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Humane society hires new director
Breaking news from the Animal Friends Humane Society. Just received this press release:
After an extensive search throughout several states, a local woman has been selected as Executive Director of Animal Friends Humane Society in Butler County. Margaret Rhodes Stephenson grew up in Hamilton, moved to Colorado after graduating from Miami University, and returned to Hamilton where she now resides.
Stephenson is presently the Development Coordinator for SPCA Cincinnati. In Colorado she worked for Denver Dumb Friends League (Humane Association of Denver). While attending college, where she majored in Zoology, she volunteered for Animal Adoption Foundation in Hamilton, Ohio.
According to Rick Fox, president of AFHS Board of Trustees, Stephenson’s passion for animals and her life goal of working with and helping them, was a primary reason for her employment.
“She’s young, educated, organized, speaks well and is enthusiastic about animal welfare,” said Fox. “She will be replacing Leland Gordon whose youth and enthusiasm propelled him to all corners of the County and created a positive image of our animal shelter in Trenton.”
Stephenson will have “big shoes to fill,” according to Fox. She can build on Gordon’s accomplishments and will eventually be working in a new shelter on Princeton Road in Hamilton that is to be built with tax levy money.
“Gordon placed his emphasis on public relations and we can envision that Stephenson will continue to represent our animal shelter with the media folks,” said Fox.
“We knew Leland would be moving back to Canada when we hired him and we hate to see him go, but we have found a local person to follow up, maintain, and make even more progress built on what has already been accomplished.”
Stephenson will begin her employment at Animal Friends on Tuesday, August 5, 2008.
Comments
By Bobbie Jo
July 22, 2008 9:37 AM | Link to this
They could have save money by letting the sheriff run the Humane Society Shelter, that would fit right in with is plan to be the dog catcher.
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