Massachusetts Animal Coalition
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
2000
October 28
December 10
Introduction to Social Marketing, Kathy Savesky
Petfinder.com, Kim Saunders
2001
January 20
March 4
October 28
December 8
National Education for Assistance Dog Services, Sheila O'Brien, Founder
Writing a Winning Grant, Robert Perry, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
High Volume Spay/Neuter, Julie Levy, DVM
Neutersol, Don Polley, DVM and Cord Harper, Addison Biological
2002
February 1
March 23
April 6
May 19
September 29
(Annual Meeting)
November 23
2001 Results from MSPCA’s Companion Animal Population Study, Carter Luke
Behavioral Evaluation of Shelter Dogs, Amy Marder, VMD
Social Marketing and Working Smarter, Kathy Savesky
Feral Cats 101 panel, Jan Beckwith, Second Chance Fund for Animal Welfare; Libby
Hanrahan, Tiny Tigers; and Ruth Rosenfeld, Neponset Valley Humane Society
Open – or Streamlined – Adoptions
Jean Weber, MSPCA Director of Shelters; Theresa Geary, former Director of Shelter
Operations CACC; Brad Shear, Brooklyn Shelter Manager, CACC; Heather Donnelly, MSPCA
Brockton
General Discussion About MAC’s Progress
2003
January 13
February 22
September 21
(Annual Meeting)
Long Distance Animal Rescue Programs, A discussion facilitated by Gary Patronek,VMD
Cape Cod Rabies Program, Dr. Alison Robbins, Director of Cape Cod Wildlife Vaccine
Program
Sinking or Swimming as Humane Service Providers, Jane Nathanson, LCSW, LRC, CRC;
Social Work and Reha- bilitation Consultant
Disaster Preparedness, Lisa Sinnigen, DVM, Lorraine O’Connor, DVM, and Sue Webb,
Wellesley ACO
High Volume Spay/Neuter, Brenda Griffin, DVM
Ribbon Cutting for MAC Clinic at Tufts
November 1
Adoption Forum II - Turning Tradition on its Head, Gary Patronek, VMD
May 17
June 22
2004
January 24
February 29
April 24
June 13
September 18
(Annual Meeting)
November 7
Animal Rescue League of Boston Field Services, Lt. Alan Borgal, Brain O’Connor, Mark
Vogel
Update on Rabies in Massachusetts, Fredric Cantor, DVM, MPH
Finding Lost Animals, Kat Albrecht
Importation of Dogs into MA, Lorraine O’Connor, DVM of MA Dept of Agriculture and
Fredric Cantor, DVM of MA Dept of Public Health
Shelter Image Task Force Report, Gary Patronek, VMD
The State of the Feral Cat in MA, Stacy LeBaron, Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society;
Jan Beckwith, Second Chance Fund for Animal Welfare
Identification of Pets, Bill Brothers, Animal Care Equipment & Services
Jens Rudings, VetScribe
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2005
February 27
April 16
May 22
September 17
(Annual Meeting)
October 30
December 3
Eastern Coyotes in MA, Jonathan Way, Boston College
Dog Aggression, Emma Parsons
Fundraising Workshop
Donor Cultivation from a Direct Mail Perspective, Lynn Edmonds,
President of LW Robbins
Fundraising 101 for the Small Grassroots Organization, Jan Beckwith, Second Chance
Fund for Animal Welfare
Event Planning: Reality-Based Decision Making, by Nancy Hall, Manager of Operations,
Animal Rescue League of Boston
Special Events Fundraising Events – Auctions and Calendars, Cindy McAuley, MAC
Administrative Assistant and volunteer for Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue
Starting a Direct Mail Program on a Budget, Brian Winslow, Development Director,
Animal Welfare Society, W. Kennebunk, ME
Promoting Harmony in the Animal Welfare Community
An Afternoon Conversation with MAC Members and Friends
Hurricane Katrina: An Update on MAC’s Role, Facilitated by Anne Lindsay, Northeast
Animal Shelter/MAC President
Pets in Housing: Challenges, Realities and Remedies for Shelters and
Rescues, Nancy McElwain, MSPCA
2006
January 8
March 19
May 6
June 11
September 16
(Annual Meeting)
October 29
A New Approach for the New Year, Sarah Wilson, The Family Dog
The Legislative Process: How a Bill Becomes a Law/Helping Animals
Through the Legislative Process, Kara Holmquist, MSPCA
Adoption and the Pet Acquisition Process, Bryn Conklin, Tufts Masters Program
Asilomar Accords: A MAC Conversation, Part II, Facilitated by Sandra Monterose, ASPCA
Asilomar Accords From One of the Architects, Rich Avanzino,
Maddie’s Fund
Direct Mail 101, Bonnie Catena, Vice President of Fundraising, DMW Worldwide
2007
March 25
September 16
(Annual Meeting)
Whole Cat Workshop, Liz Pease, Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society; Jan Holmquist,
MSPCA; Sheryl Parker, Second Chance Animal Shelter; Karina King, Dakin Pioneer Valley
Humane Society; Jan Beckwith, Second Chance Fund for Animal Welfare; Amy Marder, VMD;
Sue DiMeo, PAWS of Wakefield
Shelter Operations, Linda Brackett, NOAH; Melissa Cox, Animal
Rescue League of Boston; Leigh Grady, Animal Shelter, Inc.; Martha Smith, DVM, Animal
Rescue League of Boston
2008
January 27
March 9
September 28
(Annual Meeting)
The Latest Information on Dog and Cat Statistics in Massachusetts, Carter Luke, CEO,
MSPCA
You Adopt What? Species that fly (or hop) under the radar, Mark Johnson, Foster
Parrots and Suzanne Trayhan, House Rabbit Society
Whole Cat Workshop
Panel Discussion: Current State of the Cat and Which Programs Make an Impact,
Gary Patronek, VMD, Animal Rescue League of Boston; Leslie Harris, Dakin Pioneer Valley
Humane Society and New England Federation of Humane Societies
The Dynamics of TNR, Sarah Greene, Petfinder
Breakout Sessions: Open Adoptions, How to Run a Spay/Neuter Clinic, Barn Cat Adoptions,
How to Run a Foster Program, Graphic Design for Non Profits, Taming the Paperwork for Non
Profits
Cats in Massachusetts: What can you do?
Kit Jenkins, PetSmart Charities
Taming the Paperwork Workshop
Lynda Schnare, MAC’s bookkeeper; Elaine Contant, Animal Law Attorney
2009
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February 1
March 9
September 20
(Annual Meeting)
November 14
All About Dogs
Introducing the Center for Shelter Dogs at the Animal Rescue League of Boston
Overview of the goals of the CSD, Amy Marder, VMD CAAB, Director of the Center for
Shelter Dogs
Discussion of the ongoing projects of the CSD, Angie Koban, MSc, Research Manager
Center for Shelter Dogs
Enriching the lives of dogs while they are housed in the shelter; methods to treat
behavior problems, Sheila Segurson, DVM, DACVB Senior Applied Animal Behaviorist
Info about Summer Institute, Laney McDougall, CSD administrative assistant
Whole Cat Workshop
Feral Cat Trap-Neuter-Return – A New Way of Thinking, Becky Robinson,
President
and Founder of Alley Cat Allies
Trapper training 101 How Do You Outsmart a Feral Cat? Laura Popielarski, Billerica
Cat Care Coalition
How to Handle the Media, Elizabeth Parowski, Communications Manager, Alley Cat Allies
Whole Cat Medicine: The Relationship Between Stress and Disease, Emily McCobb,
DVM, Shelter Medicine Program, Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Acting on Your Passion, Helping Cats, Esther Mechler, Founder of SPAY/USA
Recent Research for Building Programs to Eradicate Shelter Overpopulation
Peter Marsh, Esq.
IRS Reporting Form 990 (sic)
Karen Hodge, Riley and Associates CPA
Mini MAC Report
Sue Dimeo (MVP), Jill O’Connell (Lowell TNR Projects), Maryann Regan (Boston Homeless
Cats) and Sharlene Sallet (Metrowest Cat Coalition)
What’s Up in Springfield?
Leslie Harris, Executive Director, Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society
What is happening at Tufts and the Tufts Clinic?
Dr. Emily McCobb, Director of the Shelter Medicine Program at Tufts
What is the ASPCA doing and what can the ASPCA do for you?
Dave Betournay, ASPCA Community Initiatives Manager for New England
Animal Control Bill
Kara Holmquist (MSPCA) and Cheryl Malone (ACOAM)
Resources available to Animal Control Officers
ACOAM, Manny Maciel, President of ACOAM and New Bedford ACO
PoundHounds, Seana Dowling, Marcia Peters
PILOT, Rosemary Antonnucci, PILOT organizer
MVMA, Manny Maciel
I’m Animal Friendly License Plate Grant Program, Deni Goldman, ACOAM director public
relations and communications and Hull ACO and Kara Holmquist
Special Guest: Norma Haskins
Reflections on her experiences over 30 years as an animal control officer
2010
January 10
March 14
September 26
(Annual Meeting)
Shelter and Rescue Liability
Attorney Donna M. Turley, Glickman Turley, LLP ASPCA
Behavior Evaluations
Amy Marder and Seana Dowling, Center for Shelter Dogs, Animal Rescue League of Boston
Whole Cat Workshop
Vaccination Protocols and Parasite Prevention
Natalee Holt
Feline Dentistry and Oral Medicine
Jean Joo, DVM, Tufts VETS
Tackling and Preventing Intercat Household Aggression
Kathryn Wrubel, Ph.D.
Infectious Diseases: Felv/FIV/FIP, Dr. Johanna Cooper, DVM, DACVIM, TuftsVETS
Working with the Media, Brian Adams, Senior Manager, Media and Community
Relations, MSPCA
Savvy Socializing, Merrilyn Lewis
2011
March 6
All About Dogs
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March 20
September 25
(Annual Meeting)
What is Aggression? What is the Reality of Behavior Modification? What are our
Responsibilities to Both Difficult Dogs and the General Public?
Kelley Bollen, MS, CABC is Director of Behavior Programs for the Shelter Medicine Program at
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
“Safewalk,” a volunteer training program at the MSPCA
Terri Bright, Behavior Analyst from the MSPCA in Boston,
Whole Cat Workshop
Focus on Feline Medicine
Veterinary Track - 6 Hours of CE Credit
Ophthalmology
Chris Pirie, DVM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
Urinary Problems
Mary Labato, DVM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Small
Animal Internal Medicine)
Optimal Nutrition for the Senior Cat
Lisa Freeman, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Nutrition
Cardiology
Barrett Bulmer, DVM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
(Cardiology)
PetFinder Behavior Track
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in the Cat
Niwako Ogata, DVM, PhD
Enrichment and Stress Reduction in a Shelter Environment
Kelley Bollen, MS, CABC
Resolving Feline Inappropriate Elimination
Nicole Cottam, MS, ACAAB
Common Behavior Problems in the Home
Kathryn Wrubel, PhD
Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters
Martha Smith-Blackmore, DVM, Animal Rescue League of Boston
Open Discussion About Importation.
2012
January 22
March 25
All About Dogs
New Year, New Perspectives
Beth Oram, Photographer
Lorna Grande, DVM, PupQuest.org
“The Tipping Point” as a model for effecting change, small group discussions
Whole Cat Workshop
Veterinary Track - 6 Hours of CE Credit
Free Roaming Cats, Rabies and the Law
Lorraine O’Connor, DVM, MA Department of Agricultural Resources
Infectious Disease Concerns with Free Roaming Cats: Things to Consider When
Stray Cats Become Pets
Jessica Markovich, DVM, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Anesthesia, Analgesia and Safe Monitoring for High Volume Clinics
Emily McCobb, DVM, MS, DACVA, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
High Volume Surgical Techniques
Sara White, DVM, Spay ASAP, Inc.
How to Make Reduced Cost Spay/Neuter Work Financially
Sara White, DVM, Spay ASAP, Inc.
Trapping Workshop
Laura Heffernan, Lowell TNR Project
PetFinder Community Cat Track
The Role of TNR in Community Cat Programs
Bryan Kortis, PetSmart Charities
Research Highlights from the ASPCA, Feral v Friendly and Population Modeling
Margaret Slater, DVM, ASPCA
TNR Programs Nathionwide: Problems and Solutions
Katie Lisnik, HSUS
Successful Community TNR Efforts in Massachusetts, Panel and Moderated
Discussion
Kit Lilly, Charles River Alley Cats
Laura Heffernan, Lowell TNR Project
Jeff Stephens, Fitchburg Board of Health
Elizabeth Evans, Spay Worcester
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September 23
(Annual Meeting)
Animal Welfare in Massachusetts: What have we achieved and where we
are going? A positive discussion about lessons learned and what’s ahead for
animals in Massachusetts. Panelists:
Carter Luke, President, MSPCA-Angell.
Michael Cahill, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, Director, Division of
Animal Health
Karina King, Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society, Dakin Community Spay/Neuter Clinic
Director.
Dr. Jean Mukherjee, Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases, Tufts Cummings School of
Veterinary Medicine.
Terri Bright, M.Ed., BCBA, MSPCA Boston Training Coordinator.
Joanne Wilkinson, Founder and Executive Director, Forever Home Rescue New England
Leona Pease, Town of Shrewsbury MA, Animal Control Officer.
2013
January 13
March 24
All About Dogs
New Animal Control Law
Kara Holmquist, MSPCA Director of Advocacy
Hillary Cohen, Norfolk ACO
Bob Fennessy, Esq.
Foster Care
Beth Finn, Animal Rescue League's Dedham Shelter Dee Zaccagnini, German Shepherd Rescue of New England Foster Home Coordinator
Whole Cat Workshop
Animal Welfare Track: Cat Adoption
Meet Your Match Adoption Strategy, Susan Britt, ASPCA Senior Director of Shelter
Training
Sheltering, Fostering and Adoption Out FeLV/FIV-Positive Cats – Lessons Learned,
Liz Pease, Director of Operations, Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society
Mass Cats Yahoo Group – Our History and How Mass Cats Can Help You, Jannel
Fitzpatrick, Mass Cats Founder and Moderator
Panel and Moderated Discussion on Successful and Creative Adoption Promotions
Mike Keiley, Noble Family Animal Care and Adoption Center Director, the MSPCA at Nevins
Farm
Leslie Harris, Executive Director, Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society
Jocelyne Durrenberger, Persident, The Cat Rescue of Marlborough and Hundon
Zachary Black, Operations Manager, Greater Androscoggin Humane Society
Special All-Day Workshops sponsored or co-sponsored by MAC
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Whole Cat Workshop – each March
Canine Temperament Evaluation – Amy Marder, VMD
Pit Bull Pendulum – panel
Domestic Violence and Safe Havens for Pets (3 times) – panel
Sanitation and Health Issues for Shelters - Nicholas Gilman, Animal Rescue League of Boston
Capital Campaigns and Planning of an Animal Shelter – Nicholas Gilman, Animal Rescue League
of Boston
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