Winternship 16-17 Bios

Bonnie Jenkins; USET Foundation, Inc

Ms. Jenkins is the Executive Director at USET overssing the fundraising, communications, operational and financial administration of the Foundation. Ms. Jenkins will also work with John Long, Chief Executive Officer of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), to ensure a cohesive partnership with the USEF. Ms. Jenkins has been involved in equestrian sport for the past 30 years. As a junior rider, she was trained by George H. Morris and Hunterdon, Inc. showing the famous hunter, Gozzi to numerous national championships including the National Horse Show, Washington International Horse Show and the Devon Horse Show. After graduating from Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois, she joined the American Horse Shows Association in 1985 and served as its Executive Director from 1992 – 1995. She was Executive Director of the American Hunter Jumper Council from 1995-1999 and then Executive Director of the United States Equestrian Team from 2001 – 2003. Since the joining of the USET and USEF last year, Ms. Jenkins has served as Executive Director of High Performance. Ms. Jenkins lives in Oldwick, New Jersey with her husband Bill, and their two children, Blake 10 years old and Claire 8 years old.