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Meet the Board

NANCY HENRY-PRESIDENT
Hi, my name is Nancy Henry and I am serving as the President of Cloud
Nine.  I am originally from Louisville, Kentucky and am now an Associate
 Professor in the Department of English at Binghamton University. I learned
 about Cloud Nine and the extraordinary role it plays in the lives of
 children and horses in 2005 and immediately wanted to become part of Pat’s
 team of volunteers.  The role of the board is to help Cloud Nine continue
 its mission of teaching children and horses to work together for the
 benefit of both.  I want particularly to find new ways of raising funds to
 pursue the ultimate goal of expanding the facilities and the program so
 that even more people and animals in our community may benefit from the
wonderful cooperative experience of therapeutic riding.

DIANE FLUEGEL- PARENT ADVOCATE

Hi my name is Diane Fluegal. I was born and raised in the Triple Cities area. Married with 5 children I have had the opportunity to be involved in many child centered functions. I am a hairdresser by trade, which give me the chance to meet and socialize with many local people. My youngest son's love of horses brought me to Cloud Nine. My fear of horses has made it a challenge to be a part of the barn ritual, however I feel right at home helping to foster a place that helps and supports children.

KELLY YOUNG- TREASURER
Originally from Watkins Glen N.Y. I am a second grade teacher for the Vestal Schools. I have always loved animals and have worked as a volunteer at several shelters. Because of my work at shelters I have adopted 2 beagles and a beagle, basset cross. I have learned "clicker training" and enjoy the time I spend with my dogs teaching them new things. I have always loved horse but have never been able to get up close because of allergies, however at Cloud Nine I can be a volunteer and enjoy the beauty of the horses, as well as, help children.

MAGGIE PERROTTE- SECRETARY
Hi, my name is Maggie Perrotte and I hold the Secretarial position on the board. I am a physical therapist assistant currently working in an orthopedic setting. I have been married for nineteen years to a wonderful man and we have an eleven-year-old boy named Benjamin. Ben is the reason I became involved with Cloud Nine. Our son has special needs and Cloud Nine has been a Godsend to us and especially to him. I was honored to be asked to join the board of directors and jumped at the chance to contribute to this organization. I am excited to watch it grow and know that it will help countless children in need.

TRACY LIGOURI- COMMUNITY RELATIONS
I have always sought to combine my love of publicity  work with my interests in my two favorite things:  kids and horses! As a teenager, I lived on a farm, then went on to college to receive my A.S. in Human Services and my B.S. in Mass Communications.  My first job was working in a group home with people with disabilities.  From there, my career has spanned over 30 years to include supervising programs for the disabled, as a caseworker for victims of sexual abuse, director of our local Court Appointed Special Advocate program,  Victim Advocate working with crime victims and now as the coordinator of the Broome County Integrated Domestic Violence Court.   I also helped a friend with the layout and design of her children's book, "Laughlie," which addresses one of the biggest issues facing our nation, youth suicide, and created and/or maintained several websites for the agencies for which I worked. 

I was delighted to learn of equine therapy and then to find Cloud Nine so close by, and look  forward to making "Cloud Nine Therapeutic Riding Center" a household name!

Board of Trustees 

Thomas Cooper, CPA, Potter & Co., Louisville, KY
 
Jean Levenson, Sentry Alarms, Binghamton, NY
 
 Lou Ligouri, EPAC, Endicott, NY
 
 Heidi Mikeska, Parent, Vestal, NY
 
 Julie Rosenberg, Esq., Public Defender, Binghamton, NY
 
 Sallie Young, Court Clerk, Binghamton, NY

 

 

 

2815 Hawleyton Rd. ~ Brackney, PA 18812 ~ (570) 663-2861 ~ Cloud9TRC@yahoo.com