworth
Partner Therapists
Anar Aliev
Independent Physical Therapist
Deanna Fiore
Independent Physical Therapist
Victoria Fullerton
Hippotherapist
Dianne Garcia
Independent Physical Therapist
Gabby Mcrae
Independent Occupational Therapist
Jennifer Sung
Independent Physical Therapist
Avery Wittkamp
Independent Physical Therapist