Leadership Team

Meet the team

Executive Leadership

Kelley Likes

President & CEO

Julie Justman

Vice President of Operations

Katie Kapacinskas
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Senior Leadership

Colette Bradley | Director of Marketing & Communications

Jessica James | Director of Development

Lisa Johns | Director of Veterinary Services

Zoie Keast | Director of Shelter Operations

Jamie Norris | Director of Animal Law Enforcement

Brittany Smith | Director of Volunteer Services & Education

Erina Van Dusen | Director of Shelter Operations-Pueblo

Board of Directors

Taryn Simental | Board Chair | The Cutting Edge, Realtors

Kevin Perry | Vice Chair | Community Volunteer

Tonya Bjurstrom | Secretary | Dirby

David Lytle | Treasurer | Altman, Keilbach, Lytle, Parlapiano & Ware, P.C.

Matt Buffington | GE Johnson Construction

Liz Coffer | Community Volunteer

Shannon Coker | Feeding America

Alex Dumas | Olive Real Estate Group

Amanda Grant | El Paso County

Aj Hoerth| US Bank

Michael Kisley | UCCS

Lisa McReynolds | Veterinary Specialty Center

Julia Simmons | Community Volunteer

Vickie Smith | Community Volunteer

Betsy VanderWerf | Community Volunteer

Join the team

Do you like helping pets and their people? Have you dreamed about a challenging job that can make a difference every day? Have you seen the lifesaving work of our team on our show Rocky Mountain Animal Rescue on National Geographic Wild?

You too can be a part of our team to help animals and end suffering.

HSPPR Animal Care staff weighing a kitten