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19 usea board of governors Engineering degree from Rochester Institute of Technology. Doug is from a horse centric family. His mother, Marilyn, has judged two Olympic Games and ever y 4* event in the world. Doug's sister Holly is also a 4* rider and trainer. He grew up in the Pony Club system attaining his "A" rating from Sommerset Pony Club in New Jersey and was winner of a number of national championships and a member of two international teams for the USPC. AT-LARGE - DAWN ROBBINS (V.P. OF MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT) Dawn Robbins is a self-described 'obsessed amateur eventer' from Ojai, California. She began eventing later in life and has ridden through the Intermediate level. She currently rides at the Preliminar y and one-star levels and attempts to stay on her new 3-year-old off-the-track Thoroughbred as much as possible. Dawn is a private consultant in the field of Geographic Information Systems, a sector of Information Technology. In addition to her day job, she is quite busy with a project called 'Equimaps', involving course mapping for event organizers. Dawn has been on the Area VI Council for six years as the Adult Rider Coordinator, and she currently ser ves as the national Adult Rider Committee Co- Chair and sits on the Board of Governors. AT-LARGE - JERRY SCHURINK (V.P. OF EDUCATION) Hendrickus "Jerr y" Schurink grew up in Shaftsbur y, Vermont on his family's Doornhof Farm. The family farm played host to horse trials and dressage shows from 1974-1990, during which Jerr y helped host and also competed. Jerr y was a member of the 1979 Area I Young Rider Gold Medal Team, coached by Tad Coffin. During college at the University of New Hampshire, he was part of the developing rider program for three years under coach Jack LeGoff at the USET Training Center in Hamilton, Massachusetts. Jerr y has been in higher education for over 27 years. He spent 22 of those years at the University of Massachusetts as Head Coach and Director of Equine Studies in the Department of Vet and Animal Sciences. Jerr y now is currently with Bridgewater College in Virginia as the Director of Riding and Head Coach of the IHSA, IDA and USEA Teams in the Athletic Department. In 2015 Jerr y became a graduate with distinction of the Learners Judges Program in the USDF, and is pursuing his "r" judge license in the USDF and USEF. He ser ves as a founding board member of the USEA ICP and is a Level III certified instructor as well as ICP faculty member. In 2016, Jerr y was a member of the organizing committee of the Great Meadows International in The Plains, Virginia. AT-LARGE - RICK WALLACE Rick began riding in 1972 in Nebraska and South Dakota where he competed in all types of competitions in both English and Western disciplines. He began competing in recognized events in 1980 when he moved to Georgia and took his horse, Ultimate Trial, up through the levels to compete at the three-star level at Fair Hill and Rolex Kentucky. Rick went back up to Advanced with Ultimate Victor y in 2013 and now competes his Trakehner Stallion, Ultimate SeaQret in the hunter ring and his 6-year-old Thoroughbred, Munson Slew, at the Preliminar y level. He is probably best known now as Elisa Wallace's father. Elisa had the top rookie finish at Rolex 2015 and top-eight placing in 2016. She was the top placing U.S. rider and rookie at Burghley 2016 finishing 14th and was named as an Alternate for the Rio Olympics. Rick is the President & CEO of Team Wallace, LLC, an equestrian sport company and FAMOS, LLC, a Regulator y and Legislative Consulting company which now owns two Cosmetology/Barbering Schools in Florida. He became a USEA Governor in 2012 ser ving on the Administration and Finance Committee and as Chair of the Area Treasurers Committee.

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