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Seattle Humane Society Staff
Brenda F. Barnette
Chief Executive Officer
With a life-long passion for animals and over three decades of involvement in the animal welfare movement, Brenda F. Barnette was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of The Seattle Humane Society in 2006.
During her tenure, The Seattle Humane Society has made long awaited improvements at their campus. Prospective adopters can interact with the cats in condos. The cats in process are housed in new spacious compartments where staff and volunteers can socialize them daily. Sixty dog kennels have been completely remodeled to prevent give a quieter kennel and to prevent barrier frustration. These changes were designed so the animals can thrive in the shelter and in their new home. Training programs have expanded in the remodeled auditorium. The Visiting Pets Program, only one-year-old, takes the healing presence of pets to 300 seniors, people with disabilities and kids on a monthly basis. Animal Adventure Camp for Kids offers youngsters an opportunity to have fun and learn about pets. The Seattle Humane Society campus at I90 and 405 is a buzz of activity to help pets and the people who love them.
Previously, Brenda served as CEO of Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation. Before joining ARF, Brenda was the Executive Director of Pets In Need, and the Development Director at The San Francisco SPCA.
David Loewe
Chief Operations Officer
David Loewe joined the Seattle Humane Society in November 2006. He has held the position of Director of Facilities, Director of Operations, and is currently the Chief Operations Officer. David also acts as the Safety/L&I liason and leads our Disaster Response and Recovery Program.
Prior to the Seattle Humane Society, David spent over 20 years in management operation roles in commercial nuclear power with Kansas Gas & Electric, high speed European passenger rail with Talgo-America, and GPS-Data collection systems with Connected NW-Nextel.
David, and his wife Judy have volunteered at the Seattle Humane Society as foster care coordinators, on special events teams, and in the web photo program to help the shelter animals put their best paws forward. At home, David and Judy have five cats known as the “CAATZ” for Cooper, Alex, Angel, Tucker and Zach. Angel and Tucker are both SHS alumni and have had extensive, successful surgery by the wonderful Vet Services team.
Dr. Sandy Willis
Medical Director
Dr. Sandy Willis joined the Seattle Humane Society in 2008 after serving for five years on the Board of Directors. Dr. Willis was formerly a small animal internal medicine consultant in diagnostic laboratory medicine for Antech Diagnostics, Inc. in Kent, Washington and Phoenix Central Laboratory for Veterinarians in Everett, Washington.
Dr. Willis earned her Bachelor of Science and Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of California, Davis. She completed an internship at the University of Minnesota and a residency in small animal internal medicine at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Dr. Willis was a small animal practioner in both California and Minnesota.
Through her involvement in organized veterinary medicine, Dr. Willis works with veterinary colleagues to help pet owners be the best medical advocates they can be for their pets. She is current past-president and Program Chair of the Washington State Veterinary Medical Association and past president of the Seattle King County Veterinary Medical Association. She serves on the Council for Communications of the American Veterinary Medical Association and is Communications Chair for the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
Dr. Willis is founder and co-host of “Ask the Vet”, a radio call-in talk show on 570 KVI in Seattle, now going into its eight year on the air where she frequently talks about her kitties. Dr. Willis currently shares her home with Tiger, a skittish grey tabby, Lilly, an overly affectionate Himalayan, and the solid (in color and weight) black cat, Bill.
Ken Farmer
Chief Financial Officer
Ken joined the Seattle Humane Society in 1984 as an accountant. He has held numerous financial positions since then including Controller and Finance Director. Currnetly Ken serves as the Chief Financial Officer. Ken originally came to Seattle from Chicago to attend Seattle Pacific University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, and he has lived in the region ever since. His family includes two black labs, Traveler and Trecker, two cats, Thomas and Taz, an American Saddlebred mare, Autumn, and two Morgan horses, Emma and
Rhonda Parks Manville
Director of Marketing
Rhonda Parks Manville came to the Seattle Humane Society from the international relief and development organization World Concern, where she led the agency’s strategic communications for donor development, special events, branding, and marketing. Prior to working in nonprofit, Rhonda was an award-winning journalist covering culture, politics, and social justice issues. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Journalism from San Francisco State University and her Master’s in Religious Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She lives on Bainbridge Island with her husband Todd, daughter Chloe, a rescued Doberman named Barbie, cats Sadie and Missy, the dwarf hamster Priscilla, 10 laying hens, and a rooster named Red.
Fran Kwak
Director of Volunteer Services
After over 15 years of working in the media and teaching video production at various community colleges, Fran Kwak joined the Seattle Humane Society as the Director of Volunteer Services in January 2007. Her background in video allows her to produce a monthly talk show presented by the Seattle Humane Society that focuses on bringing people and pets together. Fran holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois and a Master of Public Administration from Seattle University. While Fran does not currently have any pets at home, she enjoys the eclectic personalities of the cats that she fosters in her office.
Kate Reedy
Director of Humane Education
Kate has taught for over 15 years and covered a variety of subjects including English, Social Studies, Horticulture, Environmental Science, and ESL. From 2002-2004 Kate served as the federal smaller learning communities Grant Coordinator for Puyallup High School, which entailed working with teachers to implement project based learning. Since 20--, she has served as the Director of Humane Education at the Seattle Humane Society, where she creates programs for children to learn about compassion and companion animal care. Kate has a Masters in Teaching from the University of Puget Sound and shares her home with Scrappy, a rescue Pit Bull, and ------, a cat.
Katie Olsen
Shelter Manager
Katie was born and raised in Seattle. She began working at the Seattle Humane Society in 2003 as an adoption advisor. During her four years at the shelter, she has supervised the foster program and served as the Kennel Manager. Currently, Katie holds position of Shelter Manager. Previously, she worked at a vet hospital for three years and was a certified dog trainer. Katie shares her home with Jager and Jack, 3 year old Weimaraners both adopted from the Seattle Humane Society, Brownie, a toy Fox Terrier also adopted from the Seattle Humane Society, Sammy, a Jack Russell Terrier, and Buddy, a Siamese mix cat.
Board of Directors
Chair
Charles J. Stempler
Owner / President, AlphaGraphics
Vice Chair
Martha G. Fuller
Vice President & CFO, Seattle Seahawks
Vice Chair
Elwood W. Hertzog
CEO, Spectra Lux Corporation
Vice Chair
Kaycee W. Krysty, CPA/PFS, CFP®
President / CEO, Laird Norton Tyee
Secretary
Peter B. Truex
Sr. Vice President, Colliers International
Treasurer
Richard M. Finlay
Chief Financial Officer, Carena
Brenda F. Barnette
CEO, Seattle Humane Society
John R. Carmack
Gregory J. Conway
Conway Jarvis & Associates
John M. Corby
Executive Vice President, Rigel Capital, LLC
Cindy Spodek Dickey
Vice President of Marketing, ZenZui
Annette M. Jacobs
CEO, Safeharbor Technology Corp
James T. Linardos
Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo
Roberta L. Martoza
First Vice President, Washington Mutual
A. Peter Parsons, J.D.
Senior Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Edward M. Pasatiempo
Daniel Rosen, Ph.D.
President / CEO Dan Rosen & Associates
Michele Vivona
SVP, Litigation Services, LexisNexis
Herbert E. Weisbaum
The Consumer Man, KOMO AM/TV
Heidi Weston
Mary Kay Wright
Senior Vice President, Investment Officer, Wachovia Securities, LLC
Charlotte B. Yarkoni
Customer Business Unit President, Amdocs, Inc.