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Anything’s Paw-sible
Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: August 2024
Through dogged commitment and a genuine love for their charges, Kim Moss and Kaitlynn Villarreal have notched 10 years’ of service to Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society.
Kim Moss and Kaitlyn Villarreal
Let’s raise the woof and celebrate two marvelous mavens at the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society, Development Manager Kim Moss and Shelter Manager Kaitlyn Villarreal.
It’s their 10th anniversaries (hired May and June 2014) with the Humane Society. That qualifies them for membership in the CHHS Ten Year Club.
One thing for certain, C-H Society pups think their keepers are the ulti-mutt.
Kim and Kaitlyn have a lot in common. They started their CHHS employment a month apart. Both have immeasurable love for just about any critter. And they even have genes in common.
Wait a minute.
Genes? Yep. They are related, about as close as you can get –mother and daughter.
But wait. There’s more.
The daughter, Kaitlyn, is the boss of her mother.
How’s that working out? Beautifully.
Kim, the mom, says they know each other so well, they can finish each other’s sentences. That kind of communion makes for a pretty smooth operation, the kind you need when there’s an occasional ruff day.
Part of the wonder of this mom/daughter team is that they have worked together a decade and still adore each other, their workplace, and the four-leggers they work with.
David Stroud, Executive Director of the CHHS, joined the Ten Year Club in 2022. And his devotion only grows. How many companies do you know that keep directors and employees that long – employees who have no thought of ever leaving.
Add to this accolade one more reason for app-paws.
There’s another management level employee who celebrated her 10th year last December, Jodi Henkel,
Assistant Manager.
With regard to these four-decade devotees – aw, heck, let’s call ‘em heroes — David says, “That alone is quite an accomplishment, in that all four senior managers at a non-profit on the Plateau have been with the organization 10 years or more.”
You think these fabulous four will be here in another ten? It’s quite paws-ible.
To learn more about the dedicated staff and the amazing adoptees they care for, visit chhumanesociety.org.
