2023
Board of Trustees Members
President
Carrie Radivoyevitch
Vice President
Jill Shankar, Esq.
Treasurer
Brian Greene
Secretary
Maggie Layman
Larry Bennett
Lydia Burrell
Amy Dwyer-Shute
Kathy Leavenworth
Jim Meltzer
Sheila Simpson
Our dedicated staff are professionals with great big hearts in the fields of nonprofit leadership, financial management, community engagement, and animal welfare who keep Rescue Village running.
Kenneth Clarke
Executive Director
kclarke@rescuevillage.org
Kristy Bailey
Finance Director
kbailey@rescuevillage.org
Christian Courtwright
Humane Officer
humaneagent@rescuevillage.org
Erin Hawes
Shelter Director
ehawes@rescuevillage.org
Lisa Ishee
External Affairs Director
lishee@rescuevillage.org
Dr. Megan Volpe, DVM
Medical & Behavioral Services Director
vet@rescuevillage.org
Caitlin Adolph
Barn Supervisor
cadolph@rescuevillage.org
Ben Bainbridge
Animal/Adoption Care Specialist
bbainbridge@rescuevillage.org
Gabrielle Bessmer
Community Engagement Manager
gbessmer@rescuevillage.org
Grace Blamble
Senior Clinic Assistant
clinic@rescuevillage.org
Dr. Page Borger, DVM
Veterinarian
Dr. Paul Borger, DVM
Veterinarian
Mindy Carter
Development Database Manager
mcarter@rescuevillage.org
Erika Custis
Animal/Adoption Care Specialist
ecustis@rescuevillage.org
Julia Dolly
Animal/Adoption Care Specialist
jdolly@rescuevillage.org
Summer French
Adoptions Supervisor
sfrench@rescuevillage.org
Andrea Giorgio
Intake and Rescue Manager
agiorgio@rescuevillage.org
Colin Hribar
Animal/Adoption Care Specialist
chribar@rescuevillage.org
Torrie Leanza
Animal/Adoption Care Specialist
tleanza@rescuevillage.org
Jacklyn McKinnon
Animal/Adoption Care Specialist
jhadlock@rescuevillage.org
Tyler Nar
Animal/Adoption Care Specialist
tnar@rescuevillage.org
Melissa Orrell
Animal/Adoption Care Specialist
morrell@rescuevillage.org
Z Peoples
Dog Behavior Manager
zpeoples@rescuevillage.org
Gabby Puess
Animal/Adoption Care Specialist
gpuess@rescuevillage.org
Lisa Sideropolis, RVT
Clinic Manager
vettech@rescuevillage.org
Amanda Skingel, RVT
askingel@rescuevillage.org
Jamie Smith
Special Events Manager
jsmith@rescuevillage.org
Lauren Smith
Animal/Adoption Care Specialist
lsmith@rescuevillage.org
Susan Walsh
Animal/Adoption Care Specialist
swalsh@rescuevillage.org
Hope Young
Animal/Adoption Care Specialist
hyoung@rescuevillage.org
Krystyna Zarn-Langford
Human & Animal Services Manager
kzlangford@rescuevillage.org
Rescue Village’s Board of Trustees that works diligently to ensure that Rescue Village stays on point and fulfills its mission. Our Trustees are all volunteers who care deeply about the welfare of animals and believe strongly in the mission and vision of the Geauga Humane Society.
President
Carrie Radivoyevitch
Vice President
Jill Shankar, Esq.
Treasurer
Brian Greene
Secretary
Maggie Layman
Larry Bennett
Lydia Burrell
Amy Dwyer-Shute
Kathy Leavenworth
Jim Meltzer
Sheila Simpson