Meet The Team

Brose McVey, Founder & Executive Director
Jenni Brown, Manager at Koteewi Stable & Trails
Rachel Krueckeberg, Program Director

Board of Directors

Brose A. McVey – Ben’s Ranch Founder & Principal at Heartland Strategic Partners (Chairman), Indianapolis

Moses Aaron – Vice President of Construction, Gradison Design Build, Indianapolis

Amy Akins – Local Office Director, Tipton County Department of Child Services, Zionsville

Kathy Arnold – Owner, Carmel Equestrian Center, Carmel

Ken Barthuly – Vice President & Co-Owner, Barthuly Irrigation Inc., Carmel

Bill Cummings – Owner and Director of Pathfinder Insurance Training (Retired), Indianapolis

Thomas Curran – Financial Advisor, Zionsville

Pat Jones – Dell Technologies Director of Support Services (Retired), Carmel

Kathy Laigaard – Owner, Carmel Countertops, Carmel

Tanya Lopez, RN, BSN, ONN-CG – Oncology Nurse Navigator, Oncology Navigation, Noblesville

Dr. Leanne Nieforth, PhD – Assistant Professor of Human-Animal Interaction, Purdue University, West Lafayette​

Media Oakes – Communications & Public Relations Director, Calumet, Avon

John Randall – Managing Director, Live Oak Bank, McCordsville

Melina Ruggeri – HRIS Senior Analyst, Willow Bridge Property Company, Carmel