Jan is the founder and Executive Director of HORSEPOWER. Jan owned and operated an accounting practice in Dallas, Texas for fifteen years as well as a horse boarding facility for five years. Jan is a level two certified riding instructor by the Association for Horsemanship Safety and Education and a Registered Riding Instructor by the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association.

Tim joined HORSEPOWER as a volunteer 7 years ago and joined the staff full-time in July of 2002; He is retired from Guilford County schools where he was a teacher and a coach. In the last 14 years he served as a principal at McIver Education Center where he worked with special needs students ages 3 to 22. Tim was born and raised in Pennsylvania, received his BS from Appalachian State University and his masters at North Carolina A&T State University. He has two sons Chris, Josh, 2 step children Mady, Scott and 4 grandchildren.

Donna joined HORSEPOWER in April 2003. She became interested in horses back in  high school and has been working in the horse business, in some form, since then. Whether it was in Virginia, Arkansas, Texas, or North Carolina Ms. Reece was a member of any and all horse organizations. She was an AQHA youth director in Virginia and a leader in the 4H. She worked at a thoroughbred race horse center and from 1991 to 1996 she trained and showed horses as a business, then in 1996 she hauled horses coast to coast for 7 years until finding a home at HORSEPOWER. She is a NARHA registered instructor.

Kevin was HORSEPOWERs first volunteer in 1995. He volunteered through 1998 when HORSEPOWER came to Colfax. He lost contact with us for several years until 2007 when he came back to volunteer. He joined HORSEPOWER as a full time staff member in May of 2009. He is a NARHA Registered Instructor. Kevin and his dog Harlee live in Brown Summit.

Jess joined HORSEPOWER in January 2008 as the volunteer coordinator. She is a graduate from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, with a Bachelor of Environmental Science in Human Development and Family Studies. She started a three hundred hour internship with HORSEPOWER in May 2007 and completed it in October of 2007. Jess and her dog Mable live in Greensboro. She is a NARHA registered instructor

Spencer Conover, Director of Public Relations and Annual Giving

Joining HORSEPOWER in July 2010, Spencer Conover is the newest addition to the HORSEPOWER staff.  A 2010 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, Spencer holds a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Affairs with minors in Rhetoric and Public Service. During college, Spencer was involved in student government and community service organizations; he also enjoyed writing for the school newspaper and planning major events for the student body. As a young’n, Spencer loved riding horses every summer at camp, and he even reached the ‘highly acclaimed’ status of a “Rough Rider” at Camp Carolina! Spencer is excited to be a part of the mission at HORSEPOWER!