MEET OUR TEAM
President
Lauren McIndoo
(Executive Officer)
Lauren McIndoo, first became aware of Sunshine Horses several years ago when her daughter began volunteering and quickly came to realize what a wonderful organization it was. When an opportunity to join the Board became available, Lauren was excited and honored to put her nonprofit and management experience to use to help Sunshine grow and thrive as much as possible.
Treasurer
Maggie Bocsor
(Executive Officer)
In April 2020, a friend announced that Sunshine Horses, Inc. was looking for a Treasurer. Maggie’s experience in Financial Administration for nonprofit agencies was a perfect fit. Her passion is serving those who are passionate about horses, live music, and land and water conservation. She is now building and strengthening nonprofit organizations that will live on in the future and continue to carry on their mission and serve their communities. She is a strong member of the Sunshine Horses team and continues to help and support them as they grow!
Director of Operations
Mary Minkoff
(Executive Officer)
Mary has been an active volunteer since 2009. Throughout the years as a proud member of Sunshine Horses, she has combined equine knowledge and her passion for horses with her 35 plus years as a nurse manager. With this combined experience, Mary has shared these strengths, helping with Sunshine’s growth.
As Director of Operations, Quality Assurance, and Safety, it is her honor to sit on the Board of Directors with the other dedicated Board members of Sunshine Horses, Inc.
Secretary
Cindy Albro
(Executive Officer)
Cindy has been a volunteer at Sunshine Horses for six years and currently serves as Secretary on the Sunshine Board of Directors. She has done it all from mucking stalls, feeding and watering horses, leading them in and out of pastures, grooming and LOVING them! She also enjoys contributing to whatever needs to be done to keep the farm running. Her favorite saying that she feels best describes her time at Sunshine is, "Whoever said Disney World is the 'Happiest Place on Earth', has never been to Sunshine Horses!" And while the horse that has impacted her life the most (Sisko), has since crossed over the 'Rainbow Bridge', his memory, and the everlasting friendships she has made with the other volunteers at Sunshine Horses will remain with her forever!
Events and Fundraising
Dianne Sestak
(Executive Officer)
Dianne has been a volunteer with Sunshine Horses for 9 years. As her children began leaving the nest, she found the horses to help occupy her time. She taught Kindergarten for 37 years before recently retiring, however, prior to her retirement, she put her two passions together ~ children and animals~ and she created fundraisers in her classroom to help support the different horses. Each year she would then bring the children to the farm to see where their hard work and generosity was going. She loves the creativity of putting together an event and seeing the excitement from people when they are able to interact with the horses while supporting them with donations. Her main project is the Kentucky Derby Gala.
Most important to Dianne though, is getting the community involved with Sunshine and helping them to learn about their mission of Helping Horses, Helping People.
Dianne also takes care of the website and social media.
OTHER KEY MEMBERS
Business Associate
Victor Convertino
Vic has an Associates degree in Nursing and a Bachelors of Science in Business Management. He has worked in in the healthcare field for almost 30 years in a variety of clinical and managerial positions including Nurse Educator, Nurse Manager, Clinical Information Systems Project Manager, and Director of Quality and Patient Safety. He enjoys cooking and making pottery both by hand and from a wheel.
Vic started volunteering at Sunshine Horses in 2018 and served on the Board of Directors for a year. As the Business Associate, it is his goal to support the Board of Directors in providing the best possible care for the animals and the safest possible environment for our volunteers.
Equine Care Committee
Beth Smart
Beth is the Chairperson for the Equine Care Committee and the Adoption Representative. She has been with Sunshine for 8 years and just loves it. She and her family have adopted several of Sunshine’s horses.
Horse care is her thing!
Volunteer Coordinator
Diana Wellmon
Diana came to Sunshine a little over 2 years ago after seeing an advertisement on a billboard. She is a retired Medical Laboratory Technician and Co-Founder of Women Transcending Boundaries.
She oversees the Volunteer Committee which orients new volunteers and facilitates all volunteer related activities and concerns. Coordinating tours and working with the many outside organizations who are interested in doing projects at Sunshine are also part of her responsibilities.
She has had the good fortune of owning two amazing horses in the past and have witnessed first hand the healing power of connecting with horses. Helping Horses , Helping People can be seen daily at Sunshine Horses.
Public Relations
Betsy Bedigan
Betsy has volunteered at Sunshine for a little over a year providing her the opportunity to re-connect with horses and the people who love them. Retired from St. Joseph’s Health, she brings years of experience along with her marketing and communication to the organization. “Every horse has a personality that grows on you. The days are made even better when it all comes together and a horse leaves for their forever home.”