About Us
Our Vision
To pawsatively better the world. One cat a time.
Our Mission
We improve the lives of cats through humane care, spay/neuter, adoptions, education, and support services.
What We Do
Guided by our core principle of "it's all to benefit the cat", we operate as a boutique-style, volunteer-based, limited intake, live release, feline-only, rescue. We provide a variety of services to the local community, including:
Maintaining a network of foster homes and residence facilities providing safe, loving, and enriching environments for cats until they are placed in their forever homes.
Providing TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) Services for feral/community cats including providing traps, support services, and important vaccinations as part of our low-cost spay/neuter surgery
Offering Low Cost Spay/Neuter Surgery assistance for individuals who have a cat, or cats, in their care that need these services.
Being an active part in the local community by forging partnerships with other organizations, participating in a variety of educational and outreach programs about responsible pet care and offering assistance for spay/neuter and injured animal needs.
Who We Are
The Board of Directors provides oversight and creates the long-term vision of Sheltering Hands Inc.
Each member is passionate about their love of animals (especially cats) and is committed to the mission of Sheltering Hands.
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Our Professional Staff members work, under the direction of the Board, to fulfill the operational needs of the organization.
Leslie Hinson
President, Board of Directors
Diane Kupchak
Vice President, Board of Directors
Elena Goulet
Treasurer, Board of Directors
April LeSage
Executive Director
Sylvia Tucker
Secretary, Board of Directors
Dr. Tecla Myrick
Medical Director
Rachel Perez
Member-at-Large, Board of Directors
Kim Cooper
Member-at-Large, Board of Directors
Dr. Susie Fromm, DVMNastav
Member-at-Large, Board of Directors
Dr. Patty Dingman
Veterinarian Specialist
Susan Nastav
Lead Vet-Tech
Mary Loveday
Cat Care Specialist
Stephanie McCole
Vet-Tech
Terry Schwartz
Cat Care Specialist
Laurie Cammarn
Operations Manager
Stella Brantley
Adoptions Assistant
Robert Vass
Director of Outreach and Development