Tonya Wells,
Founder & Executive Director
Tonya Wells
Executive Director, Lead Mentor
Tonya believes God has given her a passion for everything related to horses and has a strong desire to share that passion with others. She has been a teacher at heart from childhood; received a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Education from Illinois State University; and taught at Princeton High School. She started showing horses in 4-H as a child and continued to show at local shows in halter, western, saddleseat, huntseat, trail, and dressage. Tonya has trained horses and given riding lessons for over 25 years. Since 2014 she has been a certified therapeutic riding instructor through PATH Intl.
Executive Director, Lead Mentor
Tonya believes God has given her a passion for everything related to horses and has a strong desire to share that passion with others. She has been a teacher at heart from childhood; received a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Education from Illinois State University; and taught at Princeton High School. She started showing horses in 4-H as a child and continued to show at local shows in halter, western, saddleseat, huntseat, trail, and dressage. Tonya has trained horses and given riding lessons for over 25 years. Since 2014 she has been a certified therapeutic riding instructor through PATH Intl.
Katie Lewis
Katie Lewis
Administrative Assistant
Meet our newest SLM team member, Katie Lewis! Katie has accepted the role of Administrative Assistant and will be helping with everything office related! To help you get to know her, we thought we'd share a bit about her. She is a Jesus lover and a nurse who also helps her husband farm. Her spare time is spent with their dog, her 9 pet chickens and a rug loom! She also loves spending time with family and friends. Katie is excited to join SLM and can't wait to see what God has in store for her and the Ministry!
Administrative Assistant
Meet our newest SLM team member, Katie Lewis! Katie has accepted the role of Administrative Assistant and will be helping with everything office related! To help you get to know her, we thought we'd share a bit about her. She is a Jesus lover and a nurse who also helps her husband farm. Her spare time is spent with their dog, her 9 pet chickens and a rug loom! She also loves spending time with family and friends. Katie is excited to join SLM and can't wait to see what God has in store for her and the Ministry!