Leadership Team - The Arizona Humane Society Online

Our Board of Directors

Ed Troell	Chair
Rob Kort	Chair-elect
Maureen Beyers	Chair Emeritus
Linda Parkis	Vice Chair, Legislative
Bob Koons	Treasurer
Daryl Weil & Susan Wissink	Vice Chairs, Development & Endowment
Patty Withycombe	Vice Chair, Board Relations
Bob Koons	Vice Chair, Strategic Planning
Bob Koons	Vice Chair, Finance & Audit
Kimberlee Reimann Padilla	Vice Chair, Marketing
Daryl Weil & Susan Wissink	Vice Chairs, Compassion with Fashion 2010

Our Board Members at Large

Bryant Colman	Cindy Martin
Janet Cussler	Mitchell Portnoy
Craig Doyle	Mary Frances Ray
Melinda Morrison Gulick	Anthony Salcito
Michele Hallier	Meredith Savage
Mike Lenderink	Cindy Watts
Patrick Loftus	Nancy Welch

Our Executive Staff

Guy Collison, Executive Director

Guy Collison has spent nearly 20 years managing and directing non-profit social service organizations in Phoenix prior to coming to the Arizona Humane Society.

His role is to provide the organizational leadership necessary for AHS to fulfill its mission.

Collison was executive director of United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona for 17 years. During his tenure, the organization’s revenue increased from $740,000 to $9.5 million, including the elimination of $250,000 in debt, and program services grew from 26,000 hours a year to nearly 360,000.

Prior to his position at UCP, Collison spent nearly three years as executive director of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Phoenix, increasing revenues by 175 percent. Collison holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University and hails from Worthington, Ohio.

Guy shares his home with wife Wendy, two daughters, Waverly and Carlee and one cat, Sambuca. He tried his best to resist the urge to adopt more pets with the constant temptation here at the shelter, but Goldie and Cowgirl (pictured above) became a part of the Collison family in late 2009!

Dr. Nancy Bradley, Director of Medical Services

dr bradley Dr. Bradley oversees all AHS medical services, including the Second Chance Animal Hospital™, shelter surgery clinic and our mobile and public spay/neuter and wellness clinics. Bradley is entering her 16^th year practicing veterinary medicine. Prior to joining the AHS, she worked with Maricopa County Animal Care and Control Services.

She is a Phoenix native who attended Colorado State University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in veterinary science and a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. She also received a Master's Degree in non-profit management from Regis University in 2006. She is currently a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and is on the Board of Directors for the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association.

She and her family share their home with four dogs, three cats, one horse and a goat.

Shannon Valenzuela, Director of Shelter Operations

Shannon Valenzuela oversees admissions, alternative placement, behavior, field operations, Second chance animal hospital and the public spay/neuter and wellness clinics. A long-time employee of the Arizona Humane Society, Valenzuela has held various positions within the organization including field officer, veterinary technician, receiving supervisor, spay and neuter clinic supervisor, public clinic supervisor, hospital services manager and now director of shelter operations.

She is working toward a business degree, is wild land firefighter certified and has trained for disaster response and incident command with FEMA.

She and her husband, Rick, and daughter, Sierra, share their Phoenix home with two dogs – Biscuit and Gracie – and one cat – Merlin. Valenzuela proudly considers herself a foster failure in that she took in all of her pets as fosters and then decided to adopt them.

Kelsea Vescova, Director of Marketing and Development

Kelsea Vescova oversees all marketing and fund-raising activities of the organization. Vescova was most recently Director of Community Relations and Operations for DMB Associates' Marley Park community from 2004-2009, prior to such serving as Interim Executive Director and Director of Marketing at the Challenger Space Center, which operated in association with the Smithsonian Institution.

From 2001 to 2003, she served as Tourism Development Manager for the Arizona Office of Tourism after moving from Denver, Colo. where she served as Special Projects and Events Director at the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry. Prior to her position in Colorado, Vescova was Special Events Manager at the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce.

Vescova earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing from Baylor University and is currently completing a Master of Arts degree in Innovative Leadership at Western International University. She is a graduate of Leadership West, the Center for Creative Leadership in San Diego and the Certified Facilitation Training Program at the TOPS Institute in Phoenix.

Vescova has served in a variety of volunteer leadership positions with organizations such as the Surprise Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Dysart Unified School District, Eve’s Place and the West Valley Art Museum. She also previously served as Campaign Chair for the West Valley Child Crisis Center.

Kelsea and her son, Andrew, share their home with Lucy, an Arizona Humane Society rescue St. Bernard who's slobbery kisses, giant hugs and entertaining tail-chasing games remind them of how lucky they are to blessed with all 103 pounds of her!