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Board of Trustees / Staff

Who We Are

Rescue Village Staff

Providing Humane Solutions for Animals and Their People

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.

STAFF:

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

 

 

 

 

Our Board Of Trustees

Fully Committed To Our Animal Friends

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.

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