by admin on July 26, 2010
We hope you will join us on September 28, 2010, 8:30am to 5:30pm at the Westin Austin at the Domain for a No Kill Workshop featuring inspirational and informational talks by the nation’s preeminent no kill experts:
- Bonney Brown, Executive Director of the Nevada Humane Society
Adoptions/Marketing
- Susanne Kogut, Executive Director of the Charlottesville SPCA
Expanding your foster program
- Mike Fry, Executive Director of Animal Ark of Minnesota
TNR and community cats
- Nathan Winograd, Executive Director of the No Kill Advocacy Center
Inspirational no-kill stories
- Dr. Ellen Jefferson, Executive Director of Austin Pets Alive!
Nuts & Bolts of Adoptions: Off-site, on-line & more
- Michael Mountain, Co-Founder and Past President of Best Friends Animal Society
Fundraising for animal welfare
- Dr. Linda Wolf, Veterinarian and Expert Behaviorist
Temperament testing for dogs
- Mitch Schneider, Director of the Washoe County Animal Services
Increasing returns to owners
The 150 early bird tickets sold out in 5 days. Another 140 spots will be available at the full price of $35.
Discounted room rental rate at the Westin Austin at the Domain is $129 per night.
Lunch will be provided and you have the choice of a vegetarian or vegan lunch.
Register Here
(Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.)
Email conference@nokillaustin.org for questions about the event.
This workshop is hosted by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, the James J. Wolf Family Foundation for Animals, the Animal Ark of Minnesota, Animal Wise Radio, FixAustin.org, and the No Kill Advocacy Center.
Supporters include the Alamo Area Partners for Animal Welfare, Austin Pets Alive!, the Animal Defense League, the Austin No Kill Coalition, the Central Texas Animal Alliance, Love-a-Bull, No Kill Houston, the San Antonio Area Foundation, Town Lake Animal Center, and the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter.
by admin on July 12, 2010
The City of Austin has hired an executive recruiter to help them hire the new director at TLAC. The recruiter is going to meet with the public (information below) this Thursday afternoon to hear what the public wants in a new director before coming up with a “profile” (job description).
This is an important step in the hiring of a new shelter director as the recruiter will likely not be familiar with the no kill movement or the other directors who have made no kill communities.
Once they have a “profile” written, the City will recruit nationally for a director. After they’ve narrowed the list of potential candidates down to just a few, they will bring all of the candidates to Austin for public meetings, where the public will get a chance to ask questions and provide feedback. They expect to have someone in that position in early Fall.
Here are the details from the City:
On behalf of Assistant City Manager, Bert Lumbreras, we invite you to a special public Stakeholder meeting hosted by the City of Austin Human Resources Department, to meet with Heidi Voorhees, the Voorhees Associate, LLC, Consultant contracted by the City of Austin. We are in the process of recruiting for the Chief Animal Services Officer position and Ms. Voorhees will lead this recruitment.
As part of the recruitment process, we will develop a recruitment profile to be used in a national search to attract candidates to apply for the position. Your input is important to us.
When: Thursday, July 15, 2010
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where: Town Lake Animal Shelter
Austin/Travis County HHSD
1156 W. Cesar Chavez
Austin, TX 78703
You may RSVP by calling (512) 974-3310, or you may email yolanda.valdez@ci.austin.tx.us. If you will be unable to attend this Stakeholder Meeting, you may contact Heidi Voorhees to give her your input at 847-580-4246, or email her at: HVoorhees@voorheesassociates.com no later than July19, 2010.
