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HSET Board of Directors
President
Richard L. Chamovitz, Esq.

Saunders Dixon
David Carter
Elena Gonzalez Shaffer
Amy Wodaski, PHR
Francois Gallouedec
Kenneth R. Swimm
Stephen P. Cottone
Michael P. Kutz


Treasurer
Ted Aicher

Volunteer Coordinator
Julie Zarichniak

Riding Instructors
Jeannie Knowlton
Suzanne Satriale
Sandra Kumpf
Doreen Olkowicz

Hope Springs Equestrian Therapy is a nonprofit, nonstock corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The organization is tax-exempt under Section 501c (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. We are a member of the PA Council on Therapeutic Horsemanship and the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations.

 

Board of Directors

Richard L. Chamovitz, Esquire
President of the Board of Directors
Occupation: Attorney
Affiliations: Former President, ARC of Chester County Board of Directors,
Member of the Board of Directors, ARC of Pennsylvania
Address: 4 Winding Way
Radnor, PA 19087

Elena Gonzalez Shaffer
Vice President of the Board of Directors
Occupation: Paralegal, Kenexa Corporation
Affiliations: Former Executive Director and Founder of
Hope Springs Equestrian Therapy; Special Olympics of Chester County, Pennsylvania
Address: 1753 Flint Road
Chester Springs, PA 19425

Ted Aicher
Treasurer of the Board of Directors
Occupation: Chief Operating Officer, Penn Liberty Bank
Affiliations: Former Board Member: Norristown Ministries, Norristown, PA
Address: 76 Woods Lane
Pottstown, PA 19465

David Carter
Occupation: Executive Director, Friends Home in Kennett
Affiliations: Stapeley in Germantown (Friends’ Home); Board Member, Member, Executive Committee and Health & Resident Services Committee
The Hickman (Friends’ Home); Board Member, Member, Board Development and Nominating Committee and Finance Committee
Address: 520 Clarks Lane
West Chester, PA 19382

Stephen P. Cottone
Occupation: President, The RC Company, Inc.
Affiliations: Historic Yellow Springs, Vice President of the Board, Governance, Property and Merger Committees
Address: 12 West Central Avenue
Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301

Saunders Dixon
Occupation: President and Executive Director, Thorncroft Equestrian Center
Affiliations: Board Member, PA Council on Therapeutic Horsemanship
Address: 191 Line Road
Malvern, PA 19355

François Gallouédec
Occupation: Business Manager, Consumer Coatings, NAFTA,
Cognis Corporation
Affiliations: Special Olympics of Chester County, Pennsylvania
Address: 1099 Ebelhare Road
Pottstown, PA 19465

Michael P. Kutz
Occupation: Architect, Cathers and Associates, Inc.
Address: 7 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 300
Malvern, PA 19355

Kenneth R. Swimm
Occupation: Retired President, Lockheed Martin Company
Affiliations: Member, Board of Directors of Komag Inc., Multimax Inc., Opera Company of Philadelphia, and National Liberty Museum.
Member, Advisory Board; Safeguard Scientific
Address: 106 Silver Fox Lane
Chester Springs, PA 19425

Amy S. Wodaski, PHR
Occupation: Human Resources Manager; QVC Corporation

Honorary Member of the Board of Directors:
Marianne Crew
Occupation: Former Vice President, IBM Corporation
Affiliation: Trustee, Norwalk Hospital
Address: P. O. Box 506
Redding Ridge, CT 06876

 

Mission Statement

The mission of Hope Springs Equestrian Therapy is to enhance the quality of life of individuals with cognitive, physical, emotional or behavioral challenges by providing them with affordable therapeutic horseback riding of the highest possible quality, in a warm, safe and familiar environment.

Vision Statement

HOPE SPRINGS is a well recognized and respected institution, supported by volunteers from many surrounding communities, which provides year round equestrian therapy & other equestrian based activities for children & adults with cognitive, physical, emotional or behavioral challenges, through interactive participation in horsemanship, riding lessons, summer camps and adolescent-at risk programs, allowing its participants to transcend their limitations.