2009/2010 Executive

President - Jennifer Butkus

Jenny has an Honours Bachelor of Arts in English literature and is currently in her third year of law at UWO. She has been riding since she was little and has competed in hunters, jumpers, dressage and eventing, from schooling shows up to the A circuit. She also has some judging and course-designing experience. Jenny is the Vice-President of the UWO Equestrian Team and has been a part of the team from the beginning and is proud to have watched it grow. This year she hopes to encourage the same growth in the OUEA, to make sure that the shows run well and smoothly and to ensure that the 2009/2010 show season is a blast for all of its competitors!

Vice President -Emma Soever

Emma is in her 4th year of her Bachelor in Management and Organizational Studies at Western. Emma has been riding for 12 years and has shown both Trillium and “A” circuit. She has competed in the hunters, equitations and jumpers and is currently competing on the “A” circuit in the jumpers. Emma is VP Competitions of the UWO Equestrian Team and has been involved with the club since her first year. Emma looks forward to this year and to helping the OUEA continue to grow and improve.

Secretary -Kaylee Verougstraete

Kaylee is finishing her third year of Math/Financial Analysis and Risk Management Co-op at the University of Waterloo, and over the 12 years she's been riding, she's spent most of her time in the hunter and equitation rings. Since joining the UW Equestrian Club in first year, Kaylee has taken on a very active role in the club and is currently the President and OUEA team captain. She has also been involved with the OUEA since its inception and really enjoyed watching the organization grow. Kaylee will be at all the OUEA shows this season, so don't be afraid to come and say hi; even if it's just to ask about your points!

Treasurer - Danny Ingratta

Danny in is his 4th year at the University of Guelph studying Animal Biology and has been involved with Guelph Equestrian for 3 years. He has been around horses since he was 8 and competing in hunter/jumper schooling shows. Later in life he was converted to Western riding and with his AQHA gelding Shi Mr. Mito (AKA Colby), they compete in most of the western disciplines such as western pleasure, performance, barrels, and poles as well as team penning and sorting. He helped run the pass Guelph OUEA shows and has a lot of experience with organizing and running horse showing events. He would like to welcome the new members of the OUEA and is looking forward to starting another season of shows and University Competition.

Website Coordinator - Tommy Oliver

Tommy is a Second year Zoology student at the University of Toronto. He has been involved with horses for a decade and was a co-founder of his school's team. Although Showjumping will always be his first love, he is becoming better acquainted with Hunter Seat Equitation. Tommy is thrilled to be part of the OUEA and hopes to meet many of the riders this year!