Mina Payne Williams '78

Director of Riding - Mina Payne Williams '78
Mina has been at Stoneleigh-Burnham School in a professional capacity since 1979 and is also an alumna of the school. She has a diverse competitive background in hunters, jumpers, eventing and dressage. She is an active member and coach in USEF, USEA and IEA. She has been a licensed riding instructor since 1980, having coached many riders to national recognition, including the Stoneleigh-Burnham Interscholastic Equestrian Association Upper School Team to 4 National Championships. E-mail Mina .

Erica Marback '05

Director of Bonnie Castle Riding Camp - Erica Marback '05
Erica graduated from Stoneleigh-Burnham School in 2005 and continued her education at Long Island University at C.W. Post where she graduated with a dual degree in Sociology and Psychology. Erica is in her 5th year at Bonnie Castle Riding Camp.  Prior to stepping into the roll of Director in 2010, Erica spent the previous 4 years as a residential counselor, the Activity Director and most recently the Assistant Director of Bonnie Castle Riding Camp.  In the fall of 2009, Erica joined the Stoneleigh-Burnham School community as a resident and an intern in the Academic Skills Department.

Riding Instructors
Each summer Bonnie Castle Riding Camp hires college-aged counselors to live in the dormitories with campers and teach riding, supervised by The Director of Riding and the Director of Bonnie Castle. Each counselor is selected based on interest in working with camp aged girls, riding experience and ability to instruct. Counselors undergo an intensive orientation before camp begins which includes an introduction to Camp Safety Policies, learning lesson planning and going over appropriate lesson exercises as well as spending time getting to know each of the school horses.

BCRC counselors have come from:

• Mount Holyoke College
• Connecticut College
• Cornell University
• Dartmouth College
• Johnson & Wales University
• Stonehill College

Those interested in applying for a riding instructor position, please Email Mina Williams.

Click here to download an application for employment.