Deter Racine, Executive Director This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Oversees all shelter operations, fundraising, grant writing and budgeting. Past experience includes professional grooming, kennel and grooming business management. Mother to "Bertie," her bulldog and shelter employee. Deter has been with LTBHS for more than 13 years.

Marci Singer, Associate Director This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Responsible for fundraising, marketing, membership, donor development, retention and relations, and public relations. Marci has two rescue dogs, Baxter and Stanley, whom she's regularly walked by when she's not at the shelter.

Beverly Ironside, Controller and Director of Technology This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Responsible for IT, personnel development and training, donor relations and accounting. Beverly owns and trains two dogs for participation in AKC Conformation, Agility, Obedience and Rally Events! Beverly has been with LTBHS for more than five years.

Jane Balmer, Animal Care Attendant  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Fulfills the ANGEL (Animals Need to Give Everybody Love) grant by taking LTBHS animals to senior care facilities for the purpose of offering elders the chance to interact with animals. Jane has both veterinary technician and elder care experience and has been with LTBHS for more than 12 years.

Teresa Chaney, Events/Volunteer Coordinator This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Responsible for building the membership base, cultivating relationships with donors and businesses, amplifying public relations, coordinating and facilitating all events and building the volunteer program.

Julie DeGroot, Animal Care Coordinator This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Responsible for the daily care and placement of all shelter animals. Maintains all vaccinations, grooming, and exercise schedules. Ensures that shelter maintenance is accomplished. Julie is an experienced veterinary assistant and has been with LTBHS for more than 12 years.

Brooke Dufek, Animal Care Attendant
Responsible for the daily care of shelter animals, training and walking dogs, helping with adoptions and greeting visitors. Brooke splits her time between caring for the animals at LTBHS and working as a veterinary assistant at the Pellston Animal Clinic.

Elizabeth Hart, Animal Care Attendant This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Responsible for the daily care of shelter animals, supervising kennel staff, training and walking dogs, helping with adoptions and greeting visitors. Elizabeth has been with LTBHS for more than five years.

Catherine Hayes, Animal Care Attendant
Responsible for the daily care of shelter animals, training and walking dogs, helping with adoptions and greeting visitors. Catherine does a great job giving personal attention to every animal at LTBHS, as well as her own two cats, Moray and Xena.

Patty Howard, Professional Groomer
Grooms LTBHS animals for cleanliness and to restore their coats to a healthy state. Provides professional grooming to the public. Patty has been with LTBHS for more than 11 years and is the former shelter kennel manager. She has three rescued dogs from LTBHS and enjoys taking care of and riding her two horses.

Kaylyn Kalkofen, Boarding and Grooming Kennel/Animal Care Attendant
Responsible for the daily care of boarding and shelter animals, including training and exercising dogs, helping with adoptions, greeting visitors and  keeping the facility clean. When Kaylyn is not busy caring for the animals at LTBHS, she enjoys spending time with her three dogs, her cat and her ferret (not all at once).

Sherry Kujawa, Boarding & Grooming Manager  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Manages and cares for the Boarding and Grooming facility from cleaning to feeding. Helps with animal check-in and check-out and plays in the yard with the dogs! Sherry has been with LTBHS for more than 10 years.

Sara Meyer, Shelter Operations Manager  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Oversees all Animal Care Attendants to ensure "paw"some customer service and high standards of cleanliness and organization. When Sara is not busy helping clients find the perfect animal to add to their family, she enjoys spending time with her dog, Bruno, her horse, Happy, and her cat, Jada.

Kristen Rieder, Dog Training Supervisor and Animal Care Attendant  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Responsible for coordinating the Little Traverse Bay Humane Society Dog Training Program, as well as evaluating the individual training needs of each dog and setting personalized goals. As part of our Training Program, Kristen will also explain and demonstrate techniques to work on with your dog at home. Kristen is also responsible for the daily care of shelter animals, helping with adoptions and greeting visitors. When Kristen is not busy training other dogs to be on their best behavior, she's working with her own - Tucker, Buddy and Ben.

Jessica Winter, Animal Care Attendant
Responsible for the daily care of shelter animals, training and walking dogs, helping with adoptions and greeting visitors. Jessica especially has a soft spot for rescuing animals including her own three dogs, Lily, Mia and Tipper and her cat, MJ.