Leadership & Board of Directors
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Our Leadership
Nick Browning
President & CEO
(330) 414-4363
Heather Cronin
Director of Human Resources and Administration
(234) 212-9729
Colleen Repie
Director of Development and Marketing
(234) 212-9679
Kristin Branagan CPDT-KA
Director of Operations
(234) 212-9754
Melisa Kauffman DVM
Shelter Veterinarian
(234) 212-9891
Amber Gaugler
Manager of Happy Tails Thrift Shop
(330) 794-7826
Sheena Hanly
Volunteer Coordinator
(234) 212-9741
Board of Directors
Chair | Diane Treier
Akron Public Schools, Retired
Vice Chair | Joleen Cicchinelli
The Huntington National Bank, Retired
Treasurer | Nicole Benden
Cohen & Co.
Secretary | Dan Reynolds
Akron Rotary Camp
Board Members
Matthew Blewitt
Maloney-Novotny, LLC
Megan Bobula
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Marcel Clopton
Steve Cox
Roetzel & Andress, LPA
Gary Gardner
Cedarwood Development, Inc.
Don Luscher
Barb Reece
LexisNexis
Kathy Romito
Western Reserve Hospital
Judge Mary F. Spicer
Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Retired
Immediate Past Chair | Judy Steiner
Banner Bank, Retired
Katie Sutter
Excelsior Marking
Valerie Wawrin
D’Amico Wawrin & Company CPAs, LLC
Emeritus | Patrick Weschler
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP