Board of Directors
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PRESIDENT: Emily Parr
VICE PRESIDENT: Ashley Holsinger
SECRETARY: Sarah Vagnoni
Education Committee Chair. Sarah is the Stable Manager and Road Manager for Memory’s Hill Stables. She regularly competed as SWVHJA junior member from the intermediates through the children’s whilst developing a passion for horses and horse care. She continues to show as a member of the organization, and assists Memory’s Hill in hosting SWVHJA shows and other events. Sarah frequently travels with Memory’s Hill to all levels of horse show, attending SWVHJA shows and USEF rated shows, handling everything from show entries, set up, horse care, and rider needs. When she is not on the road, she enjoys spending time with her horse, Millie, and her dog Elmer.
TREASURER: Annie Shawver
Annie has been riding since she was a little girl, and she’s been involved with SWVHJA since its inception. Annie grew up in Rockingham County, where she and her sister, Sarah, spent many an hour riding and showing their ponies. In those days, it meant multibreed horse shows and often on baseball fields and similar venues. It was a beloved family affair! Annie was involved with 4H and was on the judging team. After graduation from JMU, Annie (and her horse!) relocated to Roanoke where she began a career in accounting. Annie is a CPA and operates a consulting practice that serves Virginia local governments and related entities. She and her husband, Jeff, have a small farm in Roanoke County. Over the years, Annie has shown in divisions such as the Special Adult Hunters, Adult Amateur Hunters, Adult Equitation on the Flat, and she loves medal and derby classes. Annie is a recipient of SWVHJA’s Guy Burkholder Adult Sportsmanship Award and she served on the Board previously from 2011 to 2014. Annie’s interest in serving on the SWVHJA Board is to support strong financial management, to learn about and support the needs of the membership, and to facilitate communication with and feedback from the membership. As well as riding and showing, Annie loves her little pets (cat and dog), good food, hiking, camping (as long as a bed and shower are involved!) and just about anything outdoors!
PARLIAMENTARIAN: Jamison Strasser
Members at Large:
Britni Cash
Chair: Junior Committee
Holly Flory- Jumper committee chair
Catherine Daniel
Kayleigh Burke
Laura Lemon- Communications Committee chair
Jamison Strasser
Review Committee Chair. Parliamentarian. Jamison is a full-time professional civil engineer and a longtime member of SWVHJA. She began riding in 1999 at Vineyard Farm under the tutelage of the late Sarah Davis, kickstarting a passion for horses, Thoroughbreds especially, and hunters. Her junior years were spent bouncing between horses and divisions (and in the dirt!), prior to finding success in the 2’6” divisions with a talented Thoroughbred named Bailey. She graduated from UVA in 2013 and moved around the state for work, riding and showing whenever possible. In 2020 she moved home to Hot Springs, VA permanently and returned to Vineyard Farm. The same year she purchased her first horse, Z Town, and reentered the show ring. Since purchasing Z, she’s had mixed success in many of the SWVHJA amateur and open divisions and in the Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program championships and performance awards. When she isn’t working or at the barn, she might be found volunteering with Bath Animal Welfare Foundation, trail running, or walking Snaffle and Tonka, her unruly dogs, around the family farm.
Executive Secretary: Maggie Evans
