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