Board Members

First Sgt Dennis Squires

1SG Dennis Squires joined the Army Sept 11th 1987 as an Attack Helicopter Crew Chief, serving 16 yrs in the active component before transferring to the Army National Guard as a Readiness NCO. 1SG Squires has worked as a Recruiter, Marketing NCO and now an ARNCOIC with the Oklahoma Army National Guard. He has served in seven combat theaters mostly with 160th SOAR and 101st ABN out of Ft Campbell Ky. He has graduated from all required NCOES schools up to ANCOC and will be attending the 1SG Course in April.  He is on the Board of Directors for Life Change Ballroom, an intercity youth mentorship program as well as Horse Feathers Equine Rescue. He is a graduate of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University with a BS in Aerospace Engineering and holds multiple FAA License's to include an Airline Transport Pilots License and Airframe and Power plant Maintenance License.  He holds a third degree black belt in Aki-Jujitsu, and serves as a level three Modern Army Combative Instructor. He is currently pursuing his Black Belt in Taekwondo.      1SG Squires has been happily married to fellow Board Member Heather, for 13 years and is a proud father to 5 yr old and 8 yr old daughters (Brighton and Sutton)  

Nicki Smith

Smith has been in love with horses since she was first put upon one at age 4. She took lessons (mostly hunt seat and hunter/jumper) at various times throughout her life but never owned her own horse until 1993 when she bought my first horse - an American Saddlebred mare. Smith showed her, first in English Country Pleasure and then in Western Pleasure for 8 years. The two went to a world championship title in ASB Western Country Pleasure in 2000. Since then she's acquired another Saddlebred gelding and a Morgan gelding, who she shows in Western Pleasure. When not riding horses, Smith is a captain in the Edmond, Okla., Police Department.

Christy Swanson

My family owned horses for as long as I can remember. I think I was probably riding on a shetland pony before I was walking. I grew up around horses and have always had a great love for them. I was without horses for about 13 years when I moved to the city, but fortunately I got to move out of the city and back to the country. I now have 3 horses, 1 donkey, 1 longhorn and 3 dogs that I wouldn't trade for the world. I currently work for the Bureau of Prisons and have been there for 10 years.

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