PAWS Atlanta Team

Our Staff

Joe Labriola
Joe Labriola

Executive Director

770-593-1155 Ext. 8
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
Christa Murray
Christa Murray

Foster Coordinator

Heather Hartman
Heather Hartman

Adoption Counselor

Zach Batson
Zach Batson

Adoption Counselor

Priscilla Vrzal
Priscilla Vrzal

Data Processor

MarLee Thompson
MarLee Thompson

CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, SDC

Trainer & Behavior Consultant

Michael Knutsen
Michael Knutsen

Animal Care Team Lead

Kirsten Lucas
Kirsten Lucas

Veterinary Assistant

Tatyanah Thomas
Tatyanah Thomas

Veterinary Assistant

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

Morgan Hatmacher
Morgan Hatmacher

Animal Care Specialist

Al Munoz
Al Munoz

Animal Care Specialist

Peyton Hargrove
Peyton Hargrove

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

Jonathan Green
Secretary

Shareholder
Baker Donelson

Donna Beezhold

Partner
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

Elise Bockman

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

Ryan Harvill

Global IT Program Delivery Principal
Accenture

Justin Honaman

Head, Worldwide Retail & Consumer Goods Go-To-Market
Amazon, Inc.

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

Rachel Proctor

Assistant Manager, Employee Engagement
Norfolk Southern

Jennifer Ready

Partner & Creative Chief Officer
Alloy

Karyn Swoopes

Risk Communications and Outreach Advisor
FEMA

Henry Yoo

Vice President, Finance & Accounting
Comcast

Service Council

Atul Kanvinde
Chair

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

Sharon Gridley
Vice Chair

Director, Account Management Services
Optum

Alexis Rainey
Communications Chair

Senior Director, Corporate Partnerships & Account Management
Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Rohan Verma
Membership Chair

Senior Finance Manager, FP&A
SageHome
 

Billy Anderson

Senior Enterprise Sales Engineer
FullStory

Raina Azarkhail

Associate Attorney
Copeland, Stair, Valz & Lovell, LLP

Sepi Browning

IT Director/Business Partner
Piedmont

Deborah Coons

Realtor
RPM Group Home Advisors

Stephen Cross

District Sales Manager 
CDW

Lauren Dubovy

Program Insights Direct Sales Senior Analyst
Cox Communications

Catherine Gavrilidis

Associate Attorney
Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers

Vance Hendley

Vice President, Manager - DLP Response
Truist

Mahesh Joshi

Vice President, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
NCR Corporation

Chris Moultrie

Senior Software Engineer
GitHub

Pauline Nguyen

Senior Manager - Store Operations Initiatives
Home Depot

Bo Platt

Director
EY-Parthenon

Allison Popelka

SVP, Finance
Truist

Jen D. Rafanan

Founder
JDR-Creative

Lindsay Seals

Program Manager
Comcast

Tit

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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