Facility |  Directors | Management & Staff | Horses

Our Facility
The NCEFT facility includes a fully restored 1920 dairy barn with additional paddocks to accommodate over 50 horses.  Two arenas with state-of-the-art footing and an Outpatient  Physical and Occupational Therapy Clinic supports year-round programs.

NCEFT leases approximately 30 stalls/paddocks on the upper level of the property to members of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Mounted Search and Rescue Team www.smcmsar.org and Bayhill EquiSport Therapy and Rehabilitation Center www.bayhillequine.com .  These two organizations complement the proud statement:

“Every square foot of the NCEFT property is utilized for healing and hope
for individuals, families and horses. “

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Board of Directors
Casey Terribilini, DC, Chair, Healthcare Provider
Ed Begun, Vice Chair, Business Executive
Mitchell Tuchman,Treasurer, Financial Institution Executive
Elayne Groechel, Secretary and Compliance Officer, Public Relations Consultant
Raymond “Dee” Tolles, Member Executive Committee, Financial Institution Executive

Bengta Baker-Aboud, Community Volunteer
C. Budd Colby, Ph.D., Biomedical Consultant
Al Filice, Property Development Executive
Robert Genisman, Retired Financial Executive
Steve Haynes, Hi-Tech Industry Executive
Barbara Heine, Physical Therapist, Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist
Gregg Munks, County Law Enforcement
Jenny C. Smith, Entrepreneur

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Management and Staff

Rita A. Almon	Gari Merendino	Barbara Heine, PT
Executive Director	Operations Director	Program Services Consultant
		Founding Board Member of the American Hippotherapy Certification Board
Rosemary (Rosi) Fordwood	Mary Goulart	Jim Scotto
Administrative Manager	Volunteer and Client Liaison	Facilities Manager
Katheryn Rollo	Chase Doverspike	Beth Evans
,	MOT, OTR/L, NARHA Registered	OTR/L, Staff Therapist
	Therapist, Staff Therapist, NARHA
	Riding Instructor
Chris Swan, MPT, ATC	Tineke Jacobs, PT	Sharon Thorpe
Staff Therapist	Staff Therapist	Barn Manager, NARHA Certified
		Riding Instructor
Beth McClimans, RN	Poppy Coulter	Lydia Bittner
Advanced Therapeutic Riding	Horse Handler	Horse Handler
Instructor, Certified Interactive
Vaulting Instructor
Cori Moesta	Alison Scott
Horse Handler	Horse Handler

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Our Horses and Their Friends

Odie	Ben	Sebastian
Java	Leo	Honey
Danny	Cody	Jazzy
Boone	Dakota	Cowboy
Tucker	Smokey	Roxy
Willy and Wonka	Lucy	Charlotte, Wilbur and Tank
Clyde	Shadow

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