Officers
James W. Winkelman
President
Senior Sales Manager for Laundry Concepts for the Midwest Region. Employed in the commercial laundry
industry since the early 1970's and previously owned his own appliance
service company. Formerly co-chaired the Neuqua Valley High School Band
Parent Association's Ways and Means Committee. Formerly served as President
and Vice President for the Indiana Coin Laundry Association. Also started
and served as Scout Master for Naperville Boy Scout Troop 89. Interest and
involvement with therapeutic horseback riding began in the late 80s;
volunteered with the now dissolved Friends of Handicapped Riders.
Edward J. Pacana
Vice-President
Attorney in private real estate practice. Former Staff Director and
attorney with McDonald's Corporation Real Estate Legal Department for 23
years. Former claims attorney with American Title Insurance Company.
Licensed Real Estate Broker. Volunteer with FTEA and Danada Equestrian
Center for five years. Formerly served as President of CARES (Chicago
Association for Recreation and Employee Services). Checkout Line columnist
for the Naperville Sun. Active equestrian. Degreed in Law and Electrical
Engineering.
Judy B. Kestner
Secretary/Treasurer
Former department manager, systems
analyst and market analyst for several companies including Allstate
Insurance Company and Kraft Foods, Inc. Former board member and V.P. of a
local PTA Council; former board member of the American Red Cross; founding
member of ABC/25 Foundation (educational foundation). Extensive volunteer
history working with organizations such as the North Suburban Special
Recreation Association; Muscular Dystrophy Association; Glenbrook Hospital
(Physical Therapy Department); Lake County Forest Preserve District
(Newsletter Editor) and several local therapeutic riding programs. Current
volunteer with FTEA. Active equestrian and horse owner. Member of NARHA
(North American Riding for the Handicapped Assoc.) since 1998. Degreed in
Child Development.
Board
Members
Mary Jane O'Connor
Newsletter
Editor
Mary Jane is recently retired from
the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, where she worked for 20+
years in administration, primarily on the District's Finance and Land
Acquisition Committee. Prior to that time, she was a member of editorial
staff for the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, and
had also worked in the clinical veterinary and dental/surgical fields. In
addition to her time volunteered to Friends for Therapeutic Equine
Activities, Mary Jane volunteers at Willowbrook Wildlife Center, and also
at Brookfield Zoo - as a docent, and as a research assistant in the
behavioral endocrinology laboratory. She also volunteers at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Center and helps establish and raise funds for a street
children project in Nairobi, Kenya. "WaToto wa Lwanga" is an NGO
providing services to 1,000 marginalized children at four day
schools/feeding centers, and one residential facility. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Loyola University and is a
Veterinary Technologist.
Jamie C. Smith
Having learned every which way possible to get off a horse by the age of 9,
Jamie fell in love with horses and riding forever. An avid horsewoman and former backyard breeder of Arabian and
Arabian-cross horses, she had to retire from breeding and riding some time ago. In 2006 she found a new "home" for
both her horse and herself in FTEA and began volunteering as opportunities permitted. Jamie holds a doctorate in education and was a Professor of teacher education at Appalachian State University and
Governors State University. She has more recently been an instructional designer, primarily for manufacturing
technologies and back office software education and training programs. She has worked as a consultant and
contractor for the last 10 years with a range of public and private sector organizations, including McDonald's,
Underwriters Laboratories, RR Donnelly, and the Chicago Public Schools. Jamie is currently an administrator for
the education division of DARC Corporation, a professional services firm. She has sat on the board and held
offices in several non-profit organizations in North Carolina and Illinois, as well as having served as a Commissioner
on the New Century Partnership for Elgin.
Jack Roberts
Advisory Board Members
Cindy A. Hallett
President and owner of Box Props,
West Chicago, IL. Past Secretary-Treasurer of JOPA, Inc. and Business
Manager of Box Props for 15 years prior to purchasing company. Served as
Treasurer of FTEA for six years. Part of the founding committee and Board
of Directors for FTEA. Parent of a FTEA program participant with Autism.
Volunteered with church in children's ministry, VBS, women's ministry and
choir member. Former member of the West Chicago Historical Society and a
former Girl Scout leader. Degreed in Education and Business Administration.
Roger Jones
Julie Kuehn-Bailey
Parent of participant & volunteer
leader and sidewalker. Principal of JKB & Associates, a marketing,
advertising and promotion firm. Board member of the DuPage Community
Clinic, and past board member of Main Street Winfield. Previously
volunteered with Cheff Center in Michigan, the nation's first therapeutic
riding facility. Bachelor of Arts with a Business Administration minor.
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