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Pamela Keck,  President, & Adoptions Coordinator:
Pamela moved to Belize in August 2005 and immediately jumped in to working with the Placencia Humane Society her very first weekend here.  Her duties mainly include the adoption of cats and dogs brought into the PHS rescue program, which now includes international adoptions.   In conjunction with PHS,  Pamela started a kitten rescue program "Purrs and Whiskers Belize" .  She also runs the medical side of the monthly clinics working directly with the vets for animal care.

Pam adores cats – she brought 11 with her from the U.S. - Klyde, Sammy, Bamm Bamm, Zeke, Kasey, Kasper, Isaac, Dexter, Ozzie and Possum. She also now has an additional member of the family. and a dog named Missy that was a rescue during Pam's first week in Belize.

Julie Davis: Vice President:  Julie and her husband Rick drove to Belize in May 2006. With them came their cat Kenya, (she died last April), and their Queensland Healer Bodie.(who they still have). They now have another cat, Sonny B.  Julie and Rick moved to Belize to experience life in a different way, thru warmth and not just solar warmth.

 Mary Ann Kaye, Membership Coordinator:  Mary Ann came to the Peninsula in December 2005 having previously lived in Florida for 24 years.  She and her husband Keith arrived in their boat "Dog House" with their five dogs - -(Barney, Happy, Daisy, Millie, and Ralph, who are all rescue dogs they brought with them from Florida).

As Membership Coordinator Mary Ann sends out renewal reminders to all persons whose memberships are expiring: when a new or renewal membership comes in she prints and sends them a thank you letter along with a current membership card, sends thank you letters for large donations received, keeps a list of all current members and expired memberships; e-mails out clinic notices to all local members and e-mails out the quarterly newsletter to all current members.

 Cat Harshbarger, Fundraising:  Cat and husband Dale moved to Belize in June of 2005. They flew here straight from the Bahamas with their dog (Carlos) and 5 cats (Amber, Annie, Henrietta, Beep, and Gypsy). After the sudden loss of their beloved dog they were quickly adopted by two stray local dogs, Corky and CoCo-nut. Cat immediately became involved in PHS working with the medical team assisting the vets at the monthly clinics.  

Madalon Richardson, Product Sales and Supplies & Webmaster:  Madalon & Doug started traveling to Belize from California in 1980 in their Land Rover- -living in their Rover under a palm tree on their property that Doug had purchased in early 1970. 

The PHS Board wasn't completely aware of Madalon's devotion and skills when they asked her to take over product sales several years ago.  Madalon has on occasion hunted down the last dog collars to be found in Belize, knows every place in Dangriga to buy inexpensive towels to be used at clinics, and keeps track of every single T-shirt, coffee mug and wine glass to be sold to bring in funds for PHS.  (You can buy PHS T-shirts from our Products Page.)  Lulu and Lucky are Madalon's loyal canine companions.

Cindy Weller, Treasurer:  Cindy and her husband Jim are newcomers to the Peninsula.  Already Cindy has proven to be a great addition to PHS in many ways as well as in demonstrating her unique writing talent.  Cindy and Jim have adopted a local puppy "Tara'

 

 

Picture of Karen Young, bartending at Placencia LobsterFest 2001 in Placencia, Belize

Karen Young, Representative, Placencia Village Council:  As the Placencia Village Council's representative on the PHS Board, Karen brings the voice of the community to all PHS deliberations, as well as a great sense of humor and realistic view of what can and can't be accomplished.