Roger Smith is the Fort Dix Natural Resource Management Scientist, with over 30 years experience in Natural Resource Management.  His experience with the local ecology allows him to share his knowledge of trees and nature with adults and children.  He is also a Boy Scout leader and has helped numerous scouts achieve advancement by teaching skills in nature, forestry and compass. He regularly guides hikes both on Fort Dix and the NJ Forest Resource Education Center in Jackson.  He has been a horse owner and caregiver for 25 years. He is founder of the “Woodlands Creature Theatre”, a program that tells nature stories thru puppets.  

Above, Roger measures the largest Sweet gum tree in NJ which is approximately 290 years old and is over six feet in diameter.

Char is pictured here riding Blue and ponying Willy on her farm in Tabernacle.

Charlene Jennings is a learning consultant with over 30 years experience in diagnostic assessment and teaching students who have special needs. She is a Mom of two, nearly adult children and horse lover who has two horses, Blue and Sir William (see Willy’s rehab story on the web). She and her husband, Lee own and operate Bluebird Farm in Tabernacle. She has raised and shown horses for a long time but has always been interested in learning how to do it better. She practices holistic horse keeping, trims her own barefoot horses and is currently studying Parelli Natural horsemanship. She will also complete Part II of EAGALA certification this spring. She has served as vice president of HorsePath , a NJ nonprofit for two years.

Karen Rossner: Has 25 years experience as an art teacher in the New Jersey School System. She enjoys the excitement of working with young creative minds! Karen is a horse owner and Level1 Eagala professional. She is currently involved in Cowboy Poetry, Eagala, and natural horsemanship. She has a spiritual background and teaches Sunday school class. She is also a true believer in the healing qualities of nature.

Belinda Gilbert is a founding HorsePath board member.  She loves spending time at the barn with the horses and is continually learning from them. She is a horse owner for about 5 years now.  Belinda is an Administrative Assistant in an elementary school who also enjoys children and what they can teach us.