National Director Randy Hackbarth grew up in the Sacramento area and moved to the Placerville area in 1975 with her husband and two sons. Randy worked for Pacific Bell/AT&T for 28 years, doing construction splicing then moving with technology into fiber optics and the electronics associated with it. Randy retired from the company as an Area Manager for Technical Support – Transport and Network Operations. Randy has worked on Public Lands issues for equestrians locally with the Action Coalition for Equestrians (ACE), organized in 2003 until 2020. Randy was a member of the El Dorado County Search and Rescue unit for 20 years. She did a few years of endurance riding, completing the TEVIS CUP 100-mile endurance ride twice. Randy joined Sweep Riders of the Sierras (SOS) which rode sweep for the WS 100 Mile Endurance run, Tevis Cup 100 Mile Endurance Ride and other local events, giving aid and ham radio support. For about 10 years Randy worked for Horse Expo, setting up trail symposium speakers and assisting with the BCHC Mother Lode Unit gentle use camp at the Sacramento Horse Expo. Around 2004, Randy became a member of BCHC Mother Lode Unit to support trail politics at the national level in Washington, D.C.