
		Peggy McElveen A 1971 graduate of Sweet Briar College, Peggy is the director of the St. Andrews Equestrian Program. She oversees everything in the program from coaching and recruiting riders to looking at prospective donation horses. She is also a member of the St. Andrews faculty, serving as an instructor in Sport Studies. Prior to joining St. Andrews in 2000, she served as the coach of the N.C. State and Peace College intercollegiate riding teams at MacNair's Country Acres in Raleigh. She served for 16 years as the associate director of the Raleigh YMCA Camp Seafarer and is a certified camp director with the American Camping Association. In the 1970's, she coached the University of South Carolina intercollegiate riding team. Peggy is presently a member of the Nominating Committee for the Board of Directors as well as the Chair of the Affiliates Committee for the United States Hunter and Jumper Association. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association, co-chairing the Hunter Seat Committee. She also serves on the IHSA Marketing Committee. She's the Regional President for the IHSA.

		Dr. Laura Kellam Dr. Laura Kellam attended Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond Virginia with a Bachelor’s degree in Music and Biology. Then Dr. Kellam continued her education at Virginia Polytechnic University in Blacksburg, Va., obtaining her DVM degree. She took an Equine Surgery and Medicine Internship at the University of Guelph, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. She completed her residency of Equine Internal Medicine at the University of Missouri, in Columbia, Missouri. Dr. Kellam has been a member of the St. Andrews equestrian staff since August 2004. She is the Veterinarian-in-Residence and Assistant Professor in Equine Studies. Dr. Kellam is responsible for the veterinary care and maintenance of the 140+ herd at the St. Andrews Equestrian Center. She is also the professor of the equine science-related classes and pre-veterinary studies program. Dr. Kellam’s riding interests resides in three-day eventing with some hunter/jumper experience as well. Dr. Kellam is a musician who plays piano and sings as a mezzo-soprano. She loves cold weather and enjoys skiing and snowboarding and dog sledding. However in the southern climate, Dr. Kellam has picked up sea-kayaking to keep her happy in the warmer weather.

		Marsha Toyne While most of the equestrian staff can be found outside taking care of horses and teaching lessons, Marsha can be found in the office taking care of the necessary office functions of the equestrian program. She is Regional Secretary for IHSA Zone 4 Region 3 and handles all the paperwork and points for all schools in the region for both hunter seat and western disciplines. She transferred to the equestrian program eight years ago when it began to grow tremendously. "I grew up riding horses everyday until my parents were transferred to St. Louis where we could no longer keep our horses, so I understand the love of these animals and all who pursue a career either showing or caring for them."

		Jacqueline Dwelle Jackie is an Indiana Wesleyan University Alumna, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in the Science of Management in December of 2003. She also continued her education with an MBA from East Carolina University in July of 2006. Jackie has been a member of St. Andrews since 1998 serving in various roles including Equestrian Facilities Manager and Director of Instructional Riding. Jackie teaches a variety of classes in the Equine Studies curriculum, teaches riding lessons and serves as the dressage coach. Before Jackie came to St. Andrews, she was a barn manager for several barns in Southern Pines, spending nine years at Ed and Sandy Minchin’s Pine Meadow Farm working with International Hunter Futurity prospects. She also worked as barn manager and groom for eventer Mark Weissbecker, and for Diana Dodge at Nokomis Farm working with show hunters. Prior to moving to Southern Pines Jackie worked as head groom and road manager for Michael J. Plumb and Karen Stives and their three-day event horses. Jackie serves the Intercollegiate Dressage Association as National Secretary and Treasurer and is currently working to build the association’s website and membership database. She has been recognized by IDA as Coach of the Year and as an inductee into the IDA Hall of Fame. Jackie is the author of a published book Your First Horse and various articles on horse care. She holds the British Horse Society Assistant Instructor certification and a Parelli level two graduate. Jackie enjoys spending time with her husband Lenny, corgi Raleigh and Max her horse who also works in the Ride-Like-A-Knight Therapeutic Horsemanship program.

		Pebbles Turbeville Pebbles Turbeville is the St. Andrews University Therapeutic Horsemanship Director. She received her Master’s degree in Recreation from NC State and BA in Physical Education from Columbia College. Pebbles is a PATH Intl. (formerly NARHA) Advanced Instructor. She is Lead Faculty/Evaluator for the registered onsite workshop/certification process. Pebbles served as a Board member for PATH Intl., Past Chair of the Educational Task Force and Higher Education Committee as well as served on several other PATH Intl. committees and task force. She has presented at many different conferences on several topics in the therapeutic horsemanship field. Pebbles is Associate Professor and Chair of the Equine Studies Department at St. Andrews. She teaches classes in Therapeutic Horsemanship and sport management classes. Throughout her years in the horse industry she has served as instructor, barn manager and administrator. One of her favorite hobbies is equine photography and she has published regionally and internationally. Pebbles has been working in nonprofit management over 20 years and with horses most of her life. She has also been a volunteer instructor with the American Red Cross for over 25 years teaching First Aid & CPR, Water Safety and swimming instructor.

		Ashley Duda Ashley Duda is in her second year of teaching at St. Andrews. Ashley's main focus is equitation. During her first year, she coached the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Hunter Seat Team to a Regional Reserve Championship. Additionally, five riders qualified for IHSA Zone competition and two qualified for IHSA Nationals. The riders who qualified for IHSA Nationals placed third and eighth in their respective divisions. Before Ashley came to St. Andrews, she was the head hunter seat coach at Kansas State University where she coached the NCAA equestrian team to numerous wins. In 2007, the KSU Wildcats placed third at the Varsity Equestrian National Championships. In 2005, she graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a minor in Political Science. While at Virginia Tech, Ashley competed for the Hokies in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association and Intercollegiate Dressage Association. She qualified for both the IHSA National Championship Horse Show and IDA National Championship Horse Show in 2004 and also represented the United States in two International Student Riding Competitions. Ashley grew up in Virginia showing hunters and jumpers on the A circuit under the guidance of Sharon and Katie Huber of Stoneridge Farm. Ashley will graduate from Kansas State University with a Master's degree in Political Science in May 2011. She continues to ride and show while working at St. Andrews. Currently her family includes a Jack Russell named Lilly and three wonderful horses.

		Carla Wennberg Carla is a University of Georgia Alumna, graduating in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science. Carla joined the equestrian staff in 2006 as the head Western Coach and teaches dressage instruction as well. Carla is responsible for coaching the IHSA Western Team, and teaching horse judging classes. Carla has won three World Championships at AQHA Youth Worlds, and was All Around Youth at American Quarter Horse Congress. Carla has also won a bronze medal in dressage. She has been an AQHA judge for 22 years, and spent 18 years as a NRHA and NSBA judge. She has judged in eight foreign countries. Carla has also worked at other universities prior to coming to St. Andrews. She spent six years at Colorado State University, five years at the University of Georgia, and almost five at Martin Community College. In 2008 Carla was honored as AQHA Horseman of the Year and in Oct. 2010 she served as a FEI steward for reining at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky. “Making the horse's welfare foremost is the job of the FEI steward and by working at the World Games justified to me this work as a steward is exactly that!”

		Kellie A. Garrabrant As a 1991 graduate of Davis & Elkins College earning three bachelors and two associates degrees by successfully completing a double major of history and English with a minor in criminology while pursuing her love of art and fashion. Throughout her life she has been involved in the equine industry in various aspects ranging from riding/training to teaching and barn management while continuing to maintain a separate 9-5 career. In early 1996 when her knees were permanently damaged by a drunk driver, Kellie set a goal to compete at a professional level and to become an accomplished horsewoman. Training with and learning from professionals in her industry, she began competing professionally in 2001. She has competed as a member of The Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA), Southern Rodeo Association (SRA), National Barrel Horse Association (NBHA), as well as the IBRA and IPRA. Kellie and Her quarter horse JJ continue to compete as much as possible, learning from everyone and every situation striving to be the best horse woman she can be........

		Elizabeth Dulski Liz Dulski is a 2011 St. Andrews graduate from Brielle, NJ. Liz graduated with a major in Therapeutic Horsemanship with a minor in Equine Business Management. Liz participated in the IHSA Hunt Seat team showing in the novice division. Liz was very active in the Therapeutic Horsemanship program the school offers and now has received her NARHA/PATH Advanced Instructor certification. Liz has two horses, Simon and Beastie Boy, who both are now participating in the Ride-Like-A-Knight therapeutic program. Liz began as a barn fellow but transitioned into the position of Assistant Director of the Therapeutic Riding Program after one semester.

		Rachel Buckler Rachel lived in Maryland before she started at St. Andrews as a freshman in 2006. In Maryland she started riding at age 10 and competed in various hunter and eventing competitions. She joined St. Andrews as a hunter rider but found her place with the western team. She graduated in 2010 with a degree in Equine Business Management and with a great foundation to go out into the world. After graduating she worked at a quarter horse show barn in Wisconsin. There she bought her first horse, Oliver, and started his training. She then moved to a small dressage breeding farm in Maryland. But nothing seemed to fit like St. Andrews had, so she jumped at the opportunity to return. Now she is the assistant barn manager. She takes care of all of the horses on the lesson side as well as helping to teach stable management lab and helping the western team. In the future she hopes to continue Oliver’s training and start showing him in a few quarter horse shows. Also, she hopes to continue to help the students and horses at school.

		Heather Wile Heather grew up in a small town in southern New Hampshire. She earned a degree in Equine Business Management from St. Andrews, rode on the IHSA team, played an active part of putting on many different kinds of horse shows, and taught lessons to fellow students. Growing up, Heather rode at Pony Farm in Temple, NH where she participated in the barn team, teaching team, show team and training team. She also served as the head riding instructor at both the Pony Farm summer camp and International Riding Camp just north of New York City. Heather organizes all in-house horse shows, is responsible for organizing and administering the Equitation Classes, and teaches hunter seat lessons.