Email the Competition Committee chairs or the entire committee via Competitions Committee Contact Form

Naomi Preston, Co-Chair, Baker City, OR

Vance Stine, Co-Chair, Clover, SC

Linda Hamrick, Irons, MI

Terry Woolley Howe, Descanso, CA

Erin McChesney, Pilot Hill, CA

Lisa Schneider, Agoura, CA

Jessica Huber, Gooding, ID

Vera Valdivia-Abdallah, Mojave, CA

Email the Education Committee chair or the entire committee via Education Committee Contact Form

Naomi Preston, Chair, Baker City, OR

Andrew Gerhard, Meadow Vista, CA

Erin McChesney, Pilot Hill, CA

Tami Rougeau, Reno, NV

Annie Whelan, Louisa, KY

Lara Worden, Newton, NC

Joanna Zattiero, Sandia Park, NM

To find a mentor in your region, go to the Regional Mentors Page. 

Robert Ribley, Chair, Dunnellon, FL, Email Robert Ribley

Email the Executive Committee via Executive Committee Contact Form

All AERC Officers

Jan Stevens, Ashland, MT

See Endurance News, phone the AERC office, or check the online Member Lookup Page for contact information

Mollie Krumlaw-Smith, Chair, Maineville, OH

Nick Kohut, DVM, Gap, PA

Robert Marshall, DVM, Kenna, WV

AERC Vice-President and Non-Sanctioning Regional Directors

See Endurance News, phone the AERC office, or check the online Member Lookup Page for contact information

Tom Rajala, Chair, Hillsborough, NC

Shawn Polke, Vice Chair, Lake Mary, FL

Advisor: Annie Whelan

Central Region Reps

OPEN

Midwest Region Reps

OPEN

Mountain Region Reps

OPEN

Northeast Region Reps

OPEN

Northwest Region Reps

DeWayne Brown

Pacific Southwest Region Reps

Anastasia Savini

Southeast Region Reps

Sophia Donovan

Southwest Region Reps

Karen Binns-DiCamillo

West Region Reps

Teresa Cross & Dublin (Tinker) Hart

Email the Junior and Young Rider Committee via Junior Committee Contact Form

Chair: Maribel Paulson, Fairacres, NM

Piper Bowers (YR), TX

Connie Caudill, Henryville, IN

AnnaMaria Clarke (YR), WV

Samantha Ellis, Newcastle, CA

Elizabeth Farina, Davidsonville, MD

Alanna Frank, Vinita, OK

Mary Jane Fridley, Cave Creek, AZ

Emilee Randal, WA

Tami Rougeau, Reno, NV

Lisa Schneider, Agoura, CA

Erna Valdivia (YR), CA

Naomi Preston, Baker City, OR

See Endurance News, phone the AERC office, or check the online Member Lookup Page for contact information

Barbara Baris, Co-Chair, Fort White, FL

Dee McDonald, Co-Chair, Finchville, KY

Lisa Siderman, Malibu, CA

Email the Membership Committee chair or the entire committee via Membership Committee Contact Form

Kathleen Henkel, Chair, Auburn, CA

Mary Howell, New Kent, VA

Griffin Keller, Green Bean Endurance Program Director, Charlottesville, VA

Keith Kibler, Marion, IL

Angie Mikkelson, Scranton, ND

Deb Moe, Emerald, WI

Tim Worden, Newton, NC

Email the National Championship Committee chair or the entire committee via National Championship Committee Contact Form

Connie Caudill, Chair, Henryville, IN

Diane Connolly, Lovettsville, VA

Carol Giles, Prineville, OR

Darlene Merlich, Powell Butte, OR

Heather Reynolds, Dunnellon, FL

Melissa Ribley, Dunnellon, FL

Robert Ribley, Dunnellon, FL

Jan Stevens, Ashland, MT

Email the Protest and Grievance Committee chair or the entire committee via Protest and Grievance Committee Contact Form

Diane Rowley, Chair, Louisville, KY

Bianca Chevalier, North Bend, OR

Michael Peralez, DVM, Arcadia, CA

Debbie Schultz, Harleysville, PA

Dennis Sousa, Hydesville, CA

Email the Research Committee chair or the entire committee via Research Committee Contact Form

Margaret Brosnahan, DVM, PhD, Chair, Scottsdale, AZ

Leslie E. Anderson, PhD, Longmont, CO

Michael Davis, DVM, Edmond, OK

Trisha Dowling, DVM, St. Denis, Sask., Canada

Melissa Esser, DVM, East Lansing, MI

Jonathan H. Foreman, DVM, Urbana, IL

Susan Garlinghouse, DVM, Cool, CA

Jerry Gillespie, DVM, Hopland, CA

Jennifer Gold, DVM, Palouse, WA

Kenneth L. Marcella, DVM, Clermont, GA

Jeanette Mero, DVM, Mariposa, CA

Yvette Nout-Lomas, DVM, Laporte, CO

Meg Sleeper, VMD, Frenchtown, NJ

Cheryl Van Deusen, New Smyrna Beach, FL

Email the Ride Managers Committee chair or the entire committee via Ride Managers Committee Contact Form

Mollie Krumlaw-Smith, Chair, Maineville, OH

Carlene Benson (NW), Salem, OR

Louise Burton (CT), Okmulgee, OK

Connie Caudill (MW), Henryville, IN

Diane Connolly (NE), Lovettsville, VA

Lancette Koerner (SW), Mesa, AZ

Barb Kurti (MW), Grandville, MI

Debby Lyon (PS), San Luis Obispo, CA

Gretchen Montgomery (PS), Bridgeport, CA

Regina Rose (NW), Oreana, ID

Susie Schomburg (MT), Wheatland, WY

Khristin Seymore-Norsworthy (CT), Daingerfield, TX

Jan Stevens (MT), Ashland, MT

Tami Rougeau (W), Reno, NV

Carol Thompson (SE), Mims, FL

Crysta Turnage, (W) Spanish Springs, NV

Nick Warhol (W), Hayward, CA

Cindy LaRoy Young, (SE) Fisherville, KY

Email the Rules and Bylaws Committee chair or the entire committee via Rules and Bylaws Committee Contact Form

Jan Stevens, Chair, Ashland, MT

Michael Campbell, Salado, TX

Nick Kohut, DVM, Gap, PA

Lisa Schneider, Agoura, CA

Christoph Schork, Moab, UT

Khristin Seymore-Norsworthy, Daingerfield, TX

Vance Stine, Clover, SC

Laurie Underwood, Grovetown, GA

Email the Sanctioning Committee via Sanctioning Committee Contact Form

Connie Caudill, Chair, Henryville, IN

All Regional Sanctioning Directors

Email the Technical Committee via Technical Committee Contact Form

Eric Rueter, Chair, Lenoir City, TN

Elisa Daniel, Fayetteville, AR

Alanna Frank, Vinita, OK

Michael Maul, Alvin, TX

Stace Moss, Bend, OR

Email the Trails Committee chairs or the entire committee via Trails Committee Contact Form

Monica Chapman-Pickett, Co-Chair and State Trails Advocate Liaison, Pleasanton, KS

Dawn Hilliard, Co-Chair and Trails Grant Liaison, Sugarloaf, PA

Alison Farrin, Ramona, CA

Bridget Helms, Sundance, WY

Deirdre Monroe, Santa Fe, NM

Tami Rougeau, Reno, NV

Doug Shearer, DVM, Ocala, FL

Robert Sydnor, Fair Oaks, CA

Tony Troyer, Earlville, IL

Alex Uspenski, Trail Master Program Coordinator, Rock Creek, OH

State Trails Advocates  (See Trails Experts page for State Trails Advocates.)

Email the Veterinary Committee chair via Veterinary Committee Contact Form

Jeanette Mero, DVM, Co-Chair and Drug Testing Subcommittee Chair (W), Mariposa, CA

Melissa Ribley, DVM, Co-Chair (SE), Dunnellon, FL

Margaret Brosnahan, DVM, PhD (SW), Scottsdale, AZ

Dan Chapman, DVM (W), Blue Lake, CA

Maureen Fehrs, DVM (MW), Michigan City, IN

Nick Kohut, DVM (NE), Gap, PA

Dave Nicholson, DVM (MT), Lewis, CO

Michael Peralez, DVM (PS), Arcadia, CA

Dennis Seymore, DVM (CT), Daingerfield, TX

Ann Stuart, DVM (SE), Barnardsville, NC

Appointed Members:

Karina Cox, DVM (W), Sacramento, CA

Trisha Dowling, DVM (MW), St. Denis, Saskatchewan, Canada

Lindsay Fisher, DVM (NW), New Plymouth, ID

Susan Garlinghouse, DVM (W), Cool, CA

Meg Sleeper, VMD (NE), Frenchtown, NJ

Lifetime Members:

Jim Bryant, Jr., DVM (NW), Monroe, WA

Jerry Gillespie, DVM (W), Hopland, CA

Non-Vet Member: Jan Stevens, Ashland, MT

Email the Welfare of the Horse Committee via Welfare of the Horse Committee Contact Form

Duane Barnett, DVM, Co-Chair, Mocksville, NC

Laurie Underwood, Co-Chair, Grovetown, GA

Barbara Baris, Fort White, FL

Heather D. Caplan Brass, DVM

Michael Campbell, Salado, TX

Karina Cox, DVM, Hanford, CA

Wesley G. Elford, DVM, Mayville, WI

Gwen Hall, DVM, Canon City, CO

Nick Kohut, DVM, Gap, PA

Marcia Hefker-Miles, Raton, NM

Maria Muzzio, Clifton, VA

Sheryl O’Brien, Rush City, MN

Joanne Thacher, DVM, Fallbrook, CA