CMHS Board of Directors Names New Executive Director

May 23, 2012

The Board of Directors of the Central Missouri Humane Society (CMHS) is pleased to announce its selection of Mary Pat Boatfield for the position of Executive Director. Ms. Boatfield previously served as executive director of the Toledo (OH) Humane Society from 1985 to 1999 and for the past 12 years as CEO/executive director of the Nashville (TN) Humane  Association.

She holds a bachelor of education in comprehensive school, public health and education media and a master’s in vocational education from the University of Toledo.

Ms. Boatfield has been recognized by the Latham Foundation with the Acknowledgement Award for contributing to the book Child Abuse, Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse: Linking the Circle of Compassion for Prevention and intervention and by the American Humane Association in 1997 as one of six executive directors for a record of outstanding commitment and leadership.

She is a past president of Green Hills Rotary and has served on the Metro Animal Care & Control Advisory Committee, on the Animal Control Association of Tennessee board of directors, as a committee member for the Mars Pedigree Advisory Foundation, and on the Association of Non-Profit Executives Council of the Center for Non-Profit Management.

Ms. Boatfield will be responsible to the CMHS board for all operations of the Society and for the management of the shelter at 616 Big Bear Blvd. in Columbia.  She will officially join CMHS during the last week in May.

Linda Hutton, President

Chris Koukola, Vice President

Ann Korschgen, Treasurer

Kathi vom Saal, Secretary

Jim Loveless

John Shrum

Brendon Steenbergen

Richard Wallace

Stephanie Browning, ex officio