Leadership Team & Employees
HSSC is powered by a dedicated team of over 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
Clinic Manager
ANNA GONCE
Executive Director
REBECCA GUSTAFSON
Senior Director of Operations
AUTUMN STEINER
Senior Director of Philanthropy
Administration & Philanthropy
SALLY BAILEY
Accounting Associate
JENNY HAMNER
Philanthropic Coordinator
ERIN JORDAN
Human Resources Specialist
Animal Shelter
TOMMY BLOOM
Adoption Counselor
TINA CHERRY
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist III
MERCEDES CRUZ
Foster & Placement Coordinator
DR. ELIZABETH DAMMERS
Associate Veterinarian
KERRY ESPARZA
Admissions Supervisor
NIK GREIG
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist I
EMORY GROENEVELD
Shelter Manager
ANN HARRISON
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist II
ALYSON LUTES
Lead Adoption Counselor
MORGAN MENTO
Shelter Medical Technician
LISA MERLET
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist III
DARIANA QUINTANA
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist II
KATE ROSE
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist III
WILLIAM RUHMSHOTTEL
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist I
RICHARD SANFORD
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist I
CHRIS SHIELDS
Maintenance Supervisor
TRACY STODDARD
Adoption & Foster Program Manager
VIVI WARNER
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist I
GEOFFREY WEBBER
Adoption Counselor
ERIC WILLIAMS
Animal Care & Enrichment Specialist I
TAYLOR WOLFE
Medical Operations Supervisor
Outreach & Engagement
KRISTIN COOPER
Multimedia & Brand Strategist
ALISSA JACKSON
Marketing Communication Coordinator
MANDY RAY
Volunteer Coordinator
Animal Clinic of HSSC
DR. KIRSTEN BUI
Associate Veterinarian
SHANIYA EVERETT
Veterinary Technician Assistant
TRACY HUTTER
Veterinary Technician
DR. IVAN IVANOV
Medical Director
SHYLA JAMES
Receptionist
ASHLEY LYSAUGHT
Veterinary Technician Assistant
EVE GARCIA MORALES
Receptionist
MICHON PRATT
Veterinary Technician
Support Staff
BENJI
Lead Biscuit Maker
CHILI
Itty Bitty Welcome Committee—Foster Division
FERGUSON
Dean of Discipline
KAIA
Accounts Retrievable
KINGSLEY
Stuffed Animal in Disguise
KYA
Treasurer of Tennis Balls
LULU
Squirrel Patrol Officer, Resident Escape Artist & Tongue Anti-Depressor
MADAME FRAN
Cultural Attache & Etiquette Specialist
NETTIE
Hall Monitor
PENNY
Chief Happiness Officer
PERCY
Head of Clinic fro Protection of Magical Species
RAMSEY
Treat Pouch Inspector—Quality Control Division
RILEY
Safety & Security Officer
SAWYER
Chief of Furb Distribution
SCOOBI DOO
Detector of Mischief & Mysteries—Remote Division
WHISKEY
Canine Resources Specialist
WHOPPER
Co-Paw Detector of Mischief & Mysteries—Remote Division
ZEUS
Head of Large Paw Division in Adoptions
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