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Dogs Deserve Better Reps

Do you long to make a difference for the chained dogs? Take on the volunteer Area Rep role! You will be leading this crusade in your area, and are encouraged to find other volunteers to work with you. Dogs Deserve Better will provide brochures, flyers and letters with your name and contact information. If interested in becoming an area rep, please contact the DDB National Area Rep Coordinator: Marie Belanger at ddbrepcoord@dogsdeservebetter.org.

Area Rep Responsibilities:

  1. As an area rep, you will be an incredibly important resource for your community. You will be responsible for getting back to concerned citizens who e-mail or call about chained dogs in your area. While you are not required to foster (it is encouraged, even one dog at a time), we do expect you to be a resource for people who would like to give up chained or penned dogs in your community. This could involve going out to meet and evaluate the dog, take photos, and then searching via e-mail and phone for foster homes or breed rescues to help. When a dog is released to you, you are responsible for having the caretakers sign an action form, for our protection as well as an agreement that they will not chain or pen again.
  2. It is also your duty to post fliers and posters for DDB, attend tabling events in your territory and to let local humane authorities, shelters, and vets know that you are a Dogs Deserve Better rep in their area.
  3. Once a month, you will need to provide the area rep coordinator with a brief update of what you have been up to in your area and to discuss your concerns, efforts, and achievements. This will help us recognize what methods of education work best.
  4. You are also encouraged to recruit volunteers so you can pursue additional activities such as fundraisers and presentations.
  5. The title of area rep is a serious commitment— we at DDB realize that you probably have other daily obligations, but it is essential that you take the responsibilities of the job to heart and keep us informed if you feel you no longer are in a position to handle them.
  6. Above all, you will be expected to remember the important role you are playing in the lives of animals nationwide, as well as in the lives of people who will be better educated thanks to your time and service.

Junior Area Rep Responsibilities:

  1. As a junior area rep (18 years old and younger), you will be an incredibly important resource for your community. You will be responsible for contacting local area reps regarding information from concerned citizens who e-mail about chained dogs in your area.
  2. It is also your duty to post fliers and posters for DDB in your territory and to let local humane authorities, shelters, and vets know about the job you have taken upon yourself.
  3. Have your state, first name, and email address listed on the site. Once a month, you will need to provide the national area rep coordinator with a brief update of what you have been up to and to discuss your concerns, efforts, and achievements. This will help us recognize what methods of education work best.

Click here to view our Reps promoting the DDB Mission in their communities!

For help or to volunteer in your local area, please contact your local rep, below.

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Please report any bad email addresses to info@dogsdeservebetter.org.

National Area Rep Coordinator
Marie Belanger at ddbrepcoord@dogsdeservebetter.org

Alaska
Fairbanks, Alabama
Michelle Scaman 757.771.5796 email: alaskanshelpinganimals@gmail.com

Arizona
Glendale, Arizona
Rachael Nunez 623.696.7227 email: rachaeln@cox.net

Arkansas
Texarkana, AR
Dawn Bast 217.690.8111(c), 870.779.0472(h) e-mail DawnsCritters10@aol.com

California
Long Beach, California
Bonnie Monaghan 202.577.8567 e-mail njcarmod@yahoo.com

Orange County, California
Robin e-mail DDB.SoCal@live.com

Merced, California
Katrina Taylor 209.233.9142, e-mail kattaylor56@yahoo.com

Moreno Valley, California
Judith Beall 951.207.3141, e-mail Beryrozy@aol.com

Mt Shasta, California
Catherine Preus 530.926.0646 e-mail inner_smile@yahoo.com

Oakland, California
Pam Fanning 510.847.7740 e-mail fanning559@hotmail.com

Colorado
Longmont , Colorado
Kit Colorado 720.938.5760 e-mail kitcolorado@gmail.com

Florida
Alachua, Florida (Greater Gainesville)
Sharon Nataline 386.454.3063

Deltona, Florida
Kathryn e-mail: bizshows@cfl.rr.com

Indian River County, Florida
Anita Solomon e-mail: criticalpetsrescue@hotmail.com

New Port Richey, Florida
Lori Ball, 727.534.6576 e-mail thepetnannyoftrinity@yahoo.com

Orlando, Florida
Heather Carpenter 407.733.8891
e-mail dogsdeservebetter_centralflorida@earthlink.net

Panama City , Florida
Jovina Adams 850.624.5117 e-mail jovinawithddb@hotmail.com

Saint Augustine , Florida
Michelle Riddle 904.891.7961 e-mail michelle25@sjgcc.com

Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Heidi Pollyea 404.234.0420 e-mail puppymama@comcast.net

Conyers, Georgia
Pam Cheatham 770.760.7925 e-mail pam.cheatham@turner.com

Kennesaw, Georgia
Alicia Echeverry 404.9363633 e-mail harla78@gmail.com

Lithia Springs, Georgia
Laurie June Danehy 678.789.6938 e-mail Laurie6996@aol.com

Madison, Georgia
Donna Prior 706.818.0144 email: comanimalrescue@aol.com

Idaho
Hamer, Idaho
Andi Elliott 208.681.4788 e-mail celliottt@yahoo.com

Idaho Falls, Idaho
Marie Nollinger 208.569.3682 e-mail nollinjhwy@yahoo.com

Illinois
Bolingbrook, Illinois (SW Suburbs/Chicago)
Charla Sirtoff 630.759.5494 e-mail c.sirtoff@comcast.net

Litchfield, Illinois
Dawn Ashby 217.324.5250 e-mail dawn@dogsdeservebetter.org

North Aurora, Illinois
Bobbie Wendorf 630.606.0623 e-mail bobbiewendorf@sbcglobal.net

Pleasant Plains, Illinois
John Ryan 217.691.6316, e-mail akita11@earthlink.net

Plainfield, Illinois
Alisa Rhodes and Chauncey Zwicker 708-218-6190,
e-mail alisa81@comcast.net

West Frankfort, Illinois
Heather Willis 618.218.3203 e-mail heatherw610@hotmail.com

Indiana
Grovertown, Indiana
Christine Jaynes 574.210.3198 e-mail chjaynes@yahoo.com

Marion, Indiana
Marie Belanger 765.517.1532 e-mail chainsoff@sbcglobal.net

Press: Group Frees Doggies of Their Chained Lives
Jamie Shively 765.506. 0607 e-mail chainfreeindiana@yahoo.com

Iowa
Newell, Iowa
Pauline Larsen 712.272.3553 e-mail plarsen@rconnect.com

Kansas
Overland Park, Kansas
(Counties Covered: Kansas, Johnson & Wyandotte, Missouri, Clay & Jackson)
Stacy Reeves 913.208.0727 e-mail StacyReeves@EverestKC.net

Kentucky
Independence, Kentucky
Tammi Ruppert 859.620.5323 e-mail tammikinrup@yahoo.com

Louisiana
Bossier City, Lousiana
Julia Horr 225.709.8860 e-mail psyche_20022002@yahoo.com

Pineville, Lousiana
Suzonne Lashney Bryant 318.419.5488 e-mail LOUISIANADDB@AOL.COM

Maine
Augusta, Maine
Susan Rogers 207.215.6972 e-mail sjsraer@netzero.net
Sue Turcotte e-mail: sueturcotte@yahoo.com

Brunswick, Maine
Allison Keppel 207.653.1861 e-mail keppea@mmc.org

Fort Fairfield, Maine
Sarah Coffin 207.446.7926 e-mail Sarah_Coffin@fastmail.fm

Portland, Maine
Susanna Richer e-mail DDBmaine@yahoo.com

Maryland
Lutherville, Maryland
Ann Roberts 410.494.9051 e-mail anmisc@verizon.net

Montgomery County, Maryland
Cathy Mahan 443.534.8540 e-mail:
Cathy_Mahan@hotmail.com

Pasadena, Maryland
Tara Ekstrom 410.266.4307 e-mail Tekstrom@arinc.com

Saint Michaels, Maryland
Patti Eppard 410.310.2818 e-mail:
Pattiluvsgsds@atlanticbb.net

Michigan
Belleville, Michigan
Trully Luke 734.752.5996 e-mail taluke@allpawsforward.com

Kalamazoo, Michigan
Patricia 269.381.5117 e-mail nochains@iserv.net

Rose City, Michigan
Rev. Dr. Leigh A. Foster 989.685.3600 e-mail Fosters211@m33access.com

Oakland County, Michigan

Terry 248-931-3442 email: terrylhodskins@yahoo.com

Wayne County, Michigan
Barbara 734.716.8286 e-mail swissamerican@comcast.net

Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Melody Whitworth 239.213.8174 e-mail Powerofthepaw@yahoo.com

Hazelwood, Missouri
Donna Allen 314.635.6230 e-mail dallen2968@yahoo.com

Kansas City, Missouri
Jessica Dickneite 573.694.5551 e-mail parisfoundation@yahoo.com

Liberty, Missouri
Sarah Estes 816.550.4535 e-mail sarahestes07@gmail.com

Parkeville, Missouri
Kris Taylor 816.298.7268 e-mail Kris@dogsdeservebetter.org

St. Louis, Missouri
Sheila Walsh 314.576.7552 e-mail unchained-now@sbcglobal.net

Mississippi
Starkville, Mississippi
Emily Taylor 731.217.0773 e-mail etaylor.ddb@gmail.com

Minnesota
Minnesota
Bev Knauth 612.226.2668 e-mail rehomeme@juno.com

Nebraska
Beatrice, Nebraska
Gayla Hausman 402.223.3999 e-mail gayla_hausman@hotmail.com

New Hampshire
Nottingham, New Hampshire
Cathleen O'Connor 603.205.1783 e-mail cathybo123@hotmail.com

New Jersey
Cape May, New Jersey
Krystle Vance 609. 674.6124 e-mail sweet_pea0319@hotmail.com

New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Leslie King, 505.265.2322 Ext 26, e-mail leslie@apnm.org

New York
Penny Gummo 716.366.2690 e-mail ddb_dunkirk@yahoo.com

Farmington, New York
Terry & Rhonda Lynch 585.329.6308, e-mail
rlynch@rochester.rr.com

Millport, New York
Heather Colunio 607.535.2526, e-mail
islalagoon@yahoo.com

North Tonawanda , New York
Melanie Siegel 716.957.3108, e-mail
ms62@live.com

Odessa, New York
Marnie Havens 607.594.3529

Oswego County, New York
Caroline Hosley 315.591.8686 e-mail ddb_in_oswego@yahoo.com

Ripley, New York
Robin Gibbs 716.736.2470 e-mail gibbs@fairpoint.net

Rochester, New York
Darcy Britt, 585.278.7069, e-mail DDBinRochester@gmail.com

North Carolina
Gastonia, North Carolina
Rhonda Blake 704.824.4118 e-mail rblondie2316@aol.com

Greensboro, North Carolina
Shari Strader 336-207.8796 e-mail sdstray40@yahoo.com

Leland, North Carolina
Angel Brinson 910.383.3190 e-mail ABrinDraco@aol.com

Marion, North Carolina
Allison Gibbs 828.652.3104 e-mail gallison52@yahoo.com

Wilmington, North Carolina
Karen Loveless 910.681.0651 e-mail kloveless@bellsouth.net

Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Marla Dakes 330.903.0039 e-mail crzylovindoglady@yahoo.com

Columbus, Ohio
Christy Dotson 614.309.9406 e-mail ChristyLDotson@yahoo.com

Dayton, Ohio
Shari Riggs 937.253.2380 e-mail animystics@yahoo.com

Delaware County, Ohio
Gayla Frances Evans e-mail RottRod2@aol.com

Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Leah Rose 405.714.2310, e-mail friendswithfourpaws@yahoo.com
Tracy Bush 405.206.5425, e-mail tracydmg@cox.net

Oregon
Linn County, Oregon
Janet 503.302.9781, e-mail santiamddb@yahoo.com

McMinnville, Oregon
Maryann Vahle 503.407.1815, email: scratchoregon@msn.com

Portland, Oregon
Morgan Holland 971.218.6811, email: Morgan.j.holland@gmail.com

Salem, Oregon
Ruth James 503.881.6055, e-mail rjainor@msn.com

Salem, Oregon
Melia 503.871.6985 e-mail DDBOregon@hotmail.com

Terrebonne, Oregon
Michelle DeSapio 541.548.0743, e-mail ddbcentraloregon@yahoo.com

Pennsylvania
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Tamira Ci Thayne 814.941.7447, e-mail info@dogsdeservebetter.org

Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania
Kathleen Slagle 570.350.8798.e-mail kslagle11@email.com

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Christine Ameduri & Bob Goodman 717.337.3427, e-mail help4paws@comcast.net

Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
Sharon Finn 610.724.1367 e-mail sndmd@hotmail.com

Weatherly, Pennsylvania
AnnMarie Zubris 570.436.2866 e-mail annie18216@hotmail.com

 

Puerto Rico
Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Sally Tully Figueroa 787.801.6387 e-mail sally@pareeste.org

Rhode Island
Greenville, Rhode Island
Suzanne Tassoni 401.949.2787 e-mail sue@beewarm.com

South Carolina
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Alicia 803.389.8858 e-mail dogfriend@comporium.net

Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dana Beltramo 423.877.5520 e-mail lovemybullydog@yahoo.com
Shannon Wheeler 423.463.4393 e-mail Shanollie2003@yahoo.com

Knoxville, Tennessee
Joanna Henning-Johnson 865.599.8896 e-mail brownbean@comcast.net

Maryville, Tennessee
Barbara Bleidorn 865.712.0704. e-mail goldensrule1533@yahoo.com

Texas
Arlington, TX
Nili 682.554.0408 e-mail
dogsdeservebetter@sbcglobal.net

Austin, TX
Adele Noel 512.833.6888 e-mail
anoel_78753@yahoo.com

Groves, Texas
Kelly Pickard 409.963.3696 e-mail GRACIE192@aol.com

Quinlan, Texas (Dallas/Mesquite Area)
Robyn Kirby 214.356.8582 e-mail DDBinTexas@aol.com

San Antonio, Texas
Adam Moran 210.542.4908 e-mail amoran2@gmail.com

Utah
Herriman, Utah
Ashlee Wanlass 801.631.5574 e-mail Ash4DDB@hotmail.com

Virginia
Arlington,
Virginia
Lisa Walthers 703.998.5011 e-mail ldwalthers@yahoo.com

Exmore, Virginia
Robin Savage 757.442.3981 e-mail robinlsavage@verizon.net

 

Glen Allen, Virginia
Lisa C. Compton 804.306.0418 e-mail lisa.compton@comcast.net

Norfolk, Virginia
Ellen Leckar 757.423.0019 e-mail ejlenergy@cox.net

Suffolk, Virginia
Angela Koncz 757.235.2151 e-mail buildingsuffolk@aol.com

Washington
Bellingham, Washington
Janna Jacobsen 360.734.6609 e-mail jkjacob123@yahoo.com

Bremerton, Washington (Kitsap Co.)
Sandy Schneider 360.535.2086 e-mail lewysmyboxer@hotmail.com

Carnation, Washington
Susan Hartland 425.293.4492, 206.954.2932.
e-mail hartlas@hotmail.com

Wisconsin
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Sheryl Jacobs 920.544.1141 e-mail DDBWisconsin@centurytel.net

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Penelope J. Wagner 414.297.5104, 414.747.8726 e-mail Pensjackpack1@att.net

West Allis , Wisconsin
Lisa Rossman 414.327.5102 e-mail lisa_gsprescuewi@yahoo.com

 

Around the World

Bahamas
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island
Tip Burrows 242.352.2477 e-mail tip@coralwave.com

Canada
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Marion Hewko 604.858.4177 e-mail onwijsgaaf2000@hotmail.com

Terrace, British Columbia
Alicia Kryklywyj 250.635.2000, e-mail TerraceDDB@hotmail.com

Halifax, Nova Scotia
Joan Sinden 902.456.2843 e-mail novascotiaDDB@gmail.com

Blenheim area, Ontario
Doris Huffman 519.676.3476 e-mail doe.shelby@ciaccess.com

France
Normandy
Linda Ivin 0033233904435, e-mail Normandyddb@aol.com


Junior Area Representatives

Florida
Lehigh Acres, Florida
Trae Maeder 239.410.7478 e-mail trmaeder@gmail.com

Joshua Guerrero 239.878.4597 e-mail guerreroj.animalcf@bluetie.com

Michigan
Kristina Hodskins tel: 248.880.3336, email: Sweetindiamonds@aim.com

Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Gabriel Wojda, tel: 412.922.7824 e-mail drummergbleu@yahoo.com

Around the World

British Columbia, Canada

Michelle e-mail Mic_brewer@hotmail.com


last updated July 30, 2008.

 

 

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