Title: President
Company: Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates
Location: Dickinson, North Dakota, United States
Christine M. Kman, president of Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Executives for dedication, achievements, and leadership in nonprofit organizations.
Ms. Kman has established a successful career in community, charity, and nonprofit organizations. She is the founder and president of Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates, a role she has held since 2021, and the owner of Chasing Horses since 2019. Her responsibilities include focusing on the welfare of the 196 wild horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, including regular communication with state and federal legislators, a legal team, CHWHA’s government relations team, and the press. Additionally, she helps her husband manage their small retail store, which also includes organizing tours of the park to showcase the wild horses. Previously, she served as co-manager at Walmart from 2008 to 2019 and laid a strong educational foundation with a bachelor’s degree in writing from DePaul University in 2002.
Ms. Kman contributes to the field through written works, including the annual publication of “The Notebook,” a guide for documenting and identifying the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. She has also authored stories about the park’s wild horses, such as “Miracle” and “Hi! I’m Boomer.” Additionally, she collaborates with organizations like the Southwest Giving Hearts Day Collaborative, Oregon Wild Horse Organization, Save Our Wild Horses, and Equine Collaborative International.
Reflecting on her path, Ms. Kman’s passion for horses has been a driving force in her career. In 2019, she and her husband opened a small retail store in North Dakota dedicated to the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, offering merchandise like t-shirts and mugs. In 2021, they founded a nonprofit organization, and by 2022, the park announced an aggressive management plan to remove all wild horses from its boundaries, despite the horses’ presence since 1947. Partnering with state and federal legislators, they worked to address the issue and, in 2023, successfully passed a resolution requesting federal assistance to preserve the horses in the park. Their efforts raised widespread awareness, and in April 2024, they received confirmation that the National Park Service had withdrawn its plan. In light of her undertakings, she was honored with the Weinberg Award from DePaul University in 2002. She attributes her success to the quote by Margaret Mead: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed individuals can change the world.” Looking to the future, she plans to continue her advocacy for legislation to protect the horses and is pursuing funding to establish a wild horse sanctuary in North Dakota.
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