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
Dawn Ahner
Summa Health
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
Meghan Meeker
Cision
Lynda Nowak
Huntington Bank
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