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SOCIETY OF
ANIMAL WELFARE ADMINISTRATORS |
April 2008 |
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c/o SPCA Cincinnati
3949 Colerain Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45223
TEL: 888.337.6410
FAX: 513.542.7375
pbrengel@sawanetwork.org
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2007 National Conference Sets
Attendance Record |
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Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida set new records for attendance.
Two hundred and fifty SAWA members, sponsors and friends
came together for four days in November to share ideas and
concerns and to network with colleagues. A strong line-up of
speakers provided valuable information on a number of issues
including the Asilomar Accords, dog fighting and animal
cruelty, executive compensation, financial development,
board development, and the use of technology in nonprofit
organizations. The AAA Five-Diamond oceanfront Ponte Vedra
Inn and Club southeast of Jacksonville provided a popular
location with plenty of leisure time activities. The
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and a championship golf course along with its beach.
Thanks to Leona Sheddan, executive
director of the Jacksonville Humane Society, and her staff
for helping put together the conference books, duffle bag
and badges. Leona and her team were invaluable to the
conference planning committee. Plans are underway for the
2008 National Conference, which will be held at another
spectacular resort, the Scottsdale Plaza Resort in
Scottsdale, Arizona, November 9—11, 2008. Make plans now to
join your colleagues in sunny Arizona for the 2008 National
Conference. |
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In Memory of Marilyn Haggerty-Blohm |
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SAWA lost a former board member,
long-time friend and animal lover with the passing of
Marilyn Haggerty-Blohm in New York on February 13, 2008.
Marilyn served as executive director of the Center for
Animal Care and Control under former New York City Mayor
Rudolph Giuliani. Upon her death, Giuliani issued the
following statement: “Judith and I extend our thoughts and
prayers to Marilyn’s family and friends. She assumed
responsibility for a daunting challenge when she became
executive director of the Center for Animal Care and
Control—but as a result of her love of animals and her
energetic dedication, thousands of abandoned animals were
placed in loving homes with grateful families. She will be
missed by all.” Marilyn was an accomplished dog trainer and
an award-winning equestrian. She is survived by her two
teenage sons and her husband, John Blohm. SAWA extends its
condolences to Marilyn’s family and friends. |
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SAWA Members on the Move
By Martha
Armstrong |
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  SAWA board member Jan
McHugh Smith is the new president/CEO of the San Francisco
SPCA. Jan served for many years as the head of the Humane
Society of Boulder Valley. Lisa Pederson is now at the helm
of HSBV.
Neil Trent, another SAWA board member, has joined Marin
Humane Society as the executive director after serving for
several years as the executive director of Humane Society
International. Gordon Willard is the new executive director
of the Humane Society at Vero Beach and Indian River County.
Joan Carlson, the former director at Vero Beach, is now the
executive director and CEO of Peggy Adams Animal Rescue
League/The Humane Society of the Palm Beaches. Carl
Leveridge left Peggy Adams to become president of the
Atlanta Humane Society. Joining Carl in Atlanta is Richard
Rice as director of operations. Richard’s position was
formerly held by Brad Shear who is the new executive
director of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. Dave
Wintz assumed the role of interim ED at the Larimer Humane
Society with the departure of Joe Olsen. Dave Dinger has
assumed the position of interim ED at the Anti- Cruelty
Society with the departure of Dr. Gene Mueller. Jeffrey
Mitchell, former leader of the Bangor Humane Society, has
accepted the position of CEO of the Monadnock Humane Society
in New Hampshire after the departure of Lisa LaFontaine, who
is the new president/CEO of the Washington (DC) Humane
Society. Lisa filled the position vacated by Howard Nelson,
who is now the president of the Pennsylvania SPCA. Tim Crum
has been named executive director of the Arizona Humane
Society. Tim was formerly at PetSmart Charities as marketing
director and prior to that was head of Loudon County (VA)
Animal Care and Control and the Humane Society of Harford
County. Rick Collord is the new director of the Cheyenne
(WY) Animal Shelter. He was formerly with PetSmart ’s Humane
Strategies and several humane societies. Phil Snyder is the
new ED of the Suncoast Humane Society after serving as the
director of the Memphis (TN) Animal Shelter and for many
years as a regional director for the HSUS. Sharon Harvey,
executive director of the Animal Protective League of
Cleveland, informs us that her “baby” brother, John Harvey,
is the new executive director of the Providence Animal
Rescue League.
Submit your comings and goings to Christie Smith at:
ChristieS@potterleague.org |
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Kansas City Home to 2008
Management Conference |
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Kansas City, Missouri will
be home to SAWA June 19-21, 2008, for our Management
Conference. Kansas City is an energetic city of impressive
boulevards, spacious parks and exquisite fountains. KC will
keep you entertained with swinging jazz, eclectic cuisine,
sports and shopping. A highlight of the conference will be a
casual evening of fun with your colleagues at Kauffman
Stadium where you will enjoy dinner in the exclusive Stadium
Club and watch the baseball game between the Kansas City
Royals and the San Francisco Giants. The first SAWA
conference for managers was held in the 1990s. Since then
the Management Conference has become a professional
development and networking event. Sessions will be offered
for everyone including administration, development and
finance. Among the presentations planned are keynote
speaker, Gregg Lederman, who will speak about how to build
behaviors your employees will adopt and deliver to improve
profitability, loyalty and results. Dr. Melinda Merck will
give a presentation on “Forensics in Animal Abuse.” A panel
discussion on “Shelter Architecture—What’s New?” will
include many architects from around the U.S. who have done a
great deal of shelter design and renovation work. Bill
Littlejohn will address “Advancing a Culture of Philanthropy
in Your Organization.” Breakout sessions on changes to the
IRS Form 990 and on Human Resources Hot Topics will be
offered. There will be many roundtable discussions offering
you an opportunity to discuss those things most important to
you. The conference will be held at the Westin Crown Center,
a pet-friendly property. The Westin is conveniently located
adjacent to Union Station and near Country Club Plaza, the
Jazz District and more. Hotel reservations can be made now
at 888-627-8538. The conference rate is $149 per night.
Online conference registration will be available by
mid-April on the SAWA Web site.
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 We’re Just Wild About Harry!
Many thanks to Harold (Harry) Dates, who
has completed his term as president of SAWA. Harry’s
dedication to animal welfare organizations is well-known.
Harry’s term was marked by the best attended management
conference and national conference in our history; the
beginning of the development of a strategic plan for SAWA;
and an expanded partnership with Hill’s. Although we will
miss his strong leadership and gentle guiding hand, he will
remain an integral part of SAWA. Cal Morgan, our newly
elected president, hails from the Michigan Humane Society,
where he is president and CEO. We know Cal will be a
tremendous leader and will do a great job of continuing
Harry’s SAWA legacy. |
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 Hill’s Science Diet Expands
Partnership with
A new, multi-year
partnership with Hill’s Science Diet was announced at the
SAWA national conference in
Ponte Vedra Beach. Hill’s, the makers of Science Diet and
Prescription Diet, share the ideals and goals of SAWA.
Since 2002, the Hill’s Science Diet Shelter Nutrition
Partnership has donated more than $50 million to shelters
across the country, helping them save more than one million
homeless pets. More SAWA members have joined the Hill’s
Science Diet Nutrition Program than any other shelter
feeding program. SAWA and Hill’s shared commitment to
companion animals and animal welfare organizations will help
improve SAWA’s scope, efficiency and impact. |
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NEW MEMBERS
April 2007 - December 2007: Welcome to the Pack! |
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Welcome to our newest SAWA
members. Their names and organizations are listed below.
They are arranged in order of the date they joined SAWA. |
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Executive Members |
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Marli Drum, Superintendent –
Columbia
Animal Services Columbia, SC
Lisa LaFontaine, Chief Executive Office
– Monadnock Humane Society, Swaneey, NH
Lee Nesler, Executive Director – Western
PA Humane Society, Pittsburgh, PA
John Perreault, Shelter Manager –
Berkshire Humane Society, Inc., Pittsfield, MA
Ashley Wesp, Executive Director – Brazos
Animal Shelter, Bryan, TX
Susan Oldham, President – Pets Without
Parents of Mason and Logan Counties,
Easton, IL
Lotti B. Benker,
President – Help Animals
Lives Today, Kingman, AZ
Hope Brusten, Executive Director –
Ulster County SPCA, Kingston, NY
Debra Carmody, Executive Director –
Cascades Humane Society, Jackson, MI
Michelle A. Dexter, Executive Director
– Tippecanoe County Humane Society,
Lafayette, IN
Tanya Hilgendorf, Executive Director –
Humane Society of Huron Valley, Ann
Arbor, MI
Steven Jacobsen, Executive Director –
Animal Welfare Society, Inc., West
Kennebank, ME
Amy Kaunas, Executive Director –
Humane Society of Harrisburg Area,
Inc., Harrisburg, PA |
Donald T. McBurney, Executive Director
– Kitsap Humane Society, Silverdale,
WA
Pat Roden, Executive Director – Humane
Society of Central Oregon, Bend,
OR
Shawn Smith, Executive Director –
Humane Society of Yuma, Yuma, AZ
Nukhiet Hendricks, Executive Director
– FM Humane Society, Fargo, ND
Gail Keegan, Executive Director –
Lake Humane Society, Mentor, OH
Bonnie Miller, Executive Director –
Southwest Missouri Humane Society,
Springfield, MO
Tricia Power, Executive Director –
Bryant Animal Control & Adoption
Center, Bryant, AR
Christine Robinson, Executive Director
– The Animal Foundation, Las Vegas,
NV
Chuck Tourtillott, Executive Director
Humane Society of Southwest Washington,
Vancouver, WA
Jim Ruester, Executive Director – Humane
Society of San Bernardino Valley,
San Bernardino, CA
Philip Wilson, Member Society Advisor
– World Society for the Protection
of Animals, Boston, MA
Cindy M. Bishop, Exec. Dir., Florida
East Coast Humane Society, St.
Augustine, FL. |
Mim Carlson, Executive Director,
Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society,
Berkeley, CA.
Pat W. Jackson, Animal Svcs. Sup.,
City of Lewisville Animal Services,
Lewisville, TX.
Lisa Pedersen, CEO, Humane Society
of Boulder Valley, Boulder, CO.
Barbara Snow, Exec. Dir., Humane
Society of Pinellas, Clearwater, FL.
Tami McReynolds, Lewis Clark Animal
Shelter, Lewiston, ID
Leona Sheddan, Jacksonville Humane
Society, Jacksonville, FL
James F. Williams, Animal Allies
Humane Society, Duluth, MN
Joan Carlson Radabaugh, Humane
Society of the Palm Beaches, West
Palm Beach, FL
Ron Aaron, Executive Director,
Animal Defense League of Texas,
San Antonio, TX
Heather Allen, President & CEO,
HALO Animal Rescue, Phoenix, AZ
Jon Cicirelli, Director, San Jose
Animal Care & Services, San Jose,
CA
Deborah Millman, Executive Director,
Humane Society of Sarasota
County, Sarasota, FL |
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Ron Edwards, Supervisor – City
of
Irvine Animal Care Center, Irvine,
CA
Elizabeth Keller, Shelter Operations
Manager – Animal Care & Control of
New York City, Sunnyside, NY
Annette Lagunas, Director of Operations
– Humane Society of Yuma,
Yuma, AZ
Ernesto Sandigo, DVM, Director of
Veterinary Medicine – Humane Society
of Yuma, Yuma, AZ
Monica Celizic, Asst. to Executive
Director – Michigan Humane Society,
Southfield, MI
Kim Droullard, Shelter Operations
Manager – Dubuque Regional Humane
Society, Dubuque, IA
Cindy Haines, Director of Programs
& Volunteers – PAWS Columbus,
Inc., Columbus, GA
Janet Lubinski, Senior Director of
Shelter Services – Humane Society
of Indianapolis, IN |
Joseph
Silva, Special Assistant to the
CEO – MSPCA, Boston, MA
Angela Johnson, Director of Operations
– SpokAnimal C.A.R.E., Spokane,
WA
Richard Morris, VP Human Resources
– SPCA of Texas, Dallas, TX
Laura Thulean, Assistant Director –
SpokAnimal C.A.R.E., Spokane, WA
Kevin Wilken, Shelter Manager –
South Suburban Humane Society,
Chicago Hts., IL
Maye Richmond, Director of Operations
– The Maryland SPCA, Baltimore,
MD
Gary Thomas, CPA, Board
President
– St. Tammany Humane Society,
Mandeville, LA
Charlotte Peterson, Dir. of Ops., Second
Chance for Animals, Flagstaff,
AZ
James Richardson, VP of Development,
SPCA of Texas, Dallas, TX. |
Sheila K. Collecott, RSPCA Queensland,
Fairfield Garden, QLD, Australia
Lisa Feder, Humane Society of
Southwest Washington, Vancouver,
WA
Sharon Schmalz, Wildlife Rehab &
Education, Houston, TX
Cindy Johnson, Animal Humane
Society, Golden Valley, MN
Mary Lou Leiher, Toronto Animal
Services, Toronto, Canada
Susan Furukawa, Tony LaRusso’s
ARF, Oakland, CA
Jennifer Meaden, Manager of
Admin., Animal Humane Association
of New Mexico, Albuquerque,
NM
Tina S. Murray, Director of Operations, Mohawk &
Hudson River Humane Society, Menands, NY |
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Sandra Newbury, National Shelter
Medicine Extension Veterinarian –
UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine
Program, Madison, WI
Karen Stacher, Developer of New
Shelter – Pickens Animal Welfare
Society (PAWS), Cleveland, SC |
Jeanne Humber, Executive Director
– Animal Friends Rescue Project,
Pacific Grove, CA
Erica M. Johnson, Chief of Staff,
Saving Animals Across Borders,
Katy, TX |
Cheryl Weiner, Board Member, Altered
Tails, Tempe, AZ |
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Gilberto Gandra, Director, North
American Shelter Outreach – Pet
Health Services, Ontario, Canada
Nicholas Gilman, President – Humane
Logic, Somerville, MA
Michael Gendreau, resQ Product
Manager – Bayer Animal Health,
Shawnee, KS |
Trevor Wright, President – Dogtime.
com, San Francisco, CA
Richard Bacon, President – Bacon
Group, Inc., Clearwater, FL
Kim Staton, Consultant – Animal
Welfare Consultation, Raymore, MO |
Loran Hickton, Pets Best Insurance,
Boise, ID
Brenda Bax, Director of Pets for People,
Nestle Purina Petcare, St. Louis,
MO
Stephen Jensen, AIA, Owner, Blue
Sky Animal Care Architecture, Beverly,
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If you have a comment,
concern or question for the SAWA Board or management firm, please contact
us:
Society of Animal Welfare Administrators
c/o SPCA Cincinnati
3949 Colerain Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45223
Toll Free Number: 888.337.6410
Direct Line: 513.542.SAWA (7292)
Fax: 513.542.7375
Email:
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