Meet the current OVAHA officers!

President

Sherri Lewis
also Futurity Chair, Fall Festival and Charity Horse Show Chair, Arabian Horse News Reporter
2750 Beckett Street
Lebanon, Ohio  45036
lewisj@co.warren.oh.us

Sherri was born to parents whom bred and raised Shetland show ponies.  In 1982 she married a "city boy".  Longing to own horses again, she bought her husband their first Arabian for his birthday.  How could he turn down such an exotic gift?!  15 years later, they own 4 purebred Arabian Mares, 2 Half-Arabian mares, and a Saddlebred mare.  Soon it was decided that Amore Arabians needed its own exquisite breeding stallion.  After an exhausting search, (and kissing many frogs,) the family purchased kind, big-hearted Romeo V from famed breeder Sheila Varian.  Gordon and Sherri look forward to the show season and wish all a healthy, happy year.

Vice President

Tammy Hawkey
also High Point Secretary
1385 Wayne St. Apt. A
Troy, OH  45373
tiaraarabs@aol.com

Tammy is the trainer at Tiara Arabians in Troy, Ohio.  She has multiple wins at Regionals, US Nationals, and Canadian Nationals.  She is also the breeder and owner of several purebred National Champions and one of our convention delegates.

Secretary

Sharon Hanks
1090 Blue Jay Drive
Enon, Ohio 45323
schanks137@earthlink.net

Treasurer

Louise Michels
13 Mary Ln.
West Alexandria, OH  45381
lamichels@verizon.net

Louise previously served as a board member for OVAHA and was secretary of CSHSA for many years.  Professionally, she is a school counselor currently working at Dixie HS in New Lebanon, OH.  She owns three horses.  Mahogany Princess, her first horse, is a half-Arabian mare.  She purchased the mare in 1983, when the mare was ten years old; she is now 30 and still going strong!  Her other two horses are purebred Arabian geldings.  ES Salute is a Western Pleasure horse and CM El Baskinnet is a Country English Pleasure horse.

Past President

Marcia Doncaster
also Summer Sizzler I & II Chair and Recreational Riding Program Chair
7627 Horseshoe Bend Rd.
Ludlow Falls, OH 45339
dawnkhato@aol.com

Marcia has been involved with horses off and on since age ten and has had Arabians since 1989. A member of OVAHA since 1992, she has consistently been a board member, the Recreational Riding program manager, the show manager of the Summer Sizzler, or President (sometimes more than one at a time). She is the owner of 2 purebreds - Wyntrs Grey Dawn, shown in multiple disciplines, is now retired and the "matriarch" of the stable. Wyntrs Khato, a gelding, shows Class A, Regional and National levels in western and trail where he placed 9th at the US Nationals in 2006 in Trail.

 

Board Members - Term Ending 12/31/2008

 

Mark Bingman
2241 Spahr Road
Xenia, Ohio 45385
lbingman@woh.rr.com

Mary Loden
1388 E. Jackson Road
Springfield, Ohio 45502
lodenreining@yahoo.com

Bill Pennington
7989 Bethany Road
Liberty Township, Ohio 45044
bpennin336@aol.com

Member of the Arabian Horse Association since 1968. Past Director of Region 14. I was on the Executive Committee of AHA for 10 years, served as Second Vice President, First Vice President, President 2000 - 2002, and Immediate Past President. I own 2 Half Arabians and 1 purebred. My 2 daughters and 1 grand daughter are actively showing them and I am a great groom.

Board Members - Term Ending 12/31/2009

Amanda Brooks
307 Ross Street
Fountain City, Indiana 47341
amandakb@aol.com

Debbie Glasener
6049 Ballentine Pike
Springfield, Ohio 45502
notr2469@aol.com

Linda Laufer
also Black Horse Literacy Project Chair
430 Sycamore Drive
Eaton, OH 45320
llaufer@woh.rr.com