Below, please find a listing of our current Board and Standing and Ad-hoc Committee Members.

Board of Governors

Meet the USPC Board of Governors

Jennifer Sweet, Chair
Chehalis, WA
Sarah Andres
Floyds Knobs, IN
Rae Birr
Manistique, MI
Rob Burk
Columbia, MD
Lorelle Carpenter
Mentor, OH
Lorelei Coplen
Carlisle, PA
Terri Foreman
Saint Joseph, IL
Sali Gear
Virginia Beach, VA
Eben Haber
Cupertino, CA
Jocelyn Hunt
Easton, MD
Deb Kirsch
Clayton, CA
Sedate Kohler
Madison, WI
SueAnn McClelland
Kingston, WA
Shelley Nevins
Waukesha, WI
Sarah Pence
Spring Hill, KS
Lori Pickett
Chesapeake, VA
Marissa Redmond
Windsor, SC
Heather Rosenker
Basye, VA
Eric Seto
Shelbyville, KY
Sue Smith
Eastham, MA
Asia Thayer
Wauna, WA
Bo Varnado
Ramona, CA
Jan Whitehouse
Nicholasville, KY
Stony Yakovac
Lava Hot Springs, ID

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Executive

Jennifer Sweet
President
Deb Kirsch
First Vice President
Jan Whitehouse
Vice President of Activities
Sarah Andres
Vice President of Instruction
Rae Birr
Vice President of Regional Administration
Shelley Nevins
Secretary
SueAnn McClelland
Treasurer

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Advisory

Tom Adams, Ex-Officio
Larry Byers, Ex-Officio
Ben Duke, Ex-Officio
Melanie Heacock, Ex-Officio
Art Kramer, Ex-Officio
Dan Murphy, Ex-Officio
Cindy Piper, Ex-Officio
Nancy Pittman, Ex-Officio
Connie Jehlik, Staff Liaison

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Nominating

Standing Committees

Audit

Development

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

USPC Convention

Governance

Finance

Marketing & Communications

Personnel & Compensation

Safety

Strategic Planning

Technology Infrastructure Advancement

Ad Hoc Commitees

Program Administration Council

The Program Administration Committee, or PAC, is charged with ensuring effective administration of programs. PAC is chaired by the Executive Director of USPC and is made of staff director and board volunteer partnerships.

Jennifer Sweet
President
Deb Kirsch
First Vice President
Jan Whitehouse
Vice President of Activities
Sarah Andres
Vice President of Instruction
Rae Birr
Vice President of Regional Administration
Karen Clark
Finance Director
Sarah Conrad
Marketing and Communications Director
Connie Jehlik
Instruction Services Director
Deb Kirsch
Tech Infr Adv Chair
Sedate Kohler
DEIA Chair
SueAnn McClelland
Finance Committee Chair
SueAnn McClelland
Safety Committe Chair
Lori Pickett
Development Chair
Marissa Redmond
NYB Chair
Erin Roland
Activities & Events Director
Alyssa Sands
Information Technology Director
Yvette Seger
Marketing & Comm Chair
Asia Thayer
St Planning Chair
Marian Wahlgren
Development Director
Karol Wilson
Regional Admin & MS Director
Teresa Woods
Executive Director

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National Youth Board

The National Youth Board, NYB, is a small group of twenty dedicated older members of the United States Pony Clubs, that function to increase communication between the organization’s government and its members. In addition, the NYB provides committees with a member’s insight into aspects of the organization under consideration, as well as bringing forth ideas and proposals regarding issues that the NYB feels need further attention.

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