Our Team

Breeana Bornhorst, Executive Director
Breeana is a graduate of St. Andrews Presbyterian College with a B.A. in Therapeutic Riding and is a NARHA Master Instructor (one of only two master instructors in Virginia). Breeana is also an Accreditation Site Visitor and Apprentice Evaluator for the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association. Breeana’s skills have served to energize a program with two horses, 15 riders, and limited volunteers to one with eleven horses, 85 riders per week, and a database of over 700 volunteers.
Linda Aikey, Assistant Director
Linda Aikey joined NVTRP as a volunteer in the fall of 2003 and became a NARHA Certified Instructor at the end of 2005. Joining the staff on a part-time basis in August 2007, she has become involved in many areas of the day-to-day operations of the program. She also currently volunteers as a menber of the TRAV board (Therapeutic Riding Association of Virginia).
Maryrose Bornhorst, Operations Manager
Maryrose Bornhorst, Operations Director has given riding instruction for twelve years. Certified through the American Riding Instructors Association she is a Level 2 Dressage Instructor and a NARHA Registered Instructor.
Dr. Alison Laszewski, Physical Therapist
Alison Laszewski joined NVTRP in 2008 as both a therapeutic riding and hippotheraphy instructor. In addition to being a Certified Medical Massage Therapist, she has a Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2004 from Shenandoah University and has been providing hippotherapy and physical therapy services for a number of years prior to coming to NVTRP. Dr. Laszewski is a NARHA Registered Therapist and has her Therapeutic Riding Instructor Advanced Certification.
Abby Ruonavaara, Operations Assistant
Abby has had a love of humans, horses and animals all of her life. She graduated from Manchester College with a BA in Social Work and received her Certificate in Horse Management from Michigan State University. Abby has experience working at a breeding farm in Kentucky and taught riding lessons at Red Cedar Center in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Directly before joining the NVTRP team, Abby was working at a boarding kennel. Her expansive knowledge of animal care benefits our horses everyday.



Instructors

Kelsey Gallagher
Instructor
 Christy Galletta
Instructor
Bobby Geize
Instructor-In-Training
 Elizabeth Schneck
Instructor-In-Training


Day Coordinators

Colleen Wilson
Monday

Alicia Long
Tuesday

Kris Allen
Wednesday

Annie Laib
Thursday

Alissa Weber
Friday

Shari Lama
Saturday AM

Bobby Geize
Saturday PM

Lauren Hunt and Shala Gordon
Sunday AM

Becca Hoog
Sunday PM