USEA Convention Program

34 Brody. Always a champion of the Adult Amateurs, she enjoys eventing today with an Irish Sport Horse named Souvenir. Shannon Lilley Shannon Lilley, a 2011 Pan American team gold medalist, runs Team Lilley Eventing out of Bonny Doon Equestrian Park in Santa Cruz, California. Shannon and Team Lilley Eventing have 20+ horses in their program including Shannon's personal horses. The majority of the business is students, a mix of adult amateurs and young riders, who own their own horses and compete in the sport of eventing across all levels. Having competed up through the four-star level in the past, Shannon is now campaigning her three personal horses, who she owns with her wonderful owners, at the Preliminary through Advanced levels. In addition to her training business, Shannon believes strongly in giving back to the sport. To do so, she sits on the USEF Eventing Sport Committee as an athlete representative, is the President of ERA of NA, and has been very involved in the Area VI Young Rider Program over the past several years. Janis Linnan Janis Linnan has extensive competition, officiating, and managerial experience in the international disciplines of dressage and eventing and has officiated and instructed throughout North and South America, Europe, and the United Arab Emirates since earning her credentials. She is licensed as an FEI 3*/4* Eventing Judge, USEF "S" Eventing Judge, and as an FEI Chief Steward in dressage, eventing, and para-dressage. Janis officiated as an USEF "R" Eventing & Dressage Technical Delegate for over 15 years. She currently serves as the FEI Steward General for eventing in the U.S., sits on the USEA Board of Governors, is co-chair of the Eventing Licensed Officials Committee, a member of the Eventing Competition, Calendar & Rules Committee, and the USEF Eventing Sports Committee. She helped organize the inaugural Three-Day Event and the first USET Dressage Screening Trials that were held in Virginia and was a founding member of the Santa Fe Hunt and Pio Pico Horse Trials in San Diego County, California. Janis served as President of the Virginia Dressage Association and was a member of the Board of Directors for 10 years representing VADA at national meetings and functions with the United States Dressage Federation. She became the Executive Director of the Virginia Gold Cup Steeplechase while employed as the general manager of Great Meadow Field Events Center in The Plains, Virginia. Janis has spent her whole life enjoying her horses, which includes fox hunting and breeding Trakehners and Thoroughbreds, as well as competing in the dressage court and on the eventing circuit. Through clinics and under private instruction, Janis' students have successfully competed through the international levels of dressage and the CCI5* level in eventing. Allyn Mann Allyn Mann was a trainer and driver in the Standardbred industry for 12 years. He has committed the past 34 years to working in the animal health industry. His responsibilities included starting up businesses, launching new pharmaceuticals, creating marketing platforms, and managing sales, marketing, and strategic partnerships across all breeds and disciplines. He currently works at American Regent Animal Health as the Director of Strategic Partnerships. He has worked with Boehringer Ingelheim and Bayer Healthcare managing their equine divisions in the past. Allyn has launched such medications as Adequan i.m., Ventipulmin Syrup, and Marquis. His primary focus was and continues to be the health of the horse. Allyn enjoys spending time discussing health-related topics with both veterinarians and horse owners, travel, sports activities, and reading. Allyn is married to Julie and they have three children, Tyler, Eleanore, and Helyn.

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