Officers
2017-2018
Catherine Blackmon - President
Scott McGuffin – Vice President
Kate Denton – Vice President
Stephanie Fenton-Hickey – Treasurer
Marynell Eyles, Secretary (not a Board Member)
Amy Plavin, Immediate Past President
Honorary Advisers: Winston Sheppard, D.J. Moore, Joan Ervin, Joan Webster
Board of Governors
2017 - 2018
Governors-At-Large
Catherine Blackmon (2020)
PO Box 879
Hillsborough, NC 27278
630-615-0770
Pooka7@sbcglobal.net
Kate Denton (2018)
Farkleberry Farm
61 Colonial Lake Dr.
Camden, SC 29020
803-432-9850
803-427-3472
Kdenton53@gmail.com
Fonda Eigel (2018)
1646 Cook Road
Cynthiana KY 41031
859-576-4027
Summerresort3@gmail.com
Stephanie Fenton-Hickey (2020)
518 East Mays Rd.
Stockbridge, GA 30281
770-365-0191
sfswerdloff@gmail.com
Cynthia Holbrook (2020)
1605 Hauser Road
Lewisville, NC 27023
336-926-2672
eiohimfa@triad.rr.com
Deborah Howell (2020)
Box 1081
Middleburg, VA 20118
540-454-7646
arkroyaleltld@aol.com
Susan Jellum (2019)
810 Holley Ridge Rd.
Henry, VA 24102
540-365-2499
sue_jellum@hotmail.com
Christina Keim (2019)
Cold Moon Farm
111 Strafford Road
Rochester, NH 03867
603-617-9488
christinakeimequestrian@gmail.com
Nancy Kilcrease (2019)
Elderglen Farm
P.O. Box 260
Reddick, FL 32686
(352)-572-1444
elderglenfarm@yahoo.com
Gloria LaCroix (2019)
Folklore Farm
2141 Ebert Ln.
Wentzville, MO 63385
(636) 675-0674
folklorecp@gmail.com
Susan McConnell (2018)
Oakfields
1085 Wood Lane
Charlottesville, VA 22901-5038
(434) 242-7778
susan@oakfieldsfarm.com
Scott McGuffin (2018)
Trout Ranch
149 Shaw Road
Northfield, NH 03276-4219
(603) 387-0158
scott@mcguffinlaw.com
Jill McNicol, DVM (2020)
41743 Crestview Rd.
Leetonia, OH 44431
(330) 482-1530
(330) 853-1736
csequine@aol.com
Wayne Quarles (2018)
3011 Spurr Rd.
Lexington, KY 40511
(859) 433-8458
waynequarles@aol.com
Lisa Rease (2020)
Rivendell Connemaras
1616 Dee Hicks Rd.
Altoona, AL 35952
(205) 359-0354
Mary_rease@ecboe.org
Martha Slamer (2019)
Onalark Farm
10242 Rocky Rd.
Middletown,OH 45042
937-399-8300
marthas@fairpoint.net
Sarah McRae Thrasher (2019)
1410 Goose Green Rd.
Vershire, VT 05079
802-685-2273
mcraethrasher@yahoo.com
Regional Governors
Region I (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Amy Plavin (2018)
Windy Hollow
403 Parker Hill Rd.
Rockingham, VT 05101
802-732-8033
whconnemaras@gmail.com
Region II (NJ, NY, PA)
Heather Magnan (2017)
33 Frisbee Rd.
East Meredith, NY 13757
(607) 278-5256
hmagnan@gmail.com
Region III (DC, DE, MD, NC, VA, WV)
Suzanne Phelps
2010 Miracle Lane
Falls Church, VA 22043
703-244-5731
srphelps@cox.net
Region IV (AL, FL, GA, MS, SC, TN)
Region V (IL, IN, KY, MI, OH)
Bonnie Reid
Heart and Horizon
3082 Huntertown Rd.
Versailles, KY 40383
(315) 682-7137
mixedbordersky@gmail.com
Region VI (IA, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI)
Deb Clinch (2017)
Prairie Hill Farm
12080 N 19th Ave. W
Colfax, IA 50054
(515) 674-9117
gdclinch25@gmail.com
Region VII (AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX)
Laura Balding (2018)
555 Old Wolfrum Rd.
Weldon Spring, MO 63304
314-308-2330
laurabalding@aol.com
Region VIII (CO, So. ID, MT, NM, UT, WY)
Sue McLaughlin
Duckspring Farm
64 Duck Spring Trl.
Bayfield, CO 81122
(970) 749-4332
duckspringfarm@aol.com
Region IX (AK, No. ID, OR, WA)
Tracy Garland (2017)
4759 51st Place
Seattle, WA 98116
206-261-5901
tracygarland@comcast.net
Region X (AZ, CA, HI, NV)
Kathy Lucas
Gately Farm
10501 Randall
Orange Park Acres, CA 92869
(714) 538-5656
Committee Chairs 2016-17
Registrar – Marynell Eyles lynneeyles@gmail.com, 540-886-2239
Membership Chair – Kate Denton – kdenton53@gmail.com
ICCPS – Susan McConnell – susan@oakfieldsfarm.com
ACPS Foundation – Susan McConnell – susan@oakfieldsfarm.com
Standing Committees
Arbitration
Fonda Eigel
Summerresort3@gmail.com
Awards
Marilyn Cheek
mzcheek@gmail.com
Bylaws
Scott McGuffin
scott@mcguffinlaw.com
Promotion
Melanie Trimper
mmt328@yahoo.com
Heather Magnan
hrmagnan@gmail.com
Inspection
Susan McConnell
susan@oakfieldsfarm.com
Gloria LaCroix
folklorecp@gmail.com
Sarah McRae
mcraethrasher@yahoo.com
Internet
Amy Plavin
whconnemaras@gmail.com
Webmaster
Cheryl Microutsicos
cjmicro@wowgraphicdesigns.com
Magazine
Marynell Eyles
americanconnemara@gmail.com
Finance
Cathy Blackmon
pooka7@sbcglobal.net
Youth Program
Sally Eyles-Goldfarb, Margo, Maya and Nora Goldfarb
tanyderi@bellsouth.net
Nominating Committee
Chris Knox (Chair)
chris@knoxfarm.com
Sally Oxnard(Chair)
stoxnard@gmail.com
USEF Connemara Committee
Chris Knox
chris@knoxfarm.com
Melanoma Research Committee
Maureen Loughman-Abel
mloughman@embarqmail.com
Kate Denton, Laura Balding, Vanessa Morgan,
Scott McGuffin
Gloria LaCroix
folklorecp@gmail.com
Historical Committee – Book
D.J. Moore
Pat Lightbody
Document Controller (for website)
Margaret Sanford
margaret@margaretsanford.com
Region Chairs
Region I (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Pat Shields
Dry Brook Farm
57 Lake Harwinton Rd.
Harwinton, CT 06791
860-866-7116
drybrookfarm@yahoo.com
Region II (NJ, NY, PA)
Heather Magnan
Catskill Connemaras
33 Frisbee Rd
East Meredith, NY 13757
607-278-5256
hrmagnan@gmail.com
Region III (DC, DE, MD, NC, VA, WV)
Kim Harrison
6001 Clayville Lane
Moseley, VA 23120
804-639-0881
vaharrisons@verizon.net
Region IV (AL, FL, GA, MS, SC, TN)
Kimberly Gates
Poppyfield Connemaras
2011 Sandtown Road
Washington, GA 30673
(706) 400-9981
gatesbythecreek@hotmail.com
Region V (IL, IN, KY, MI, OH)
Robyn Fillman
4897 Dublin Rd.
Columbus, OH 43221
614-270-3681
rfillman@msn.com
Region VI (IA, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI)
Kay Clements
1992 Hunter Ave.
Newton, IA 50208
(641) 417-8069
kwcorner@gmail.com
Region VII (AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX)
Annie Balotti-Paleen
165 Allen Dr.
Union, MO 63084
(314) 322-3393
annieb1032@hotmail.com
Co-Chair Reg. VII
Pattie Stalder
10360 Lazy Creek Rd.
Westmoreland, KS 66549
(785) 456-3278
backdoor@bluevalley.net
director@kansashorsecouncil.com
Region VIII (CO, So. ID, MT, NM, UT, WY)
Celeste Rosquist
13813 Rose Canyon Rd.
Herriman, UT 84096
(801) 254-7303
Cell (801) 573-7452
c.rosquist@msn.com
Region IX (AK, No. ID, OR, WA)
Bridget Barton
6490 Horton Rd.
West Linn, OR 97068
503-680-9446
cbbarton@q.com
Region X (AZ, CA, HI, NV)
