Meet Our Coaches & Staff

The Harriet Howell Rogers Riding Center is located a little more than a mile from the main quad. See it on the campus map here.

Rogers Riding Center
Sweet Briar College
P.O. Box 6
Sweet Briar, VA 24595

P | 434-381-6116
F | 434-381-6457

Merrilee “Mimi” Wroten '93

Director of the Riding Program, Head NCEA Coach, Riding Faculty

e: mwroten@sbc.edu  
p: 434-381-6348  
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Fisch

Associate Director of the Riding Program, Head IHSA Coach, Assistant NCEA Coach, Riding Faculty

e: lfisch@sbc.edu  
p: 434-381-6367  
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center

Alyson Ainsworth

Equine Veterinarian, Riding Faculty

Justine Betzler

Equine Coordinator, Riding Faculty

e: jbetzler@sbc.edu  
p: 434-381-6116  
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center

Colonel “Gene” Branham

Stable and Facilities Assistant

e: cbranham@sbc.edu
p: 434-381-6354
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center
Alexandra Fredal, MBA

Alexandra Fredal

Riding Faculty, ANRC Head Coach

e: afredal@sbc.edu  
p: 434-381-6559  
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center

Haley Jennings

Stable Assistant

e: hjennings@sbc.edu
p: 434-381-6116
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center

Diana Knight

Stable Assistant

e: dknight@sbc.edu
p: 434-381-6116
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center
Rowan Love

Rowan Love

Stable Management Riding Fellow

e: rlove@sbc.edu
p: 434-381-6116
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center
Sarah Miller

Sarah Miller '20

Riding Faculty

e: srmiller@sbc.edu  
p: 434-381-6565  
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center

Summer Roy

Stable Assistant

e: sroy@sbc.edu
p: 434-381-6116
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center
Beverly Tipps

Beverly Tipps

Stable Manager

e: btipps@sbc.edu
p: 434-381-6354
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center

Troy “TW” Woody

Riding Program Facilities Manager


p: 434-381-6116
o: Harriet Rogers Riding Center