Leadership & Board of Directors
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Our Leadership
Randall S. Barnes MNO
President / CEO
(234) 287-2166
Heather Cronin
Director of Human Resources and Administration
(234) 212-9729
Kristin Branagan CPDT-KA
Director of Operations
(234) 212-9754
Amanda Novelli
Director of Development & Outreach
(216) 213-1004
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 | Joleen Cicchinelli
FirstMerit Bank, Retired
Vice Chair | Kathy Romito Rainone
Western Reserve Hospital
Treasurer | Nicole Benden
Cohen & Co.
Secretary | Meghan Meeker
Cision
Board Members
Christine Cipa
Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital
Marcel Clopton
Next Generation Construction
Neal Colby, CPA, CEPA
CM Wealth Advisors
Katie Deegan
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Hillary deSaussure
BMD LLC
Tom Eaton
Ridgecrest Ventures
Kamelia D. Fisher
Kevin Herb
Higley Construction
Dr. Danielle Hupp
Kent State University
Lynda Nowak
Fifth Third Bank
Diane Treier
Akron Public Schools, Retired
Valerie Wawrin
D’Amico Wawrin & Company CPAs, LLC