Changes to PAWS services in light of COVID-19: We continue rescuing animals! Adoptions and foster by appointment only; clinic appointments available for sick pets; walk-in vaccine clinics suspended. Also, the Emergency Fund for PAWS has been launched to ensure we can keep doing our lifesaving work despite the current crisis.
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Melissa Levy

Executive Director
At PAWS Since: 2006 as a volunteer; 2007 as a staff member.
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Natalie Smith

Director of Operations
At PAWS Since: 2019
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Caroline Childs, VMD

Medical Director
At PAWS Since: 2016
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Kristin Budinich, VMD

Veterinarian
At PAWS Since: 2010
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Tiffany Duffy, DVM

Veterinarian

Margeaux Firestine, VMD

Veterinarian
At PAWS Since: 2015
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Jacob Quin

Veterinarian
At PAWS Since: 2019
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Sam Schwalje, DVM

Veterinarian
At PAWS Since: 2019
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Allison Lamond

Community Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator
At PAWS Since: 2007 as a volunteer; 2008 as a staff member.
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Maria Decker

Northeast Adoption Center Manager
At PAWS Since: 2014
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Jill Sweeney

Feline Intake and Shelter Care Manager
At PAWS Since: 2008 as a volunteer, 2014 as a staff member.
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Lauren Hanak

Major Gifts Officer
At PAWS Since: 2019
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Luci Vazquez

Customer Service Manager
At PAWS Since: 2014
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Danny Rivera

Kennel Manager
At PAWS Since: 2018
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Ame Wiltzius

Old City Adoption Center Manager
At PAWS Since: 2011 as an intern; 2012 as staff member
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Allison Homer

Digital Content Manager
At PAWS Since: 2008
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Erica Henn

Foster Care and Dog Adoption Manager
At PAWS Since: 2014 as a foster parent; 2015 as a volunteer; 2016 as part time staff; 2017 as full time staff!
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Sara Schoenleber

Grants Manager
At PAWS Since: 2007 as a volunteer; 2010 as a staff member.
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Sabina Broberg

Lead Surgical Technician
At PAWS Since: 2015
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Donna Bright

Administrative and Operations Assistant
At PAWS Since: 2006, the very beginning, as a volunteer; 2010 as a staff member.
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Steve Ciepiela

Adoption Coordinator
At PAWS Since: early-2014 as a volunteer; mid-2014 as a staff member.
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Sara Davidson

Adoption Coordinator
At PAWS Since: early-2013 as volunteer; late-2013 as staff member
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Rich Wilkinson

Adoption Coordinator
At PAWS Since: 2015 as a volunteer; 2017 as a staff member.
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Ashley Matters

Adoption Coordinator
At PAWS Since: 2015: PAWS adopted me three years ago!
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Mark Holmes

Kennel Technician
At PAWS Since: 2016 as a Hand2Paw intern; 2017 as a staff member.
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Tatum Kendall

Development Coordinator
At PAWS Since: 2014
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Lauren Campagnini

Adoption Coordinator
At PAWS Since: 2014
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Angela Peterdi

Foster Care Coordinator
At PAWS Since: 2014 as a volunteer; 2015 as a staff member
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Lauren Tramontina

Customer Service Coordinator
At PAWS Since: 2017
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Jeannine Desalme

Customer Service Coordinator
At PAWS Since: 2010 as a volunteer; 2013 as a staff member.
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Jaime Muckinhaupt

Customer Service Coordinator
At PAWS Since: 2017
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Jesse Ebner

Veterinary Technician
At PAWS Since: 2017 as a volunteer, 2018 as a staff member.
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Loren Hall

Veterinary Technician

Ann Marie Lind

Veterinary Technician
At PAWS Since: 2017
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Tamara Smith

Veterinary Technician

April O’Beirne

Veterinary Technician
At PAWS Since: 2018
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Molly Lawton

Veterinary Technician
At PAWS Since: 2016
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Meredyth Forbes

Adoptions Coordinator
At PAWS Since: 2017 as a volunteer; 2018 as a staff member.
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Becca Tritt

Veterinary Technician
At PAWS Since: 2018
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Bidisha Mukherjee

Adoption Coordinator
At PAWS Since: 2013 as a volunteer; 2019 as a staff member
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Sierra Davis

Veterinary Technician
At PAWS Since: 2019
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Samantha Clark

Customer Service Coordinator

Ashley Bobbie

Customer Service Coordinator and Veterinary Technician
At PAWS Since: 2018
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Olivia Pileggi

Customer Service Coordinator
At PAWS Since: 2019
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Holly Lauer

Veterinary Technician
At PAWS Since: February 2019
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Gail Berman

Veterinary Technician

Sarah Frommer

Veterinary Technician
At PAWS Since: 2012 as a volunteer; 2016 as a staff member
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Kevin Blackburn

Kennel Attendant
At PAWS Since: 2018
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Kamrie Sharp-Williams

Veterinary Technician
At PAWS Since: 2019
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Crystle Schrecengost

Veterinary Technician

Jessica Rafalko

Veterinary Technician
At PAWS Since: 2018
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Justin Basunga

Veterinary Technician
At PAWS Since: 2019
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