All our tails have happy endings
2025 Board of Directors
CHAIRPERSON
Mariah Brusstar
FIRST YEAR CHAIRPERSON
VICE-CHAIRPERSON
Brandon Jones
FIRST YEAR BOARD MEMBER
SECRETARY
Rita Smiley
FIRST YEAR BOARD MEMBER
TREASURER
Mandy Chapman
SECOND YEAR BOARD MEMBER
FUNDRAISER
Donovan Chapman
SECOND YEAR BOARD MEMBER
PUBLICITY
Angie Rico
FIRST YEAR BOARD MEMBER
CAT VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
PJ Pasierb
THIRD YEAR BOARD MEMBER
DOG VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Madison Oliverius
FIRST YEAR BOARD MEMBER
OFFICE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Rita Smiley
SECOND YEAR BOARD MEMBER
DOG COORDINATOR
Emily Sewell
FIRST YEAR BOARD MEMBER
CAT COORDINATOR
VALERIE SMITH
FIFTH YEAR BOARD MEMBER
PURCHASER
SHERRY LEAL
FIRST YEAR BOARD MEMBER
WEBMASTER
ANDREW TACKABURY
SECOND YEAR BOARD MEMBER
Events
Emily Sewell and Mariah Brewster
FIRST YEAR BOARD MEMBERS
The Board of Directors of Pet Welfare are elected by the volunteers each calandar year. The non-elected members of the board are volunteers that have agreed to fulfill the duties of their position, and are generally accepted by the majority of the volunteers to fulfill this position, but are not recognized as elected members by the By-Laws.
Term of office runs from January 1 - December 31. Nominations are accepted from October 1 through the general meeting held in November. At the November meeting, the list of nominees are finalized and publicized to all volunteers. Voting starts after the November general meeting and continues until the December meeting at which time ballots will be tabulated and the election of officers is announced.
Chief Master Sargeant James McAlum and his wife, Rose, established the shelter in 1982. They were given the abandoned military working dog kennels built in 1961 which consisted of a small office and fenced-in kennels. Cats were kept in stacked cages wrapped in blankets and blue tarp to keep the cats warm and dry at night.
The Eglin Officer's Wife's Club donated a small shed to CMSgt McAlum and Rose which housed a few supplies. A portable toilet was brought out in 1991. After 6 years of hard work and endless fundraising, ground-breaking took place in 2001 for a building with a restroom to be built for Pet Welfare. In November 2002, Pet Welfare celebrated the opening of the new facility.
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Donate a small portion of your time to us and be a part of this wonderful, rewarding experience.
683 Range Road
Eglin AFB, FL 32542
PO Box 1914
Eglin AFB, FL 32542
850-678-5066
Monday-Saturday: 0900 - 1300 hours (9:00am - 1:00pm) or by appointment
Closed Sunday and All Federal Holidays
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