AERC Regional Mentors

These regional mentors are experienced, capable riders who are volunteers and have agreed to advise AERC members new to the sport of endurance riding. When you contact a person on this list, please let him/her know what kind of mentoring experience you are seeking: conditioning, preparing for your first ride, help finding local trails or rides, moving up from 25s to 50s, etc. You may need to contact a few different people on the list to find a mentor who is just right for you and your needs. Also feel free to contact your regional directors with any questions. You are also welcome to phone the office and we will try to find an experienced rider in your hometown who may be willing to act as an unofficial mentor. Note that the presence of this list does not represent endorsement or certification of the capabilities of the individuals by AERC.

The mentor program is for new members of AERC. A list of your region's mentors and contact information is mailed with each new member packet. If you need assistance with mentor contact information, contact the AERC office via email: office@aerc.org, or phone 866-271-2372. "Ride Along" means the mentor is willing to ride with the new endurance rider.

NEW! Riding Partners – Riding Partners are AERC members who will gladly partner up with new members for instruction or to ride together on trails. They do not have as much mileage or experience as AERC Mentors but are happy to help share their knowledge and learn alongside you. Please note that AERC is providing the Riding Partners list as a member service; it is up to you to check the person's ride record and to be sure your goals and riding styles are compatible before you set out on the trail together.

Click on the link above to see Riding Partners, listed below the ride mentors.

Want to sign up to be a mentor or riding partner? Fill in the quick signup form or contact the AERC Office.

Contact the AERC Office for mentor email addresses: 866-271-2372 or send an email. These mentors are ready and willing to help you get started in the sport!

Central Region Mentors

Mentor Name	Ride Along?	City/State
Debbie Ager Betts	Yes	New Waverly, TX
Tracy Cann	Yes	Floresville, TX
Dawn Carrie	Yes	Huntsville, TX
Monica Chapman	Yes	Pleasanton, KS
Lucy Estabrook	Yes	Allen, TX
Hope Finan	Yes	Waco, TX
Ann Goolsby	Yes	Forestburg, TX
Jodi Hess-Schlup	Yes	Pierce City, MO
Todd Hezeau	Yes	Lone Oak, TX
Dale Keen	Yes	Milano, TX
Cindy Kovalchuk	Yes	Rosharon, TX
Bobbie Lieberman	Yes	Hondo, TX
Jennifer Noblin	Yes	Sadler, TX
Vickie Roden	Yes	Anna, TX
Bob Rogers, DVM	Yes	Magnolia, TX
Karen Schrader	Yes	Claude, TX
Khristin Seymore-Norsworthy	No	Daingerfield, TX

Midwest Region Mentors

Mentor Name	Ride Along?	City/State
Marsha Achenbach	No	Keosauqua, IA
Katie Bachhuber	Yes	Mayville, WI
Candy Barbo	Yes	Duluth, MN
Connie Caudill	Yes	Henryville, IN
Melissa Kanzelberger Coolich	Yes	Hortonville, WI
Marge Dixon	Yes	Oregon, IL
Maureen Fehrs, DVM	Yes	Michigan City, IN
Rebecca Grams	Yes	Luther, MI
Linda Hamrick	Yes	Irons, MI
Roberta Harms	Yes	Wauconda, IL
Keith Kibler	No	Marion, IL
Kimbler Family	Yes	Aberdeeen, SD
Bettina Koehn	Yes	Plymouth, WI
Debbie Kolegraf	Yes	Bismarck, ND
Kathi Macki	Yes	Rapid River, MI
Diane Meinders	Yes	Coopersville, MI
Angie Mikkelson	Yes	Reeder, ND
Jinnifer Plummer	Yes	Martinsville, IN
Sheila Schneider	Yes	La Motte, IA
Joslyn Seefeldt	Yes	Milton, WI
Lori Windows	Yes	Wyanet, IL
Guy Worthington	Yes	Scales Mound, IL

Contact the AERC Office for mentor email addresses: 866-271-2372 or send an email. These mentors are ready and willing to help you get started in the sport!

Mountain Region Mentors

Mentor Name	Ride Along?	City/State
Sue Basham	Yes	Cheyenne, WY
Drin Becker	Yes	Polaris, MT
Linda Browneller	Yes	Palmer Lake, CO
Cindy Collins	Yes	Cody, WY
Linda Fisher	Yes	Aurora, CO
Kerry Greear	Yes	Whitewood, SD
Gwen Hall, DVM	Yes	Woodland Park, CO
Hannah Johnson	Yes	Belle Fourche, SD
Lynn Kenelly	Yes	Ashland, MT
Carla Richardson	Yes	La Veta, CO
Kathleen Robbins	Yes	Mona, UT
David & Natalie Schneider	Yes	Billings, MT
Susan Schomburg	No	Wheatland, WY
Tonya Stroud-Oaks	Yes	West Haven, UT

Northeast Region Mentors

Mentor Name	Ride Along?	City/State
Sharon Akerstrom	Yes	Canterbury, NH
Nancy Beacon	Yes	Flesherton, ON
Mary Coleman	Yes	Cassville, PA
Diane Connolly	Yes	Lovettsville, VA
Daryl Downs	Yes	Valley Forge, PA
Bob Gielen	Yes	Flesherton, ON (& FL)
Claire Godwin, DVM	Yes	Laytonsville, MD
Patsy Gowen (summer)	Yes	Rock Hill, SC
Colleen Greene	Yes	Rayland, OH
Kelsey Hamill	Yes	Elverson, PA
Steven Hay	Yes	Catawba, VA
Dawn Engle Hilliard	No	Sugarloaf, PA
Mary Howell	Yes	New Kent, VA
Heather Hoyns, DVM	Yes	West Windsor, VT
Pam Karner, VMD	Yes	Ithaca, NY
Linda Klarner	Yes	Georgetown, ON
Mollie Krumlaw-Smith	Yes	Maineville, OH
Helen Lynn	Yes	Russell, PA
Mary Palumbo	Yes	Killingworth, CT
Dodie Sable	Yes	Lenhartsville, PA
Sarah Schick	Yes	Norfolk, VA
Deb Shaffer	Yes	Elderton, PA
Katherine Shank	Yes	Camp Hill, PA
Donna Shrader	No	Freeport, PA
Leslie Smith	Yes	Troutville, VA
Geneva Soule	Yes	Frenchtown, NJ
Carol Steiner	Yes	Vanessa, ON
Rebecca Supinger	Yes	Sumerduck, VA
Karen E. Wade	Yes	Winchester, VA
Kim Woolley	Yes	Finch, ON
Nancy Zukewich	Yes	Ottowa, ON

Contact the AERC Office for mentor email addresses: 866-271-2372 or send an email. These mentors are ready and willing to help you get started in the sport!

Northwest Region Mentors

Mentor Name	Ride Along?	City/State
Darlene M. Anderson	Yes	Sandy, OR
Carlene Benson	Yes	Salem, OR
Patty Bratsberg	Yes	Trail, OR
Bianca Chevalier	Yes	North Bend, OR
Jessica Cobbley	Yes	Blackfoot, ID
Mike Cobbley	Yes	Blackfoot, ID
Jamie Hughes	Yes	Kennewick, WA
Karen Leiman	Yes	Beavercreek, OR
Layne Lewis	Yes	Middleton, ID
Jeff Loe	Yes	Trail, OR
Marlene Moss	Yes	Bend, OR
Becky Osborne	Yes	Oregon City, OR
Naomi Preston	Yes	Baker City, OR
Julie Serres	No	Tualatin, OR
Forrest Tancer	Yes	Sisters, OR
Virginia Ware	Yes	Gooding, ID
Sheri Weast	Yes	Fruitvale, ID

Pacific Southwest Region Mentors

Mentor Name	Ride Along?	City/State
Cathy Bartusek	Yes	Las Vegas, NV
Nina Bomar	Yes	Malibu, CA
Marci Cunningham	Yes	Bakersfield, CA
Steve Downs	Yes	Phelan, CA
Alison Farrin	Yes	Ramona, CA
Heidi M. Helly	Yes	Valley Center, CA
Carolyn Hock	Yes	Riverside, CA
Terry Woolley Howe	Yes	Descanso, CA
Connie Hughes	Yes	Newport Beach, CA
Gayle Pena	Yes	Moreno Valley, CA
Brooke Schick	Yes	Simi Valley, CA
Lisa Schneider	Yes	Agoura, CA
Callie Thornburgh	Yes	Inyokern, CA
Sue Wilkie	Yes	Ridgecrest, CA
Janet Worts	Yes	Warner Springs, CA

Southeast Region Mentors

Mentor Name	Ride Along?	City/State
Alison G. Bailey	Yes	Waxhaw, NC
Lindsay Campbell	Yes	Lake City, FL
Ruth Anne Everett	Yes	Hickory, NC
Patsy Gowen	Yes	Rock Hill, SC
Trish Harrop, DVM	Yes	Asheville, NC
Diane Hawthorne	Yes	Navarre, FL
Susan Kasemeyer	No	Lenoir City, TN
Sudi Lenhart	Yes	Loudon, TN
Cheryl Newman	Yes	Candler, NC
Stagg Newman	Yes	Candler, NC
Terry Price	Yes	Madison, MS
Anita Rees	Yes	Columbia, KY
Joe Schoech	Yes	Summerville, GA
Nancy Sluys	Yes	Westfield, NC
Jaime Wedel	Yes	Haw River, NC
Kimberly Joy Williams	Yes	Ponce De Leon, FL
Sharon Wilson	Yes	Jefferson, GA

Contact the AERC Office for mentor email addresses: 866-271-2372 or send an email. These mentors are ready and willing to help you get started in the sport!

Southwest Region Mentors

Mentor Name	Ride Along?	City/State
Karen Binns-DiCamillo	Yes	Las Cruces, Socorro, NM
Cressy Drummond	Yes	Tularosa, NM
Marcelle Hughes	Yes	Alamogordo, NM
Susie Jones	Yes	Miami, NM
Carol Kight-Dufour	Yes	Las Cruces, NM
Lancette Koerner	Yes	Mesa, AZ
Carrie Miracle-Jordan	Yes	Corona, AZ
Deirdre Monroe		Santa Fe, NM
Maribel Paulson	Yes	Fairacres, NM
Jeanetta Sturgeon	Yes	Pie Town, NM
Bruce Weary DC	Yes	Prescott, AZ
Ashley Wingert	No	Gilbert, AZ

West Region Mentors

Mentor Name	Ride Along?	City/State
Pam Bailie	No	Pilot Hill, CA
Debbie Boscoe	Yes	Santa Cruz, CA
Shawn Bowling	Yes	Newcastle, CA
Cindy Brown	Yes	Windsor, CA
Karen Chaton	Yes	Gardnerville, NV
Samantha Ellis	Yes	Newcastle, CA
Elicia Kamberg	Yes	Smartsville, CA
Alex North	Yes	Groveland, CA
Diane O'Connor	Yes	Fort Bragg, CA
Lori Oleson	Yes	Morgan Hill, CA
Pam Peace	Yes	Mad River, CA
Tami Rougeau	Yes	Reno, NV
Jane Smith	Yes	Mariposa, CA
Diane Stevens	Yes	Lincoln, CA
Maryben Stover	No	San Jose, CA
Crysta Turnage	Yes	Spanish Springs, NV
Nick Warhol	Yes	Hayward, CA
Nicole Wertz	Yes	Auburn, CA

Riding Partners

Sign up to be a riding partner with this quick signup form or send an email to the AERC office. These riding partners are ready and willing to learn with you as you get started in the sport!

Contact the AERC Office for riding partner email addresses: 866-271-2372 or send an email to the AERC office.

Central Region Riding Partners

Riding Partner	City/State
Joyce Adams	Garden City, KS
Debbie Payne	Ingalls, KS
Vicky Kuczbel Rogers	Magnolia, TX
Kirsten Scott	Neosho, MO
Annetta Tinsman	Hackett, AR

Midwest Region Riding Partners

Riding Partner	City/State
Lisa Docter	Grafton, WI
Jennifer Fischer	Beresford, SD
Angie Mikkelson	Reeder, ND
Lindsay Nichols	St. Croix Falls, WI

Mountain Region Riding Partners

Riding Partner	City/State
Elizabeth Grimshaw, DVM	Evergreen, CO
Bridget Helms	Sundance, WY
Jayne Mecham	Green River, Utah

Northeast Region Riding Partners

Riding Partner	City/State
Jay Brunjes	Norway, ME
Jessica Isbrecht	Hillsborough, NJ
Debra Mastellone	Amherst, OH
Justine Oakwood	Pleasant Plain, OH
Jeanne DeVico	Woodbine, NJ
Mark Mangus	West Grove, PA
Erin McCardell	Rising Sun, MD
Monica McKenna	North Berwick, ME
Sherry Morse	Easton, PA
Kyle Querry	Middletown Springs, VT
Claire St. Peter	Fairmont, WV
Jessica Zarudzki	Fredricksburg, VA

Contact the AERC Office for riding partner email addresses: 866-271-2372 or send an email to the AERC office.

Northwest Region Riding Partners

Riding Partner	City/State
Mellisa Donaldson	Spokane, WA
Jessica Huber	Gooding, ID
Terrie LaPorte	Delta/Surrey/Langley, BC
Allison Tai	Boston Bar, BC
Rachel Webb	Portland, OR, and Ridgefield, WA

Pacific Southwest Region Riding Partners

Riding Partner	City/State
Kathleen Phelps	Arroyo Grande, CA

Southeast Region Riding Partners

Riding Partner	City/State
Claude Brewer	Taylorsville, NC
Carly Campbell	Houston, MS
Naoma Campbell	Grandy, NC
Victoria Geller	Richland, MS
Jane Lee	Carriere, MS
Denise March	Ocklawaha, FL
Patricia Robinson	Salt Springs, FL (Dec-Mar)
Suzanne Solis	Suwanee, GA
Maren Trader	Villa Rica, GA
Lindsay Waddell	Sumter, SC

Southwest Region Riding Partners

Riding Partner	City/State
Sharon Andrews	Albuquerque, NM
Shannon Conley	Phoenix, AZ
Aura Jensen-Curtis	Sandia Park, NM
Andrea Maitland	Buckeye, AZ

West Region Riding Partners

Riding Partner	City/State
Melissa Bays	Placerville, CA
Cortney Bloomer	Dayton, NV
Michelle Coble	Martinez, CA
Danielle Morgan	Reno, NV
Kristin Ojala	Oakland, CA
Diane Stevens	Lincoln, CA
Brenna Sullivan	Kelseyville, CA
Jerry Wittenauer	Los Altos Hills, CA
Andrew Woodford	Cotati/Petaluma, CA

Updated 7/28/21