Board of Directors

Elizabeth Lorenzen is the Executive Director and Founder of Peacefield Equine Sanctuary, Inc. She has an academic career in higher education that spans thirty years.  She has also been involved in the horse industry for over forty years. Experienced in multiple disciplines, Elizabeth also has experience with the rehabilitation of Thoroughbreds off the track, and is interested in equine massage and other touch therapies.

Dr. Julie Anderson, DVM, Attending Veterinarian
A practicing veterinarian working out of the Rockville, Indiana location of West Central Veterinary Services, "Dr. Julie" is the rescue's attending vet and is consulted without fail with regard to the care of all of the rescue's patients.  Dr. Anderson graduated from the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1978. She joined WCVS in Rockville in June of 1991. Dr. Anderson belongs to the American Veterinary Medical Association, American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association, and the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners. Dr. Anderson has furthered her education to include Animal Chiropractic in August of 1997 from Options for Animals, Veterinary Acupuncture from the Chi Institute in August of 2004, Chinese herbal courses from the Chi Institute, and applied kinesiology and advanced animal chiropractic also. Dr. Anderson’s special interests in veterinary medicine include traditional Chinese veterinary medicine, lameness, and the bio-mechanics of lameness. Raising Australian Cattle dogs, trail riding, cattle work, and reading are Dr. Anderson’s hobbies.