Chip Wilson
President
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Chip retired from the Air Force in 1990 and moved to Apache Junction, located on the eastern end of the valley.  Since his retirement he has worked for the U.S.A.F. government contractor, Arizona Dept of Weights and Measures, and as an employee of Boeing. 
During this time he also became involved with horse ownership rights and became a member of the Superstition Horsemen’s Association.  His involvement with SHA concerning Horse owners’ rights and Forest service access issues led him to be elected president of the Superstition Horsemen’s Association in 1998, a position he held until 2006. He has been active in City, County and State governments and has also worked with the Tonto National Forest on access and trail issues.  He has also been a Black Stallion Reading Program volunteer at elementary schools throughout the valley.  He is a member of the Arizona Dept of Ag’s Large Animal advisory board and has helped create a state-wide program that facilitates the rescue of large animals during emergencies.  Chip was instrumental in organizing the Pinal County Animal Rescue Operation and worked as part of the Pinal County Emergency Management Dept. He has also been elected to the Apache Junction City Council.

It’s no surprise that Chip is passionate about protecting Horsemen’s Rights and we are fortunate to have him as our president.

Ed O'Brien
Vice President & Membership Chair
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Edward J O'Brien is the Owner-Publisher of All AboutHorses.com a 5000 plus page web site specializing in horses, horses for sale, horse care, and facts about horses. AllAboutHorses has been in business since February 2002.

In addition to Ed's new position on the Arizona State Horsemen's Association Board, current Membership Chair, he is a member of the Scottsdale Community College's Equine Science Advisory Committee, St Dominic Mission Parish Council, member of the Prescott Saddle Club, the Arizona Quarter Horse Association, the American Quarter Horse Association, the American Paint Horse Association, and RVHA.

Ed considers himself a student of the horse and has taken many Equine Science courses at SCC and attended numerous Equine Clinics across the country.

He and his wife, Valerie, live in the Rio Verde area.

Linda Slay
Secretary
ASHA's ASCOT Representative

Linda has been an avid horse racing fan most of her adult life. She has accumulated enough knowledge of the sport to bow to demands that she write a book on the subject.

In her spare time, she disappears for weeks into the wilds of Iowa for camping.

Linda is ASHA's representative on the Black Canyon Trail Coalition. (BLTC)

Linda and her husband live in North Phoenix; they own several horses.

Nancy Monsour
Treasury

Nancy came to Arizona in 1993 to escape the cold Wisconsin winters.  She now resides in Buckeye with her husband and a variety of horses and dogs.

Nancy graduated from the University of Wisconsin and is a CPA.  She spent 15 years working in the manufacturing industry and is now employed as the Controller for a local horse training ranch.  On the weekends, you’ll find Nancy and her husband Phil out enjoying Arizona’s many beautiful trails.

She has been a member of ASHA since 2003 and became Treasurer in 2006. Nancy is also a member of several trail riding clubs, the Appaloosa Horse Club and the Arizona Trail Association.  She is certified in Wilderness First Aid and is hoping to become more involved in trail maintenance and design to preserve Arizona’s beautiful trails for future generations of equestrians.

Jean Anderson,
Director of Communications;
ASHA Newsletter.
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Jean has been a member of ASHA for over 20 years. She is a Past President and served as Treasurer for many years. She also does the ASHA Newsletter.

Jean belongs to the RVHA, & CC Saddle Club, which she is currently serving as the Secretary. She is a member of the Desert View Sub-Committee Trails for the City of Phoenix; She is a Past President of the Phoenix Mountains Preservation Council, City of Phoenix, current Secretary; member of the CC Trails Committee. Current member of the City of Scottsdale Trails Committee. Jean is also a member of the Arizona Trail Association, and a trails segment steward.

Jean has recently retired; Husband Ferrell is continuing NEOTECH out in Rio Verde. The Andersons have two cats, one dog and three horses. In the pictue, Jean is at the Grand Canyon on Mahria's Skipper Babe (Mahria), a Quarter Horse. Another horse is Ms Bay, a 26 years "young" Arabian, and the new "girl" in the barn, Sheba Sharlina, another Arabian, age 19.

We are out in Rio Verde, living on our 6 acres and finally getting ready to build our "Green" Arizona Prairie Home.

Warner A. Weber III
Board Member

Warner was born in Hammond, Indiana. attended Idaho State University where he graduated with a BBA in Marketing.

A summer job at the local race track selling mutual tickets led him to the introduction in the world of horses.

A founding member and board member of the Southwest Arabian Horse Racing Association.

Warner has a video production company featuring stories about horses.  He has been a member of the Arizona State Horseman’s Association since 2002. 

He has also been a member of the Gilbert Promotional Corporation that puts on the Gilbert Days Rodeo.  The chairmanship of running the Pony Express ride promoting the event has been in his blood for six years.

Jan Hancock
Board Member

Jan is the author of the book "Horse Trails in Arizona" by Golden West Publishers, and is currently completing an equestrian design guidelines publication under a contract with the Federal Highway Administration.

Jan serves on the national Board of Directors for American Trails and is the President of the Arizona Trail Association, a 790-mile border-to-border, non-motorized trail for hiking, horseback riding, mountain bicycling, and cross-country skiing. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Arizona State Parks' State Committee on Trails and Arizona State Horsemen's Association. Governor Jane Dee Hull appointed Jan to a five-year term on the 25-member Governors Growing Smarter Oversight Council in March, 2001.

LeAnn Wertz
Board Member

My husband and I moved to Arizona in 1972. Prior to that we had served in the medical mission field in India for ten years. Now Wayne is semi-retired, but still assists in surgery, and I get to do his insurance claims.

I also am treasurer of the Glendale Woman's Club and President of the Glendale Equestrian Club which is sponsored by the Glendale Parks & Recreation Department. I have joined the PAAC (Project Aesthetics Advisory Committee) in the City of Peoria which is working on the New River Channel from Grand Avenue to Skunk Creek. Maybe one day there will be trails along the New River Wash.

I have two horses boarded at Hensley's Stables on 67th Ave. In my spare time I do ceramics. I am waiting for the day there are trails up Agua Fria and New River going North so we will have somewhere to ride our horses again in the West Valley.

John Manes
VP Trails

John comes from NW Indiana 23 years ago where he owned a screen printing business. Before retiring, he was in the newspaper business. He lives in Cave Creek with his family and owns three registered Fox Trotters. John belongs to the Cave Creek Saddle Club, Riders for Christ and Equestrians for Christ.

John loves getting up in the early morning and sitting on the patio with a cup of coffee and listening to the sounds of the horses in the barn, the dogs and the wildlife around, and riding as much as possible.