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National Youth Congress
and
Academy of Achievement
2022 Yearbook
Academy of Achievement
2022 Alumni Honorees
Sally Ike
Carol Kozlowski
Each year several USPC alumni are inducted into the
Alumni Academy of Achievement, and join the current
members during the two-day National Youth Congress.
The alumni honorees play a vital role in the Congress
because they bring the voice of experience into the
discussions. They listen, encourage, laugh, and commiserate with the young people, and share personal
stories of success and failure, helping the youth delegates to recognize that life is filled with the unexpected
and that flexibility and a sense of humor can be as important as excellent goals and plans.
Class of 1999 Class of 2004 Class of 2010 Class of 2017
Sophie H. Pirie, JD Beth Clarke, JD Conrad Adams Kathleen Carr, DVM, MS, PhD
Stirlin Harris Ben Duke Stephanie Drachkovitch Jennifer Lord, MD
Tracy Moore Jarman Dorothy Eisenberg Michael Hoffman Lisa Roskens
Pat Maykuth, PhD Dr. Anthony Patt, PhD Gina Miles Sara Williams
Paula Parker Raye Rhonda Rathgeber
Henry S. Taylor Anne Tuttle-Roller Class of 2011 Class of 2018
Nancy Todd, PhD Lola Blackwell Chambless, MD Rob Burk
Class of 2005 Janell Goode Hoffman Dorothy Crowell
Class of 2000 Nancy Ambrosiano Sondra Russman Marshall Kat Drake, PhD
Susanna Colloredo-Mansfield Gillian Clissold H. Jerry Schurink Tim Leithead
Ian M. Grant Christine Harris Melanie Smith-Taylor
Lendon Gray Donald McLean, Jr. Class of 2019
Jill Hassler-Scoop Michael B. Richardson Class of 2012 Laura Backus
Donald B. Hebb Catherine Scott, MD Loranne Ausley Jenny Mattingley
Marian Zerfoss Kessler Peter Zimmerman Laurie Chapman-Bosco Alison Wichman, M.D.
Jean Swank, PhD Parker Pearson
Class of 2006 Yvette R. Seger, PhD Class of 2020
Class of 2001 Jillian Dunham Jennifer S. Welter, DPT Katy Barglow, PhD
Sally Garner Ann Haller David Silver
Sali Gear Christine Knox Class of 2013 Erin Thompson, PhD
Tad Leithead, Jr. Mary Beth Larsen Heather Bell
Catherine Stoppani-Johnson Brian O'Connor Dr. Mary Sarah Bergh, DVM Class of 2021
John Strassburger David O'Connor Margaret "Meg" Johnson Royce L. Evans-Mason
Dr. Amy Story, PhD Emily Harvey
Class of 2002 Class of 2007 Sara Lieser
Liesl Clark Tom Eversole, DVM Class of 2014
Tremaine Cooper Susan Knox, JD Katharine Devereaux Byron,
LTC Lorelei Coplen John A. Kosanovich MFH
Laurie Penfield Fichter Linda Miller Stephanie Church
Anita Huntsman Carol Ripple, PhD David Courreges
Mary Kahan, DVM Mark Lloyd
Tom McLaughlin Class of 2008
Dorothy Smith Erika de Papp, DVM Class of 2015
Emily Wiley, PhD Russell Gilfus Jennifer Goss
Liz Halliday Heather Rosenker
Class of 2003 Kevin Price Brian Sabo
Georgia Gerber Sharon Turner, PhD Lisa Sabo
Patti Jo Hassler Carey Williams, PhD
Gary Keating
Class of 2016
Richard Lamb Class of 2009
Kelly Wycall Phillips Marc Donovan
Holiday Banta Linda Zang
LTC Stacy Yike
Jim Hamilton
Caroline McCabe
John Staples
Kate Sweeney
Alumni Biographies
Sally Ike
Sally grew up in New Jersey surrounded by Thoroughbreds. When some of these
horses were finished with their racing careers, Sally and her twin taught them to
jump and showed them throughout the area, including at the National Horse Show
in Madison Square Garden.
Sally followed her passion for horses, especially training young ones. That passion
led to Evening Mail, aka “Willy,” the horse of a lifetime. Sally developed Willy as a
hunter, and he began his eventing career when Sally was introduced to the sport.
Sally and Willy were very successful, including a 7th place finish at Burghley. They
were also named to the short list for the 1968 eventing team.
Sally took a full-time job in 1989 with United Stated Equestrian Team managing the jumping and eventing programs.
Her job was split after the 1992 Olympic Games and she chose to administer jumping because she wanted to stay
closer to eventing, her true passion. Sally participated as the jumping team leader in five Olympic Games, six World
Championships and World Cup Finals. She worked on her eventing judge and technical delegate’s licenses at the
same time and currently has her “S” license in each position.
Sally was asked to head the United States Equestrian Federation licensed officials and education department in 2013
and held that position until her retirement in 2020. She continues to serve as an independent contractor in the
compliance department.
Young people have always been important to Sally. She was late in getting involved in Pony Club, but achieved her A
certification and subsequently served as a national examiner, district commissioner, regional supervisor and for one
term, on the board of governors.
In addition to the positions noted above, Sally remains involved in many other aspects of the equestrian community,
serving as chairman of the Essex Fox Hounds Hunt committee, secretary of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame board,
and a member of United States Hunter Jumper Association’s jumper working group.
When not involved in equestrian activities, Sally runs every day, is a history buff and a collector of sporting art.
Alumni Biographies Carol Kozlowski Carol Kozlowski is a graduate A from Genesee Valley Hunt Pony Club in Western New York. Of note, Carol never owned her own mount her entire time in Pony Club, benefitting from the generosity of owners lending her quirky and green horses and ponies who taught her nearly as much as her instructors! Her competition record spans nearly 45 years, and she has ridden at every level nationally and through CCI**** successfully. Carol was long and short listed for both the Olympic team (1984) as well as two Pan American teams (1985 and 1987). In the 1990’s she was nationally ranked at the Intermediate level and was the leading Preliminary rider (1996) and invited to participate in the United States Equestrian Team Developing Rider Program. However, she is best known for her partnership with the Connemara stallion Hideaway’s Erin Go Bragh that brought her the most notoriety notably winning the Ledyard 3-Day in 1992 and the Zone 2 Advanced Championship in 1995. He became “The Little horse That Could” with the release of a Breyer model in his image in 1998. In 1995, Carol spearheaded a campaign to have the FEI rule regarding minimum weight required in 3-Day events to be changed. With tremendous support from active upper-level riders, the FEI conceded and abolished this rule in 1997. This attracted significant equine print attention and she was named co-recipient “Horseman of the year” by the Chronicle of the Horse for these efforts. Carol served as president of the United States Evening Association from 2017-2020 after six years on the executive committee as vice president of safety. She currently sits on the United States Equestrian Federation board of governors as an eventing representative. Carol is also an “r” eventing judge and is looking to upgrade to a “R” soon. Carol has been married to Randy for 33 years and they have two Jack Russell terriers and seven horses. She is currently the owner and president of Mothersfield Inc., a 20-stall boarding and training facility in Avon, NY.
The USPC National Youth Congress was established in 1998 in order to recognize outstanding older Pony
Club members that have achieved a National Certification. The National Youth Congress delegates are
selected yearly by their regions and attend from all over the country. For two days during the USPC Equine
Convention the delegates are brought together for a series of workshops and discussions intended to
expand their awareness of themselves and how thy relate to the rapidly changing world.
The Congress provides opportunities for youth delegates to bring forward regional issues and best
practices, and to share ideas and experiences with other delegates, distinguished alumni, members of the
National Youth Board, and members of the USPC Board of Governors. Many proposals put forward by the
National Youth Congress have inspired new programs and fresh perspectives on current USPC programming.
NATIONAL YOUTH CONGRESS CLASS OF 2022 DELEGATES
Kealy Alexander Magic Valley Pony Club, Intermountain Region
Annalee Atkinson The Stables Pony Club Riding Center, Northern Lakes Region
Rachel Bond Portuguese Bend Pony Club, Camino Real Region
Christine Brown Royal Riders Pony Club, Southern California Region
Lydia Eilinger Milton Pony Club, South Region
Amanda Fisher Greenville Foothills Pony Club, Carolina Region
Jessica Flores Woodside Pony Club, Middle California Region
Emma Foreman Amwell Valley Hounds Pony Club, New Jersey Region
Breanna Fuchs Morning Star Equestrian Pony Club Riding Center, Midsouth Region
Josey Gudger St. Augustine Pony Club, Delmarva Region
Madeline McDougal Butte Valley Pony Club, Sierra Pacific Region
Grace Mull Wasatch Pony Club, Intermountain Region
Casey Poe Old Dominion Hounds Pony Club, Virginia Region
Melissa Salerno Rockingham Pony Club, Central New England Region
Janna Scholtz Deep Run Hunt Pony Club, Virginia Region
Austin Skeens Glenmore Hunt Pony Club, Old Dominion Region
Julia Thain Misty Morning Farm Pony Club Riding Center, Lake Shore Region
Olivia Timmerman Brackenhollow Stables Pony Club Riding Center, Northwest Region
Olivia Whitehead Panache Pony Club, Sierra Pacific Region
Samantha Wiles Annapolis Pony Club, Maryland Region
Kealy Alexander
H-B, Intermountain Region
Activities: A freshman at Gonzaga University, in Spokane, WA, where she is studying biology to
become a physicians assistant (PA). Helped organize her region’s H-B certification and prepped two
members of her club for their tests. She loves to play the piano, dance and cook
Future Plans: She envisions herself working in a hospital as a PA. Horses will always be in her life
whether she becomes a competitor, instructor, or volunteer with Pony Club.
Horse(s): Breezy (Paint pony) and Jasmin (Connemara)
Annalee “Revie” Atkinson
C+ DR, Northern Lakes Region
Activities: Currently attending the University of the South in Sewanee Tennessee, majoring in
neuroscience and minoring in history. Revie is involved in varsity equestrian, Sewanee Spectrum,
Sewanee Queer and Ally House and Sewanee Neurds. Revie competes for Sewanee’s IHSA team and
is working on earning medals in dressage.
Future Plans: To continue education through graduate school and earn PhD. Hopes to work in
research in some aspect and becoming a professor of neuroscience and will continue to foster Pony
Club as a community that positively impacts lives.
Horse(s) & Pet(s) Doah (Arab-Friesian sport horse), Skippy and Jiffy (cats), Rex and Rice (parakeets)
Rachel Bond
H-B, Camino Real Region
Activities: Attends El Camino Community College and is studying photography. Rachel enjoys
reading, writing, drawing, painting and rock climbing. She loves Tetrathlon and Eventing.
Future Plans: Looks forward to pursing a career in photojournalism or nature photography. She
envisions herself backpacking all over the world for work and continuing to compete in eventing.
Plans to remain a rider, volunteer and advocate for Pony Club for as long as possible.
Horse(s): Sailor (OTTB)
Christine Brown
H-B, Southern California Region
Activities: Attends Mount San Antonio College as a biology and pre-veterinary major. She enjoys
Show Jumping, unmounted meetings, teaching lessons and competing in rallies. She is competing in
third Level dressage and her favorite rally discipline is Quiz. Christine enjoys reading, running,
paddle boarding, hiking, biking and pretty much any outdoor activity.
Future Plans: She plans to become an equine veterinarian. She hopes to be a graduate A dressage
certification earner within Pony Club and to still be involved helping younger members achieve
their goals.
Horse(s): Gianni (Arabian)
Lydia Eilinger
H-HM, South Region
Activities: Earned her B.S. in biology in 2019 from Berry College. She is currently working at
Georgia Aquarium in nutrition services. Lydia serves as the district commissioner for her club and
is a regional youth board advisor in the South Region. She enjoys trail riding her horse.
Future Plans: Lydia wishes to see Pony Club to continue to grow and she would like to be a chief
horse management judge.
Horses & Cat(s): Mookie (Connemara/TB) & Nelly and Cloudy (Cats)
Amanda Fisher
H-B, C-3 EV, C-3 DR, Carolina Region
Activities: Attends the University of South Carolina, Aiken working on a business marketing degree.
At USCA she has been president of the Aiken eventing, dressage and polo teams.
Future Plans: She will continue to be part of Pony Club and would love to become a national
examiner.
Jessica Flores
H-B, Middle California Region
Activities: Graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX in May 2021 with
degrees in chemistry, applied physiology and health management. Now attends University of
Southern California, obtaining her Masters of Health Administration. Most recently advisor on
the NYB, after serving as Vice Chair then Chair. Involved in Tetrathlon and Showing Jumping,
certification prep and coaching. Jessica continues to shoot competitively, training in Southern
California as she continues her education and career.
Future Plans: To pursue a career in hospital administration or biotechnology/pharmaceuticals.
She hopes to continue to be involved with USPC activities and give back through strategic and
leadership efforts.
Emma Foreman
H-B, New Jersey Region
Activities: Attends the University of Pittsburgh studying chemistry and computer science. Emma
enjoys playing and listening to music, as well as being around her family and dog, Lardy. She events
and show jumps in Area II, as well as dabbling in lower-level dressage and equitation.
Future Plans: Emma plans to take on new horses to develop to eventually complete a FEI eventing
test. She also plans to earn her A certification, in Eventing and Show Jumping.
Horse(s) & Pet(s): Pocket Rocket aka “Grayson” (OTTB) & Lardy (dog)
Breanna Fuchs
C+ DR, Midsouth Region
Activities: Currently attending Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, majoring in dental hygiene and
working on a business degree. Her hobbies include writing, reading, and learning whatever she can about
horses.
Future Plans: Breanna sees herself owning a dressage facility with her A level Dressage certification, earning
all her United States Dressage Federation medals and a dressage judge license.
Horse(s): Scotch (buckskin gelding)
Josey Gudger
H-HM, H-A EV, Delmarva Region
Activities: She attends Chesapeake Community College and enjoys reading, dancing, music and
writing.
Future Plans: To continue her education at the University of Maryland into the fall of 2022. She
envisions herself becoming a family lawyer on the East Coast and has a goal to own a small farm and
continue competing in eventing. Josey plans to give back to Pony Club by holding clinics for clubs in
her area.
Horse(s) & Dog(s): Liam and Gilly & Charlie (Australian Cattle Dog rescue)
Madeline “Maddie” McDougal
H-HM, Sierra Pacific Region
Activities: A sophomore at William Jessup University, majoring in biology and minoring in chemistry,
theology and American Sign Language. A member of the student government, Maddie leads a local
youth group and works on campus. She enjoys competing in eventing and dressage, teaching at her
family’s boarding stable and being involved in Pony Club.
Future Plans: Finishing veterinary school and working in an equine sports medicine and rehabilitation
Clinic, have a family and still riding. She plans to be a graduate A, be involved in Pony Club leadership
and to become a national examiner.
Grace Mull
H-B, Intermountain Region
Activities: Sophomore at Weber State University majoring in zoology. Competes in three-day
eventing and enjoys skiing, skijoring, camping, hiking and all things outdoors.
Future Plans: Plans to complete her “B” level Eventing certification and continue involvement in
Pony Club by teaching and mentoring younger members. Continuing her education to become an
occupational therapist or physician assistant with special interest in pediatrics and equine assisted
therapy.
Horse(s): Bernard (Connemara cross)
Casey Poe
H-B, C-3 EV, Virginia Region
Activities: Attends Bridgewater College and enjoys working for 5* eventer Ryan Wood and
foxhunting. Casey is currently competing at the Preliminary Level of eventing.
Future Plans: Casey can envision herself working as a trauma surgeon, while also competing at the
highest level of competition and being at the top of eventing.
Melissa Salerno
H-B, Central New England Region
Activities: Currently working as an assistant barn manager at Strongwater Therapeutic Farm.
Outside of horses, Melissa spends her time with friends, family and her cat Daisy.
Future Plans: Plans to have earned the triple A certification and competing through upper level
eventing. She hopes to be actively involved in giving back to Pony Club by becoming a horse
management judge and a national examiner, as well as volunteering in her club.
Horse(s): Disco (OTTB)
Janna Scholtz
C+ EV, Virginia Region
Activities: Senior at James River High School in Midlothian, VA and participates in the school’s quiz
bowl team, speech and debate team, as well as student council. She enjoys eventing her horse at the
Novice Level.
Horse(s): Liam
Austin Skeens
H-HM, H-A EV, Old Dominion Region
Activities: Attends Randolph-Macon College and is a 2* event rider. In addition to eventing, Austin
enjoys playing and writing music on the guitar and drums.
Future Plans: To have completed his first 5* and running a small, but successful operation doing
what he loves: riding, coaching and training horses full time. To become an ambassador for Pony
Club.
Horse(s) & Pet(s): What Gives “Wes” (TB) & Abby and Cooper (Corgis)Julia Thain
H-B, Lake Shore Region
Activities: Graduated high school in 2021 and will be attending Earlham College next fall. She is
currently a working student at Windchase Eventing. She enjoys eventing and dressage and outside of
horses was a competitive swimmer and teaches swim lessons during summers.
Future Plans: She knows that horses will always be part of her life and she hopes to continue through
the certification levels and mentor younger Pony Club members.
Horse (s): Blue (Appendix QH)
Olivia Timmerman
H-B, Northwest Region
Activities: Winter 2021 graduate from Washington State University with a degree in animal
sciences. Competes in eventing, as well as dabbling in dressage, foxhunting and vaulting.
She enjoys hiking, Nordic skiing, baking and spending time with her cat. Involved with
teaching and the management of the barn and riding center at Brackenhollow Stables.
Future Plans: To obtain her H or H-A certification. Plans to go into a career in equine
science and continue to be involved in Pony Club as an examiner, coach, district
commissioner or chief horse management judge.
Horse(s) & Pet(s): Maury & Laurie (cat)
Olivia Whitehead
H-HM, H SJ Sierra Pacific Region
Activities: Senior at Sonoma State University, studying kinesiology. She teaches riding lessons at two
different barns in her area and Pony Club lessons, both mounted and unmounted. She shows on the
hunter/jumper circuit. Outside of horses, she is training her German Shepherd puppy, loves to hike
and to visit National Parks.
Future Plans: Obtain her A in Show Jumping. Olivia plans to be a full time horse trainer and coach
and run her own facility. She plans to continue to be part of Pony Club as an examiner volunteer and
hopes her children will be part of Pony Club and she can give back as a parent, as well.
Horse (s): Beldan
Samantha “Sammie” Wiles
H-B, Maryland Region
Activities: Attends Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, MD. Currently works at a
dental office. She enjoys art, music, and teaching. An eventer, she also loves to play games
and polocrosse.
Future Plans: Hoping to start training more youngsters and bringing them up through the
levels of eventing and training to play games. Obtain her degree in early childhood
education.
Horse(s): War Fleet (OTTB)The National Youth Congress Committee is comprised of dedicated graduate Pony Club
members, volunteers, and a staff liaison, all of whom have a desire to inspire, teach and learn
from each years National Youth Congress delegates and Academy of Achievement honorees.
Through this unique Congress experience, organized by the Committee, delegates and alumni
gather together around a central theme with the thread of Pony Club woven throughout.
2022 NATIONAL YOUTH CONGRESS
AND
ACADEMY OF ACHIEVEMENT
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Jenny Mattingley, Co-Chair
McKenzie Kielman Co-Chair
Heather Bell
Cathy Frederickson
Jennifer Goss
Devyn HinkleMeet the Committee Members Jenny Mattingley McKenzie Kielman Heather Bell Cathy Frederickson Jennifer Goss Devyn Hinkle
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