President

Vincent Lindwedel is the CEO of Diversified Investments, Inc., and owner of Phillips John Jewelers. Vince is also involved with Moolah Shrine Mounted Lancers and was recognized as the Retail Entrepreneur of the Year-finalist in 1994, by Inc. Magazine, Ernst & Young and Merrill Lynch. Vince is also a member of numerous community and civic organizations including, but not limited to: Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite Shriner's Hospital, and Make-a-Wish Foundation.

Vice President & Treasurer

Tracy Mahler is the Treasurer for ROSL and the Manager of National Tax Exempt Organizations at Ernst & Young, LLP. Tracy is a Certified public accountant and member Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants and has been with Ernst & Young since 1980. Tracy areas of expertise include tax compliance services to health care and other tax-exempt organizations, obtaining exemption from tax for various nonprofit organizations and preparing returns for organizations covered by a Group Ruling issued by the IRS.

Board Members

Amy Barnes is a parent to one of our riders, Mia who is 6 years old who was diagnosed at birth with Spina Bifida and rides at ROSL. Amy is self employed as a licensed Realtor since 2002 and is employed with Gateway GMAC and has also owned and operated a housekeeping company that specialized in helping people maintain their homes and coordinating services and assistance for private dinner parties. In addition, Amy has experience as an event planner, Assistant Director of Operations for a Florida International Museum.

Amy is working on establishing a couple of business projects, one of which is a NFP charitable organization called Helping Kids Together. It's mission of "Joining hands with the community in an effort to aid in research and development of cures for birth defects while at the same time helping to enrich the lives of those affected by providing support and access to programs that will enable them to discover their unknown abilities and reach their full potential." Of all the jobs Amy has ever had, the most rewarding one and the one I am most dedicated to is motherhood!

Gary Ellis is a Senior Vice President with Southern Commercial Bank and has 29 years in the Banking Industry. Gary is a member of the Arnold Chamber of Commerce and Arnold Rotary. In addition, Gary has board experience with the Jefferson County Growth and Development Corp. and served on project review committee for the Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation. Gary enjoys golf and do-it your-self projects at home, is a member of the St. John's Lutheran Church. Mr. Ellis and his wife, Angela has 4 children.

Lisa Harter is a business development professional with 21 years of corporate experience with the DuPont Company in the agriculture and food industries. Most recently, Lisa held the position of National Business Development Executive with a privately held human resources company, and also consults with start-up businesses on process improvement. Throughout her career, Lisa has successfully held positions in global strategic planning, business development and sales, and received Six Sigma Black Belt Certification through DuPont. Lisa is an active member of several professional organizations in St. Louis, and has been a volunteer for Connections to Success and WomenâSafe House, serving on both annual conference and fundraising event planning committees for these non-profit organizations.

Dan Leach is President & CEO for PM Leach Painting Co. and President for West Park Properties. Dan is actively involved with the Fenton Community Charitable Trust Association, the Painting & Decorating Foundation, the Painting & Decorating Contractors of America, the PDC #2 Joint Trade Board and is an Advisory Board Director at Commerce Bank.

Carla Puricelli is the Vice President of Asset Management with Keefe Group. She has been with the Keefe Group for over 26 years. Her role as VP of Keefe Group gives her access to connections that are helpful when planning and executing events such as the Dinner Auction, Summer Jazz Fest, Trivia Night at the Barn and helping to secure overall funding to help support ROSL's operations. Carla is a volunteer with ROSL for over 6 years with various capacities ranging from horse leader, a member of various committee's and now in her most recent role as a member of the ROSL Board of Directors. Carla has owned horses for over 20 years and has a passion of riding horses, enjoying nature and spending time with friends and family.

Executive Director

Rick Wassman is a founding officer for ROSL and serves currently as Executive Directory and on the Board of Directors. Rick is an enterprising business professional with over 25 years of progressive experience in business management and sales with Fortune 500 Companies such as Dun & Bradstreet, Ernst & Young as well as Equifax Commercial. Rick has been successful in identifying resourceful solutions that lead to profitable revenue and market share growth throughout his career and has assisted multiple businesses in the areas of marketing, risk management, supply chain management and strategic planning. He is diverse in all sales and business management activities from identifying, selecting and the managing of personnel to developing marketing and selling strategies.

Program Director

Marita Wassman is a founding officer and serves currently as Program Director. Marita is a certified therapeutic instructor with the North American Riding for the Handicapped. Marita has over 30 years experience with a variety of equestrian enterprises and has trained at Rolling Acres Stable under Liz Young Millard, a member of the 1968 U.S. Equestrian Team. Marita professionally worked with Otis Brown Stables of St. Louis and LePere Thoroughbred Training Center in Illinois. Marita was the head instructor at Pecan Tree Farm in Houston, Texas. During her tenure as instructor, the number of riding students increased by 285% while gaining broad knowledge and experience with their therapeutic horsemanship program as a volunteer.

Advisory Board

Tom Begley
John Cochran
Dianne Kriegshauser, RN
Lawrence A. Kriegshauser, MD
Jim Lipsmire
Jane O'Connell, COTA/L
Jim O'Shea
Daniel S. Peters
Janice Vernier