Leadership Team & Employees
HSSC is powered by a dedicated team of more than 40 employees, including 3 full-time veterinarians. 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.
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Leadership Team
GINNY ARMINGTON
Director of Community Outreach
KASSIE CREIGHTON-WOOD
Animal Clinic Manager
ANNA GONCE
Executive Director
ERIN JORDAN
Director of Human Resources
JILL KIRK, DVM, MS
Shelter Medical Director
DAVID LYNCH
Senior Director of Operations
AUTUMN STEINER
Senior Director of Philanthropy
Administration & Philanthropy
SALLY BAILEY
Accounting Associate
JENNY HAMNER
Philanthropic Coordinator
ALISSA JACKSON
Marketing Coordinator
Shelter Operations
TOMMY BLOOM
Adoption Counselor
TINA CHERRY
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist III
EMORY GROENEVELD
Shelter Manager
ELIZABETH JOINER
Volunteer Coordinator
ALYSON LUTES
Lead Adoption Counselor
LISA MERLET
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist III
DARIANA QUINTANA
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist III
KATE ROSE
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist III
WILLIAM RUHMSHOTTEL
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist I
RICHARD SANFORD
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist I
TRACY STODDARD
Adoption Manager
JASMINE WALKER
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist I
DEZIRAE WALLS
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist I
VIVI WARNER
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist I
GEOFFREY WEBBER
Adoption Counselor
SHELBY WELCH
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist II
Shelter Medical
JENNIFER BECKER
Shelter Medical Technician
SAMANTHA CROSS
Shelter Medical Manager
KERRY ESPARZA
Shelter Medical Technician
TAYLOR GRAY
Shelter Medical Technician
Animal Clinic of HSSC
MICHELLE BLOCK
Veterinary Technician
DR. KIRSTEN BUI
Lead Veterinarian
DR. ELIZABETH DAMMERS
Lead Veterinarian
EVE GARCIA MORALES
Receptionist
TRACY HUTTER
Veterinary Technician
SHYLA JAMES
Receptionist
JOHN LEBRON
Veterinary Technician Supervisor
ASHLEY LYSAUGHT
Veterinary Technician Assistant
Support Staff
BENJI
Lead Biscuit Maker
KAIA
Accounts Retrievable
LAMBEAU
Treat Pouch Inspector
LULU
Squirrel Patrol Officer, Resident Escape Artist & Tongue Anti-Depressor
MADAME FRAN
Cultural Attache & Etiquette Specialist
PENNY
Chief Happiness Officer
PERCY
Head of Clinic for Protection of Magical Species
RILEY
Safety & Security Officer
SAWYER
Chief of Fur Distribution
WHISKEY
Director of Canine Resources
WILMA
Countess of Cushions
ZEUS
Head of Large Paw Division in Adoptions
