Kathleen (Kate) Dressel is nominated for one of the Board of Directors seats and one of the Finance or Nomination Committee positions. Kate has been an AHS member on and off from 2006 and steadily for the past four years. She is an owner, breeder, or competitor of either or both a Hanoverian or Rhineland horse. Kate is the Founder and President of Strategic Compliance Solutions, LLC a Georgia-based consulting firm, assisting alternative investment firms with regulatory compliance and operational issues. She previously spent over 10 years at ARA Portfolio Management Company, LLC, a Commodity Trading Advisor Commodity Pool Operator, Registered Investment Advisor and hedge fund.

Horse background summary:

Kate grew up with horses and has always maintained 1-18 horses her entire life. She began her show career with Morgans riding hunters, equitation, and western pleasure. She then moved on to riding hunters and equitation on the open circuit. She taught and trained at a barn that stood 4 stallions where she helped handle and collect stallions. In the 90’s she shifted her focus to warmbloods and dressage. She purchased a schoolmaster that had been long listed on the 1976 Olympics (Kilanan — Mike Plumb's horse) and her love for dressage and eventing was cemented. Kate and her husband bought a farm in 2011 that they named Black Watch Stables. Since then, they have been breeding primarily Hanoverians on a small scale with the focus on exceptional sporthorses that are both capable of performing at the pro level, but with amateur friendly personalities. They have been hosting site inspections for the last 3 years with another one scheduled this year.