Anna Raines Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

• Focused on growing community engagement and local partnerships to further lifesaving efforts in metro-Atlanta.
• Led a grass roots effort to update county ordinances, allowing for the continuation of trap-neuter-return programs in Cobb County, GA.
• Mentor municipal shelters and rescue partners in the Southeast on sheltering best practices to end the unnecessary killing of dogs and cats in shelters.
• Working closely with county commissioners and government leadership to facilitate and establish best practices for Cobb County Animal Services.
• Manage several programs: including a large-scale TNR program and a Working Cat Program, through which high-risk populations of cats are placed via nontraditional adoptions.
• Assist Cobb County Animal Services in maintaining a 90% live-release rate for cats: achieved an average save rate of 94% in FY2019.

Fulton County

• Enforced animal control ordinances in Fulton County while utilizing community policing techniques to encourage intake diversion and proactively target animal cruelty.
• Experienced in investigations, report writing, and court proceedings.
• Managed Fulton County's Doghouse Program, an HSUS funded "Pet's For Life" program.
• Experienced in safe handling of fractious/reactive animals and working in a high-intake shelter setting.

Aware, Lithonia, GA

• Supervised the rehabilitation of 2,000 wild animals per year at Georgia's largest wildlife rehabilitation center. Facilitated releases of successfully rehabilitated animals and secured sanctuary or educational.
• Managed and trained a team of over 80 volunteers and interns on wildlife rehabilitation best practices and daily operations at the center.
• Developed and implemented fundraising and engagement programs and proactive community education efforts.
• Managed daily operations, including training and medical plans for all patients.
• Committed to minimizing human-wildlife conflict and promoting awareness of Georgia’s native wildlife species and the protection of their habitats.

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology And Environmental Studies, 3.7

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi Honor Society

Wildlife Conservation And Political Ecology

● Traveled within northern Tanzania to study human-wildlife conflict, animal behavior, and the sociological effects of the wildlife.