Our Board of Directors

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President/Treasurer

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Abby Evert

     Abby has been a resident of Hernando County for 37 years.  She worked for non-profit organizations for 35 years before retiring 9 years ago.  She has volunteered with Hernando County Animal Services for 12 years.  At home are her rescued canines Bailey, Bella and Toby.  

 

Vice President

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Dottie Brown

       Is a (mostly) retired RN and Nursing Home Administrator.  Dottie has a passion for working with seniors as well as with animals.  This makes her thoroughly enjoy bringing shelter animals to visit residents in our area nursing homes. Currently, Dottie splits her time between Nebraska and Ridge Manor, traveling back and forth with her 4 legged companion, Copy Cat.

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Secretary

Carolyn Perry

          Carolyn has been a resident of Hernando County since 2002.  She has a soft spot for rescues with disabilities having had 2 blind dogs and another with diabetes.  At home is Jake, her adorable little terrier.  Carolyn began as a volunteer for OK and has now joined the board.  She has also volunteered for numerous other organizations and has extensive fundraising experience.

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Director

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Jill Armbrecht

        Jill is a retired accountant and business consultant and has been a resident of Hernando County for 30 years. As an advocate for shelter animals, she has volunteered in many capacities including animal care, community outreach, adoption counseling and enrichment implementation for dogs and cats living in a shelter environment. Jill currently shares her home with two very spoiled cats, Holly and Maggie.

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Director

Sarah Caskie

        Sarah has always loved animals, but it wasn't until she was 15 years old and volunteered to work in the kennels at Hernando County Animal Services that she realized she wanted to be more involved with animals.  When she was 19 she started working at HCAS full time and worked there for almost 9 years until November 2015.  After spending 6 years in the county's Zoning Department, Sarah moved to Colorado.  Thankfully, she remains an active board member.  Sarah shares her new home with rescue dog Forrest.  

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Hernando County Animal Services Representative

Missy Ritter, Shelter Coordinator

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Our Dedicated Volunteers

Jackie Clougher

Charlotte Zaengle

Wynn Miller

Diane Galinski

Bob Galinski

Chris Hendersen

Gary Sechen

Beverly Dunlap

Kelly Love