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Erica Chandler, East Regional Strategist
Lauren began her career in animal welfare in 2016 when she met her first foster dog, Bronco. Lauren quickly fell in love with fostering and wanted to do more to help shelter animals! Fostering led…
Liz Stamper, Midwest Regional Senior Sanager
Liz Stamperlizs@bestfriends.orgWisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, West VirginiaLocation: West Lafayette, IndianaRole: Midwest senior managerPast Life: Worked at the Almost Home Humane…
Melissa Mercado, South Central Regional Strategist
Melissa MercadoMelissa Mercado was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. She currently lives in McAllen with her husband, four dogs, and three cats. Their wolf pack includes two pugs, a…
Bethany Heins, director, shelter collaborative
bethanyh@bestfriends.orgAs the Director of the National Shelter Collaborative, the largest peer to peer grantmaking program in animal welfare, Bethany supports a team working to activate already no-…
Thirteen years ago, dogs seized from dogfighting busts were considered by most organizations to be too dangerous, too damaged, too traumatized to be rehabilitated. So it was no surprise that the effort to save the dogs from the Michael Vick dogfighting case was controversial. Some in our line of work called it reckless, and others believe it to be a waste of resources.
Managing the Transport of Heartworm-Positive Dogs to Increase Lifesaving