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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.
If no email address is given, mentor prefers to be contacted by phone. Please call the AERC office, 866-271-2372, for phone mentor phone numbers. "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 |
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 |
Marci Cunningham |
Yes |
Bakersfield, CA |
Steve Downs |
Yes |
Phelan, CA |
Alison Farrin |
Yes |
Ramona, CA |
Becky Hackworth |
Yes |
Alpine, CA |
Heidi M. Helly |
Yes |
Valley Center, CA |
Terry Woolley Howe |
Yes |
Descanso, CA |
Connie Hughes |
Yes |
Newport Beach, CA |
Valerie Jaques |
Yes |
Descanso, 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 3/29/21
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