Claudia Ashford
Claudia Ashford is a retired dental hygienist who has been in the Comox Valley since 1995. She is an active fundraiser for CVTRS and has met many people who have been touched by the program in various ways.
Lorna Mikkelson
I have lived in the Comox Valley since 1994, working both in the public sector as an elementary educator for 35 years in various parts of B.C., and in the private sector running tourist and logging businesses with my husband until 2022. I have always loved being around horses and children, so a position on the CVTRS Board is a real pleasure.
Leslie Duran
Leslie is an occupational therapist and an educator who has lived in the Comox Valley since 2001. She works in community health care, and is also an Adjunct Faculty member of the Department of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science, Faculty of Medicine at UBC. She completed her doctorate in education in 2017. Leslie believes strongly in the potential of therapeutic riding to benefit health and wellness. She is enthusiastic and honoured to serve on the Board of Directors for the Comox Valley Therapeutic Riding
Tina Filippino
Tina has been a song leader and small business owner in the Comox Valley for the past twenty years.Before that she was a teacher, first at the elementary level working with students with diverse needs, and then as an instructor at North Island College creating and teaching programs in the Special Education Department. During her teaching career Tina saw first hand the incredible impact that participation in therapeutic riding program had on her students. She believes that therapeutic riding is an asset to the community and is honoured to serve on the board.
