Bonnie Hammond, Executive Director

Since the founding of SAFE in 2005, Bonnie Hammond has focused on creating an organization that is open and accessible to its supporters, from its transparent financials to the wealth of information available about the horses on our website. Bonnie worked locally as a...

Terry Phelps-Peddy, Operations Director

Terry Phelps-Peddy has a long history of riding and working with horses. She spent two years in Calgary, Alberta, Canada working for Olympic dressage rider Bonny Bonnello, managing a training facility with over 45 horses in residence. Terry is an accomplished dressage...

Lily Leitkowski, Operations Assistant

Lily Leitkowski has been a horse girl since her mother first sat her on the back of one at the tender age of two. Growing up in Florida, she took riding lessons throughout her childhood, and although she never had a horse of her own, in the physical sense, she...

Laurie Sasser, Volunteer Manager

Growing up in Colorado, Laurie Sasser spent many formative years in the mountains around horses at ranches, farms, and rodeos. She joins SAFE with experience helping brands build communities in wellness, arts, e‑commerce, and online content creation. Laurie teaches...