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Board of Directors

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Nancy Gavin

Nancy Gavin

President

Nancy Gavin is from Baltimore and moved to Black Mountain, NC with her husband, Mike, and four cats in 2015....

Lauren Hellendall

Lauren Hellendall

Vice President

Lauren Hellendall was born and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and moved to Washington, DC to attend college. After...

Lisa Davis

Lisa Davis

Secretary

Lisa Davis was born in England, graduated from high school and went to medical secretarial school where she graduated with...

Kathy Baldwin

Kathy Baldwin

Treasurer

Kathy Baldwin is a bookkeeper with over 20 years of experience providing services to small businesses. She and her husband...

Dr. Laurin Cooke

Dr. Laurin Cooke

Director

A North Carolina native, Dr. Laurin Cooke earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University, with majors in Psychology and Biological...

Tina Kannapel

Tina Kannapel

Director

Tina Kannapel is a retired national program manager and artist who has been fascinated by cats all her life. She...

Jim Thompson

Jim Thompson

Director & Sanctuary Project Manager

Jim Thompson is originally from Missouri. After getting degrees in Building Construction Management and Civil Engineering from Purdue University, he...

Pamela Havens

Pamela Havens

Director

Co-Founder and former Secretary, Pamela Havens, is a native of Los Angeles Calif. She retired to Asheville in 2016 after...