President

Susan’s love for animals has been a lifelong adventure. Her parents’ home was always a stop off for one rescue or another of the same animal types. Horses entered her life in 1999 for her daughters’ twelfth birthday with an off the track Thoroughbred. This mare had a foal by her side that eventually became Susan’s first horse. She still has him today. Fast forward to December, 2008 when her daughter picked up her first mustang to participate in an Extreme Mustang Challenge the following spring. That mustang was kept at Susan’s home and a new breed stole her heart. As she began to understand their beauty, versatility and the plight they faced, she decided to become involved. Mustang Yearlings/Washington Youth (MYWY) was born in 2010. She is now the proud grandma of four beautiful children.
Susan will always continue to be a voice and an advocate for the American Mustang and the plight they face on the diminishing rangelands throughout the West.

Vice President

John has served on a number of non-profit boards during the last several years. He currently serves as a member at large of the Port Susan Farmers Market Board and he is a co-chair of the Citizens for Stanwood-Camano Schools PAC. John has a great deal of experience in understanding the role of a board member.
John and his wife are also small business owners, owning The UPS Store in Stanwood , WA. The store opened in April of 2014 growing leaps and bounds annually ever since. As part of being a business owner he is also active in the Chamber of Commerce and the Stanwood Economic Development Advisory Committee. John has also been awarded Businessman of the Year by his local community.
In addition, he experience working with youth. His two daughters grew up in 4-H and FFAand they are also both past participants of MYWY. John and his wife have been youth leaders in their church, as well as, directing summer camps and retreats. He currently volunteers in the Stanwood Camano School District where I have been a coach and mentor. The SHS FFA awarded him an honorary chapter degree. John has been on our board for several years and is a major contributor with a very unique skillset

Board Member

Sheri was a 4-H kid growing up and then becoming a 4-H leader in the 1990’s. She has owned horses most of her life and has enjoyed many aspects of the horse world. Showing, judging and trail riding. She adopted her mustang from a 4-H gentling program in Idaho. She no longer shows but continues to arena and trail ride almost every week year round. Sheri has an extensive background working with non-profits over the last several years and understands the many challenges we face. Her equine experience coupled with her professional skills and fundraising abilities brings a level of experience we were seeking on our board as she expands awareness and gains new support for MYWY.

Board Member

Ian grew up in Michigan but resided in Western Washington for the last several years. He traveled the world courtesy of the US Army which he joined right after high school. While in WA he was a professional farrier, taking many classes and attending lots of clinics to learn more about horsemanship and to hone and develop his skillset for his job and personal handling of horses both on the ground and under saddle. Ian was also featured as a clinician at the Idaho Horse Expo. Ian is a two time MYWY competitor (burro and horse) and has also served as a volunteer. Shortly after joining the MYWY board in 2022, Ian and his family moved to Virginia then back to his home state of Michigan where he currently resides with his wife and four children.

Board Member

“I fell in love with this program the first time a saw a friends’ daughter compete several years ago.” Chris is a small animal vet tech in the Spokane, WA area assisting in the various aspects of the clinical setting. Her skills in this area have been honed over the last 25 years in all types of settings and conditions. Since that first viewing of MYWY several years ago, she has competed in this program with burros in 2019, 2021 and 2022. Unfortunately, in 2022 Chris was forced to drop from the program due to health issues but she came to the final event anyway and volunteered. Chris and her husband have both volunteered with MYWY putting in countless hours for the last 4-5 years. They currently own four burros and two mustangs. All of which were adopted through MYWY.