
Our Team
HSSC is powered by a dedicated team of more than 50 employees that each contribute their own unique set of skills toward advancing our mission. The work is challenging and fast-paced—and heartbreaking at times—but ultimately very rewarding. Time and again, we witness the incredible resilience of animals. We see the beginning stages of amazing relationships between adopters and their new pets. We enrich people’s lives through interactions with animals. We work with talented, passionate people who endeavor to bring about a world where all animals are cared for and loved. For a list of who to contact regarding specific inquiries, please see our Contact Us page.
Interested in working at HSSC? See current employment opportunities.
Leadership Team

GINNY ARMINGTON
Director of Community Outreach

ANNA GONCE
Executive Director

EMORY GROENEVELD
Director of Animal Welfare

ERIN JORDAN
Senior Director of Human Resources

JOHN LEBRON
Director of Community Medicine

JAIME LIMOGES
Director of Marketing & Engagement

DAVID LYNCH
Senior Director of Operations

AUTUMN STEINER
Senior Director of Philanthropy
Administration & Philanthropy

SALLY BAILEY
Accounting Associate

JENNY HAMNER
Philanthropic Coordinator

HANNAH HOWARD
Communication Coordinator

ELIZABETH JOINER
Volunteer Manager
Shelter Operations

ALY ALLEN
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist II

TINA CHERRY
Animal Care Manager

EMILY FARRELL
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist II

JULIA FOGEL
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist II

JESSICA HALTINNER
Client Experience Coordinator

TANYA KOPP
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist III

MICHELLE LAWRENCE
Intake Coordinator

ALYSON LUTES
Client Experience Coordinator

SUZANNE MAYHEW
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist I

LISA MERLET
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist III

TONY OPIO
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist III

MIRELLA ORTIZ
Intake Manager

KATE ROSE
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist III

RICHARD SANFORD
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist II

TRACY STODDARD
Client Experience Manager

KALEIGH STOREY
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist III

JONATHAN TEDRICK
Facilities Supervisor

JESSICA VICTORES
Community Solutions Specialist

JASMINE WALKER
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist III

DEZIRAE WALLS
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist III

GEOFFREY WEBBER
Client Experience Coordinator

SHELBY WELCH
Playgroup, Enrichment, & Training Supervisor
Shelter Medical

ZOE BORNES, CVT
Shelter Medical Technician

LAURIE COLBERT
Shelter Medical Technician

SAMANTHA CROSS
Shelter Medical Manager

KRISTYN DAY, DVM
Veterinarian - Shelter Medicine

TAYLOR GRAY
Shelter Medical Technician

ALEX LAGEMANN
Shelter Medical Technician

KERSTIN MARTIN DEL CAMPO, DVM
Veterinarian - Shelter Medicine
Animal Clinic

OLIVIA ELDERT
Community Medicine Coordinator

KERRY ESPARZA
Veterinary Technician

TRACY HUTTER, CVT
Veterinary Technician

MELANIE KULIKOV
Veterinary Technician Assistant

JOSE SANTIAGO, DVM
Veterinarian - Community Medicine

CHRIS WHARTON
Clinic Manager

TAYLOR WOLFE
Veterinary Technician
Support Staff

KAIA
Accounts Retrievable

LILAH
Town Crier

LULU
Squirrel Patrol Officer, Resident Escape Artist & Tongue Anti-Depressor

MADAME FRAN
Cultural Attache & Etiquette Specialist

MAX
Branch Manager

MARSHMELLOW
Community Cat Liaison

PENNY
Chief Happiness Officer

SAWYER
Chief of Fur Distribution

WHISKEY
Director of Canine Resources

WILMA
Countess of Cushions