Harry R. Horgan, Co-Founder and CEO Harry Horgan is a modest man of great accomplishment. Following a severe spinal cord injury in 1980, Harry started Shake-A-Leg as a non-profit organization with the idea of helping himself and others maximize their independence. Over the years he has created and overseen an array of rehabilitation, recreation, and educational programs that have served to improve the lives of literally thousands of people, including participation with TPI in the design and development of a universally accessible sailboat called the Freedom Independence

In 1989, Harry’s efforts caught the attention of Dr. Barth Green, Chairman of Neurosurgery at UM Jackson Memorial Hospital and co-founder of the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and Shake-A-Leg was relocated to the shores of Biscayne Bay.Harry is a graduate of Providence College where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and a well-earned Honorary Doctorate Degree in Health Services. He is the President of Shake-A-Leg Miami and resides in Miami, Florida with his wife Susie and son Eli.

	Ashley Sullivan, Chief Operating Officer/Director of Education and Vocation Ashley, the most senior Director at Shake-A-Leg Miami, is a true profile in giving, creativity, and leadership in education and sailing. The United States Sailing Association awarded her nationally as the best year round program director in 2005. Her hands-on educational philosophy transcends to her personal work ethic as well. Ashley oversees all educational grant funding which includes Day School, After-school, Super Saturdays and Summer School as well as marine trade and vocational schools at Shake-A-Leg Miami. Always a positive influence, she is an asset in all projects, not just in continuing to provide outstanding and innovative education and vocation programs, but also the Dinner Key Island restoration project. A naturalist and environmental steward Ms. Sullivan is also a community leader in projects that further the protection and preservation of South Florida’s natural environment. Ashley graduated from New England College with a Bachelor of arts in Philosophy and Women’s Studies.
	Meredith Bass, Director of Water Sports Meredith Bass is an avid participant in water sports activities and a natural leader. With unending enthusiasm Meredith is a solution finder, constantly making things happen for the better. An accomplished Captain, Instructor, and racer she travels internationally as crew and competitor. As a veteran employee of Shake-A-Leg Miami, she has proven her commitment to furthering the mission and offers years of development experience within the organization. Meredith is responsible for all on-the-water activity, creating and supervising the sailing school, group outings, rentals and the entire Shake-A-Leg fleet. She is a graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Communications.
	Jared Bistrong, Multimedia Manager In 2003, while on his summer break from being a high school teacher, he was hired as a music instructor in Shake-A-Leg's Aspire program. He's been here ever since, first during summers and then, as a full-timer and possibly a 'lifer'! he was hired to create a Multimedia Center at Shake-A-Leg. He now directs the Center where he creates curriculum for all of Shake-A-leg's youth programs and teaches science, storytelling and digital literacy through video and sound production, still photography, video editing, and DVD authoring and creation. He works with the Marketing department developing promotional content and also oversees entertainment and audio/visual production of all Shake-A-Leg events. He is an FSU graduate and former FSU professor with a Master's degree in Creative Writing and Education.
	Cynthia Shelley, Art Center Manager Cynthia draws from her experiences as an artist, her summer college job as the Art Director of a children’s camp in the Berkshires, and her studies of child psychology, to create an exciting ecologically responsible program encompassing the nature and environment of Biscayne Bay. Her program is designed to include academic benchmarks (science and math) within the art projects so that the students are exposed to experiential learning, a most effective style of teaching not often used in a conventional school setting. The students are immersed in the natural surroundings and the subject of their art reflects their ‘hands on’ Biscayne Bay marine experiences and observations.
	Thad Foote, Vocational Program Manager After growing up in Miami, Thad found adventure while boatbuilding in Greece, guiding in the treetops of Costa Rica and teaching marine biology in the Keys. He eventually found his way to New England where he studied outdoor education and environmental science. After five years of teaching and incorporating kayak building into the academic classroom, Thad spent a year in Maine studying the art of traditional boatbuilding at the Landing School. Thad returned to Miami to join the Shake-A-Leg crew where he runs the Marine Trade Program. Thad graduated from Clark University with a B.A. in environmental geography and a Masters degree in environmental education from Antioch New England.
	Kate Bedard, Water Sports Manager Kate schedules the Sailing School, oversees the weekend staff, and helps to design programs and procedures for Membership and Events. She says she “loves her job, the SALM volunteers, and her co-workers”. When she isn’t singing in her gospel choir or swimming on Miami Beach, you can find her at Shake-A-Leg. “Life is sing, swim or Shake!”
	Matt Lawson, Program Manager Born July 24, 1983 in Palm Springs, Ca. Grew up in Cardiff-By-The-Sea (north county San Diego). Graduate of University of California Berkeley. Historian, environmentalist, ocean lover and Spanish speaker. Loves sports and the outdoors. Enjoys traveling. Loves how the after school kids are still young enough to use their imaginations and enjoy simple things. Enjoys perusing the point store to find behavior point bargains.