Bob Meli is the General Manager of Burlington Farm and has been in this position since the farm began operations in 2006. Bob has had careers in banking (Vice President In Charge of Training and Management Development at The Bank of New York) and in the computer software development field (Founder and CEO of Interactive Learning Systems, Inc. in Westport, Connecticut).
Over the past twenty one years, Bob has managed Hunter/Jumper and Dressage show barns in New York, Georgia, Colorado, Florida and New Jersey. Prior to joining the Burlington Farm Team, he was the General Manager of Los Alamos Dressage Center for over three years.
Deanna Perrotto is the Co-Op Manager. Deanna has been a Burlington Farm boarder for over four years and owns a very talented Paint gelding named Archangel (barn name Wings). Deanna grew up with horses and has been riding since an early age. She has worked at a number of barns in her youth and taken lessons from numerous trainers. Currently she has both a dressage trainer and an eventing trainer that help prepare Deanna and Wings for 3-Day Eventing competitions. In her non-horse life Deanna is a very talented and creative interior designer with her own business, Designs By Deanna, that specializes in kitchen and bath designs and installation.