Hours

Adoption Center Hours:
Sun. - Mon. Noon to 5 p.m.
Tue. – Fri. Noon to 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Hours

Donation Drop-off Hours:
Sun. - Mon. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tue. – Fri. 8 a.m to 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Administration:
Mon. – Fri. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hours

Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital
Mon. – Fri. 8 a.m. to Noon, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Sat. – Sun. Closed

Smoky's Spay & Neuter Clinic
Mon. – Thurs. 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Fri. – Sun. Closed

Adoption Center Hours:
Sun. - Mon. Noon to 5 p.m.
Tue. – Fri. Noon to 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Hours

Administration:
Mon. – Fri. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Lora Robins Gift Shop
Sun. - Mon. Noon to 5 p.m.
Tue. – Fri. Noon to 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Adoption Center Hours:
Sun. - Mon. Noon to 5 p.m.
Tue. – Fri. Noon to 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Our Team

Our lifesaving programs are delivered by a dedicated and professional team committed to helping pets—and the people who love them.

Organization Leadership

Tamsen Kingry (she/her)
Chief Executive Officer
804-521-1322 | email Tamsen

Lisa Clarke Rivadeneira (she/her)
Chief Operating Officer
804-521-1312 | email Lisa

Sarah Babcock, CTC, CPDT-KSA, CBCC-KA, CDBC (she/her)
Chief of Education and Training
804-521-1324 | email Sarah

Brit’nee Haskins, DVM (she/her)
Veterinary Medical Director and Veterinarian-in-Charge

Angela Ivey, DVM
Advising Director of Veterinary Medicine

Advancement

Carol Anne Baker Lajoie (she/her)
Chief Advancement Officer
804-521-1321 | email Carol Anne

Dori McGuire (she/her)
Director of Communications
804-521-1303 | email Dori

Michelle Williams
Manager of Events
804-521-1318 | email Michelle

Janae Jones (she/her)
Assistant Manager of Events
804-521-1309 | email Janae

Erin Tidsworth (she/her)
Manager of Annual Giving
804-521-1320 | email Erin

Katie DeSanto (she/her)
Coordinator of Stewardship
804-521-1308 | email Katie

Chelsea Auernheimer (she/her)
Manager of Humane Education
804-521-1327 | email Chelsea

Amanda Parker
Project Manager – Communications
email Amanda

Laura Roose (she/her)
Graphic Designer
804-521-1326 | email Laura

Vanessa Gleiser (she/her)
Digital Media Specialist
804-521-1319 | email Vanessa

Shelter operations

Carly Sgueo
Senior Director of Shelter Operations
804-521-1315 | email Carly

Sharon Maddox
Manager of Pet Support Services
804-521-5372 | email Sharon

Teagan Reilly (she/her)
Assistant Manager of Pet Support Services
804-521-5371 | email Teagan

Cynthia Skala (she/her)
Manager of Animal Care
804-521-1305 | email Cynthia

Danielle Rothenbach (she/her)
Assistant Manager of Animal Care
email Danielle
Katie Goodell, LVT
Manager of Internal Veterinary Services

Adoption center

Tommy DeSanto (he/him)
Director of the Adoption Center
804-521-1333 | email Tommy

Lizzy Birdsell
Assistant Manager of the Adoption Center
804-521-5378 | email Lizzy

Page Grissom (she/her)
Assistant Manager of the Adoption Center
804-521-5378 | email Page

Kelsey Powell (she/her)
Manager of Foster Care
804-521-1313 | email Kelsey

Jenn Walters (she/her)
Foster Care Coordinator
804-521-1313 | email Jenn

Volunteer Management

Amber T. M. Stevens (she/her)
Manager of Volunteers
804-521-1329 | email Amber

Zoë Royall (she/her)
Assistant Manager of Volunteers
804-521-1329 | email Zoë

Mack Runkle (they/them)
Volunteer Program Administrative and Training Assistant
804-521-1329 | email Mack

LeeAnn Yanes (she/her)
Volunteer Program Administrative and Training Assistant
804-521-1329 | email LeeAnn

Veterinary Services

Ariel Youmans
Director of the Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital
804-521-1302 | email Ariel

Courtney Bowers, DVM
Supervising Doctor of Veterinary Medicine,
Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital

Katherine Finch (she/her)
Manager of Client Services,
Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital
804-521-1339 | email Katherine

Cody Taylor (he/him)
Manager of Smoky’s Spay & Neuter Clinic
804-368-6232 | email Cody

Meet our doctors of veterinary medicine and our licensed veterinary technicians.

Education and Training

Eileen Holst-Grubbe, CTC
Manager of Education and Training
804-521-1382 | email Eileen

Rheanna Miller, CPDT-KA (she/her)
Coordinator of School for Dogs
804-521-1323 | email Rheanna

Brandon Hepler (he/him)
Coordinator of Behavior and Training

Kahla Scott
Education and Training Administrative Assistant
804-521-1300 ext. 382 | email Kahla

Gail Bird Necklace
Education and Training Administrator
804-521-1332 | email Gail

Administration

Tracey Coats, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
804-521-1325 | email Tracey

Kari Hosack, MPA, SHRM-CP (she/her)
Director of People Operations
804-521-1314 | email Kari

Tim Joyner (he/him)
Manager of Administration
804-521-1316 | email Tim

Gray Miller (she/her)
Manager of Employee Engagement
804-521-1311 | email Gray

Joe Masucci
Manager of Facilities
804-521-1317 | email Joe

Ryan Scott (she/her)
Accounting Specialist
804-521-1334 | email Ryan

Board of Directors

We are grateful for the bold vision and dynamic leadership of the volunteers who make up our Board of Directors that has been essential to our recognition as a national no-kill leader.

Mark Franko, Chair

Carter M. Reid, Vice Chair

Christy Cottrell, Secretary

Elizabeth King, Treasurer

Tanya Battle

Suzanne Cardwell
Janet W. Cho
Paul Cornell
Mark DeBord
Jon DeJong
Todd Dykshorn
Nancy C. Everett
Andrea S. Gould
Matthew Gray-Keeling
Mitch Haddon
Lisa M. Hicks-Thomas
Michael W. Hughes
Tamsen Kingry
Justin Lo
Pat Manning
Carl E. (Buddy) Omohundro, Jr.
Michael R. Parker
Cindy Payne Pryor
Agustin E. Rodriguez
Stuart C. Siegel
Julie Thomas
Wendy Williams
Laura D. Windsor, Esq.
Jack Zemp

Board Chairmen Emeriti
P. Emerson Hughes
E. Claiborne Robins, Jr.