Our Staff
Our Robins-Starr Humane Center and Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital are operated by a team of staff members dedicated to providing care and treatment to the homeless pets awaiting adoption and facilitating lifesaving programs and services for our community.
Organization Leadership
Tamsen Kingry
Chief Executive Officer
Learn more about Tamsen
804-521-1322 | email Tamsen
Lisa Clarke Rivadeneira
Chief Operating Officer
Learn more about Lisa
804-521-1312 | email Lisa
Communications
Tabitha Frizzell Treloar
Director of Communications
Learn more about Tabitha
804-521-1303 | email Tabitha
Sarah Mims
Communications and Administration Specialist
804-521-1316 | email Sarah
Anne Goddard Rand
Communications Specialist
804-521-1319 | email Anne
Development
Carol Anne Baker Lajoie
Director of Development
Learn more about Carol Anne
804-521-1321 | email Carol Anne
Gray Miller
Manager of Donor Engagement
804-521-1320 | email Gray
Laurie Mavica
Manager of Events
804-521-1318 | email Laurie
Janae Jones
Coordinator of Events
804-521-1309 | email Janae
Shelter Operations
Carly Sgueo
Senior Director of Shelter Operations
Learn more about Carly
804-521-1315 | email Carly
Jackie Laubacher, CPDT-KSA
Manager of Behavior and Training
804-521-1337 | email Jackie
Adoptions
Tommy DeSanto
Senior Manager of the Adoption Center
Learn more about Tommy
804-521-1333 | email Tommy
Teresa McCartney
Assistant Manager of Adoptions
804-521-1333 | email Teresa
Volunteers and Programs
Michelle Russell
Manager of Volunteers and Programs
804-521-1329 | email Michelle
Eva Cross
Volunteers and Programs Assistant
804-521-1329 | email Eva
Veterinary Services
Angela Ivey, DVM
Director of Veterinary Medicine
Learn more about Dr. Ivey
Brittany Pierri
Manager of Internal Veterinary Services
David Molinas, DVM
Associate Veterinarian,
Internal Veterinary Services
Allana Maiden
Coordinator of Foster Care
804-521-1313 | email Allana
Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital
Lindsay Brockman, LVT
Director of the Susan M. Markel
Veterinary Hospital
Learn more about Lindsay
804-521-1302 | email Lindsay
Janice Scheibe
Manager of Patient Services,
Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital
804-521-1304 | email Janice
Laurie Clark
Manager of Client Services,
Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital
804-521-1339 | email Laurie
Courtney Bowers, DVM
Lead Veterinarian,
Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital
Jennifer Cooke, DVM
Associate Veterinarian,
Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital
Brit’nee Haskins, DVM
Associate Veterinarian,
Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital
Community Education
Sarah Babcock, CTC, CPDT-KSA, CBCC-KA, CDBC
Chief of Education and Training
Learn more about Sarah
804-521-1324 | email Sarah
Timothy Joyner
Director of Admissions and Education
Learn more about Timothy
804-521-1323 | email Timothy
Alisha Fritz
Manager of Training Education
804-521-1326 | email Alisha
Ellen Wills
Coordinator of Transfers
804-521-5371 | email Ellen
Jennifer Walters
Coordinator of Surrenders
804-521-5372 | email Jennifer
Chanel Moses
Coordinator of Humane Education
804-521-1327 | email Chanel
Eileen Holst-Grubbe, CTC
Coordinator of the School for Dogs
Behavior and Training Associate
Gail Bird Necklace
Education and Training Administrator
804-521-1332 | email Gail
Animal Care
Brooke Dickerson
Assistant Manager of Animal Care
804-521-1305 | email Brooke
Administration
Tracey Coats, CPA
Controller
Learn more about Tracey
804-521-1325 | email Tracey
Kari Hosack, MPA, SHRM-CP
Director of Human Resources
Learn more about Kari
804-521-1314 | email Kari
Jason Rochon
Manager of Facilities
804-521-1317 | email Jason
Caroline O’Keefe
HR and Technology Specialist
804-521-1311 | email Caroline
Emily Neal, MPA
Accounting Assistant
email Emily
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.
John R. (Jack) Nelson, Chair
Mitch Haddon, Vice Chair
Tom Hamlin, Treasurer and Secretary
- Tina L. Bachas
- Bartholomew Broadbent
- J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr.
- Phyllis L. Cothran
- Todd Dykshorn
- Marla D. Fergerson
- Mark Franko
- Stefanie G. Gordinier
- Deborah D. Hinton
- Michael W. Hughes
- P. Emerson Hughes, Jr.
- Hugh A. Joyce
- Allen B. King
- Elizabeth King
- Tamsen Kingry
- Barbara D. Lawson, M.D.
- Pat Manning
- Anthony F. Markel
- Cyndi W. Massad
- Arlene McLaren
- Mel Miller
- Lou Anne J. Nabhan
- Cindy Payne Pryor
- Agustin E. Rodriguez
- Watson Seaman
- Stuart C. Siegel
- Robin Robertson Starr
- Julia H. Thomas
- Laura D. Windsor, Esq.
Board Chairmen Emeriti
P. Emerson Hughes, Jr.
E. Claiborne Robins, Jr.
