Our Team

Drawn to horses at a young age, Laurie transitioned from a horse enthusiast to equine professional successfully managing Moxie Stables, a horse boarding facility in Mogadore, while simultaneously holding an auxiliary riding position on the Summit County Mounted Unit for over a decade. A staff member of HTFAS since 2013, Laurie earned her current role as Executive Director leading rescue efforts to bring horses and farm animals to the safety of the sanctuary alongside law enforcement and humane agents. She is dedicated to continued equine/animal welfare education through her membership of the ASPCA/Right Horse Initiative.

Lissy’s love for all animals began in childhood, growing up in Arlington, TX, where she first connected with horses through Golden Gates Stables at the age of four. Her passion for farm animals only grew stronger over the years. In 2009, while earning her Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies at KSU, Lissy discovered a life-changing opportunity at Happy Trails. Here, she teamed up with wonderful people dedicated to creating a kinder world for animals and their communities. As a two-time HTFAS adopter, Lissy is grateful for all the joy the sanctuary has brought her both personally and professionally.

Audra Agnone serves as the Placement Coordinator for HTFAS to find placement for in-transition and at-risk farm animals and horses. Raised around horses from birth, her experience runs the gamut beginning with gaited horses and jumpers mixing in Western pleasure and for the past several years focusing on barrel horses. Audra has a passion for expanding the equine program at HTFAS and works tirelessly to help ensure it runs at its best to help more horses and has increased the HTFAS equine adoption rate by 300%.
Audra and her husband have three children under six. She enjoys campfires and spending time outdoors. “My life is a little busy at times, but I wouldn’t have it any other way!”