Shannon Arvin, president and chief executive officer of Keeneland, has been named to The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation Board of Trustees. She fills the vacant position left by D.G. Van Clief, Jr.
A member of The Jockey Club (TJC) and a former member of the law firm Stoll Keenon Ogden (SKO), Arvin has served or currently serves on the boards of Bluegrass Care Navigators (Hospice), Horse Country, The Lexington School, and the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Foundation. She is also past president of the Thoroughbred Club of America.
“We are delighted to welcome Shannon Arvin to The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation board of directors,” said C. Steven Duncker, the foundation's managing trustee. “Shannon's contributions to the racing industry are well-known, and we are thankful that she will bring her insight, intelligence, and enthusiasm to the task of helping people in need in the horse racing industry. We are thankful to D.G. for his many years of dedicated service and wish him the best of luck with future leadership roles in our industry.”
In addition to bringing Arvin onto the Board of Trustees, TJC also launched a new advisory board for the Safety Net, a charitable trust that provides financial relief and assistance to needy members of the Thoroughbred industry and their families. The advisory board promotes the work of the foundation and is seeking to revamp the charity's marketing strategy and media presence.
“Along with welcoming Shannon, we want to welcome the members of the Safety Net's new advisory board,” said Duncker. “They bring a wide range of skills from various backgrounds, and they will be extremely impactful in widening the reach of the Safety Net Foundation.”
The board's full membership includes Dora Delgado, Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Officer, Breeders' Cup Ltd.; Britney Eurton, host/reporter, NBCSN and TVG; Terry Finley, President and Chief Executive Officer, West Point Thoroughbreds; Gemma Freeman, Industry Relations Manager, Stonestreet Farm; Stephanie Hronis, owner, Hronis Racing; Gabby Gaudet, analyst/reporter, TVG, as well as sales representative and simulcast host, Keeneland; Jonathon Kinchen, horseplayer and analyst, NYRA/Fox Sports Network, as well as co-founder, In the Money Media; Justin Nicholson, owner/manager, AJ Suited Racing Stable; Jaime Roth, owner, LNJ Foxwoods; Alex Solis II, Director of Bloodstock and Racing, Gainesway Farm; and Jodie Vella-Gregory, Manager, Office of Innovation, 1/ST Racing.
The Safety Net assistance can range from financial aid, medication, surgical and hospital costs, to therapeutic equipment, voice-recognition computers for quadriplegics, and wheelchair-accessible vans. The foundation has provided more than $16 million in assistance since 1985. Visit tjcfoundation.org for more information.
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