Bookkeeper Lisa is a longtime resident of Goochland County. A lifetime love for all creatures great and small started at an early age when she began riding and showing her first pony. After a 17 year career in the financial industry, Lisa spent 7 years working for a local thoroughbred race horse breeder learning about…
Program Manager Cynthia (CJ) is the horse barn program manager for the James River Horse Foundation program operating at the State Farm Work Center. CJ is an experienced equine professional with an extensive background in barn management and horse training. She has a passion for theory-based classroom and hands-on education. A native of Zimbabwe, CJ…
DOC Liaison Scott serves in an executive level position for the Virginia Department of Corrections where she oversees programs, education, mental health, victim services and reentry preparation efforts for offenders incarcerated and on probation and parole supervision. She is also a local resident and member of the Goochland County equine community. The James River Horse…
Director Janis is a Senior Paralegal with McGuireWoods LLP and has worked in the Corporate and Business Tax Department of its Richmond office for over 37 years. She has extensive experience in corporate transactional work including mergers, acquisitions and business restructuring. She also worked in the tax-exempt organization area preparing annual returns for private foundations…
Director Pam is a long-time resident of Richmond, Virginia and attended the University of Richmond. Her business experience includes 11 years as an Office Administrator of a busy dental practice and a successful career as a real estate agent. During this time she served as a Director on the board of a regional Bank, Jefferson…
Director Dr. Huffman was born and raised in Goochland, Virginia. She received her bachelors in animal science from Virginia Tech in 2013. Her doctorate of veterinary medicine was completed in 2017 at the Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, Katie began working for Thomas J. Newton, DVM at Little Hawk Farm, first in an intern…
Director Elizabeth is a Senior Director in U.S. Regulatory Submissions and Compliance for Juul Labs, Inc. (JLI). Prior to joining JLI in September 2020, Elizabeth worked at Altria Client Services Inc., a subsidiary of Altria Group, Inc. (Altria), for fifteen years. Elizabeth received a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal and Poultry Sciences from Virginia…
Director Mary Ruth Burton created Burton-Fuller Management in 1987 to work with individuals, teams, and organizations to help them grow to their fullest potential. She has provided organizational development expertise to many industries including working with NCAA athletics and Fortune 100 companies. She also served as an adjunct faculty member of The University of Richmond’s…
Vice President Beverly Thurston spent her career in education after being awarded an undergraduate degree from Lynchburg College, a masters degree from The London School of Economics, and a doctorate in history from Carnegie Mellon University. After teaching at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Bev worked at the Virginia Department of Education as the coordinator…
Director, Past President Karen holds a B.S.Chemistry and Physical Science and has spent a lifetime with horses. She spent her junior years riding and showing hunters, jumpers and eventers as well as working for a Thoroughbred trainer breaking, exercising and rehabbing racehorses. After graduation, she spent several years as a vet tech at a small…