Medicine Horse Program
Boulder, CO

Kathy King Johnson Named
Executive Director Of Medicine Horse Program

Medicine Horse Program is pleased to announce that Kathy King Johnson has been named Executive Director of Medicine Horse. Johnson, who has served as chief operating officer for the program for the past seven months, succeeds Karolyn A. Gazella, who will step down as Executive Director and join the Medicine Horse Board of Directors effective March 1.

"As COO, Kathy, together with Karolyn, has overseen dramatic improvements at Medicine Horse, both in facilities and programs, and she is the ideal person to succeed Karolyn in the position of Executive Director," said Cliff Neuman, Board Chair.

Before joining Medicine Horse Program, Kathy was a premier dressage trainer at Table Mountain in Golden. Kathy is a graduate of the University of Michigan honor's English program and is a Hopwood award winning writer. She has a master's degree in education from the University of Houston where she taught rhetoric and composition while doing doctoral work.

"I am very excited about the opportunities that we have at Medicine Horse and believe that we can make great strides in providing further support for the at-risk youth population that we are honored to serve. I look forward to working closely with our Medicine Horse community of friends, donors and volunteers to continue our important work," said Kathy.

"The Board has been extremely impressed with Kathy's diverse skill set and we are fortunate to have her leading our organization," said Cliff. "Karolyn has done a wonderful job as our Executive Director over the past two years and we are very excited to have her once again join our Board of Directors."

Karolyn has been with the organization for nearly five years, first as a volunteer, then as Chairman of the Board, and previously as Executive Director. "I love this organization and what it stands for," explained Karolyn. "I'm thrilled to remain connected as a volunteer. It will certainly continue to be my charity of choice." Karolyn is stepping down from the Executive Director position to pursue her writing and publishing career.

If you'd like more information about Medicine Horse or would like to schedule an interview, please contact Kathy Johnson at 720-406-7630 or email at kathy@medicinehorse.org .