PAWS Atlanta Team

Our Staff

Joe Labriola
Joe Labriola

Executive Director

770-593-1155 Ext. 8
Suzie Sloan
Suzie Sloan

Director of Development

770-593-1155 Ext. 2
Darren Huennekens
Darren Huennekens

Controller

770-593-1155 Ext. 6
Laura McKelvey
Laura McKelvey

Shelter Manager

770-593-1155 Ext. 7
Erica Noltemeyer, DVM
Erica Noltemeyer, DVM

Chief Veterinarian &
Medical Director 

Phillip Smith
Phillip Smith

Facilities Manager

770-593-1155 Ext. 7
Brenna Lakeson
Brenna Lakeson

Communications & 
Campaign Manager

 

770-593-1155 Ext. 4
Harriet Ribbons
Harriet Ribbons

Fundraising &
Event Manager

770-593-1155 Ext. 3
Michele Altemose
Michele Altemose

Office Manager

Cassandra Dudley
Cassandra Dudley

TRAINING MANAGER

Sam Long
Sam Long

Volunteer & Database Coordinator

(770) 593-1155 ext. 5
Heather Hartman
Heather Hartman

Front Desk &
Adoption Counselor

Zach Batson
Zach Batson

Adoption Counselor

Priscilla Vrzal
Priscilla Vrzal

Data Processor

Casey Cline
Casey Cline

LEAD Veterinary Assistant

Kirsten Lucas
Kirsten Lucas

Veterinary Assistant

MarLee Thompson
MarLee Thompson

CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, SDC

Trainer & Behavioral Consultant

Michael Knutsen
Michael Knutsen

Animal Care Team Lead

Lillie Pender
Lillie Pender

Animal Care Specialist

Lawrence Mitchell
Lawrence Mitchell

Animal Care Specialist

Brandon Weldon
Brandon Weldon

Animal Care Specialist

Amanda Ingram
Amanda Ingram

Animal Care Specialist

Charisma Smith
Charisma Smith

Animal Care Specialist

Ana Fanning
Ana Fanning

Animal Care Specialist

Morgan Hatmacher
Morgan Hatmacher

Animal Care Specialist

Hannah Becini
Hannah Becini

Animal Care Specialist

Board of Directors

Patty Lavely
Chair

Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer
Healthcare District of Palm Beach County

Katie Beacham
Vice Chair

Chief Corporate Citizenship Officer
Kilpatrick Townsend

Jenny Bedard
Treasurer

Chief Financial Officer
Lazer Spot

Elise Bockman
Secretary

Senior Director of Data Governance
Georgia-Pacific LLC

Todd Cano, CCRA

Founding Principal/Chief Consultant
Pharmaceutical Research Consultants LLC

Steve Clancey

Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Georgia-Pacific LLC

Jonathan Green

Shareholder
Baker Donelson

Ryan Harvill

Global IT Program Delivery Principal
Accenture

Atul Kanvinde

Director, Inpatient Clinical Information Systems
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Anita Kumar

Talent Acquisition Business Partner
CHA Consulting

Tamara Lopata

Client Engagement Executive
Hylaine

Erin McMillan

Former AVP, Customer Operations
Cox Automotive

Pete Mounts
In Memory Of

Partner 
Himformatics

Jennifer Ready

Founder & Partner
Narwhal Digital

Service Council

Atul Kanvinde
Chair

Director, Inpatient Clinical Information Systems
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Chris Moultrie
Vice Chair

Senior Software Engineer
GitHub

Rohan Verma
Membership Chair

Finance Manager
Goldman Sachs
 

Lindsay Seals
Communications Chair

Specialist, Talent Solutions
Comcast

Tit

Billy Anderson

Customer Marketing Manager
FullStory

Raina Azarkhail

Associate Attorney
Rutherford Christie, LLP

Sepi Browning

IT Director/Business Partner
Piedmont

Deborah Coons

Realtor
RPM Group Home Advisors

Stephen Cross

Advanced Technology Account Executive | Atlanta 
CDW

Lauren Dubovy

Program Insights Direct Sales Senior Analyst
Cox Communications

Catherine Gavrilidis

Associate Attorney
Barrett & Farahany

Sharon Gridley

Principal and Executive Nurse Consultant
Gridworks Consulting, LLC

Vance Hendley

Group Vice President / Manager - Cyber Incident Management Team
Truist

Pauline Nguyen

Reverse Logistics Manager, Major Appliances
Home Depot

Bo Platt

Senior Consultant
Deloitte

Allison Popelka

SVP, Finance
Truist

Jen D. Rafanan

Founder
JDR-Creative

Alexis Rainey

Director, Account Strategy & Corporate Development
Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Austin Stack

VP of Acquisitions
Diamond Equity Investments

Tippi Wilson

Customer Success Operations Analyst
CrowdStrike

Kimberly Youngpeter

VP, Governance & Facilities
Rollins, Inc.

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