Supports a passionate staff of 60 employees, an engaged group of nearly 420 volunteers, an operating budget of nearly $5 million, and a 25,000 square-foot building that houses over 90 dogs, 320 cats, 50 small animals, a veterinary wing, a high volume spay/neuter clinic, and lots of animal enrichment, human service, and educational programs.

Hiked from Springer Mountain, GA to Katahdin, ME over a period of six months, through 14 states, over 2,100 miles. Applied complex project management skills to direct the pace, supply schedule, and budget of a 2,175 mile hike over a six month period, arriving at the terminus by the predetermined deadline. Maintained a high level of motivation through extreme and challenging environments, situations, and personalities in the interest of completing a long-term goal on a fixed timetable