Our Human Staff
Equi-librium lovingly refers to our administrative team, instructors, and therapists as “human staff” as the horses are our “equine staff” holding equally important jobs!
As a charitable non-profit organization, Equi-librium is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors, and managed by a professional staff of 30 paid employees. The staff is assisted by over 200 active volunteers who support the daily operations of the program. As a Premier Accredited Center of PATH International, our instructors are Certified in Equine Assisted Activities and the therapists are Registered with both PATH International and the American Hippotherapy Association.
Our staff bios are currently under construction! Check back soon!
Administrative TEAM
JESSIE SHAPPELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | jessie@equi-librium.org
christina coxe, program director, ctri | christina@equi-librium.org
kimberly gapinski, equine operations DIRECTOR | kimberly@equi-librium.org
dawn fetherman, office administrator | ADMIN@equi-librium.org
pam spigel, volunteer coordinator | pam@equi-librium.org
brett viglione, facilities DIRECTOR | brett@equi-librium.org
program team
karin nifong schnell, lead instructor, ctri, esmhl, path mentor | karin@equi-librium.org
donna mowry, driving instructor, ctri | donna@equi-librium.org
petra eichelberger, ctri-in-training | petra@equi-librium.org
helena seip, ctri-in-training | helena@equi-librium.org
samantha hartzell, ctri | sam@equi-librium.org
john murdoch, driving instructor | john@equi-librium.org
brigita mckelvie, ctri | brigita@equi-librium.org
taylor umar, ot
alura hill, ot
dr. karen graffman, pt
barbara krock, ab whip
joan glass, ctri-in-training
jenn o’hara, ctri-in-training
sara minnich, ctri-in-training
horse care team
brandy novak, lead barn staff
Kaelyn ryan, lead barn staff
trista allen, lead barn staff
cheyenne white, lead barn staff
parker christensen, barn staff
sheridan halasnik, barn staff
kelsey itterly, barn staff
colin homschek, barn staff
maci good, barn staff
bill joachim, volunteer
angelica bonisese, volunteer
doreen cordova, volunteer
Board of Directors
Raymond Szczucki, Chairperson: Account Engineer, Chubb
Wenda Boyer, Vice Chair: Braided Love Horsehair Jewelry
Maggie Murphy, Treasurer: Executive Director, NAMI of the Lehigh Valley
Lynne M. Neel, Secretary: AVP, Regional Underwriting Manager, National Equine Specialist, AIG
Michelle Derry, Community Volunteer
Matthew Hotchkiss, Audit Supervisor, PA Department of the Auditor General
Kathryn Majewski, Vice President, Account Director, Tank Worldwide
Anne K. Millham, Of Counsel, Greater Good LLC
Panna Pavangadkar, Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Helena Seip, Community Volunteer
