August 2022 Humane Highlight – Melissa Miller

August 2022 Humane Highlight – Melissa Miller

Melissa Miller
Director of St. Clair County Animal Control 

Melissa is the Director of St. Clair County Animal Control in Michigan. In addition, she is a Certified Behavior Consultant (Canine), Former Director of Detroit Animal Care and Control, and she has been active in disaster response as a Sr. Field Responder for HSUS for 8 years.

When asked what being a member of NACA means to her she told us this “To be a part of something bigger than myself, a collective that creates best practices and position statements that support my passion for creating humane, safe communities. Being a member provides access to a knowledgeable, experienced National base of colleagues who have encountered similar challenges and opportunities. The advice and collaboration within NACA are invaluable in developing my division’s mission and vision.”

Thank you, Melissa, for your dedication to the animals and people in your community and beyond, we are so thankful you are a member of NAC

Updated NACA Resource Library

Updated NACA Resource Library

If there is one soap box I like to stand on, it is not recreating the wheel. So many times, in our industry the same thing is needed across multiple agencies, and wouldn’t we all like to save a few minutes in our day and not have to recreate the wheel someone else is already using smoothly? Sure, there will be tweaks, and adjustments necessary depending on your agency, budget, staffing, and other things however if we can help by providing you somewhere to start with, that is a win! With that in mind, NACA has reimagined its resources library available to members. By pulling together valuable resources to assist across the nation no matter if you are the agency just starting out, an officer in need of an operating procedure, or an organization looking to expand services – NACA aims to be one stop for all the animal care and control resource needs.

We know that time is the most precious asset and wanted to make sure that our resources were not only robust and covered a wide range of topics, but also designed in a way that made the most sense with the least amount of clicks possible to find what you need! Grouping these resources by type will further support the busy ACO when they are looking for sample forms while out in the field.

We hope you will take a minute to look through the resources library and let us know what you think! We hope to continue to grow this library and will continue to add more information as it becomes available. Currently, the full resource library is available to members only, however, we do have a growing public library as well for all to access.

NACA Members

Be sure to check out the new NACA Member Resources. Want to see something specific or have something to add? Let Us Know!

NACA is Leading Conversations – Join Us!

NACA is pleased to be able to bring you another level of training and engagement for officers, by officers! We hope you will join NACA each month for our new series –LEADing Conversations! We will be facilitating a conversation, presentations, and Q&A on topics YOU want to hear and learn about!! Free and open to everyone. Limited seating to be sure to visit the NACA calendar of events to register for your sessions TODAY!! 

2022 Schedule:

Stay tuned…we are working on the line up for 2023! Have a topic you would like to see? Email us naca@nacanet.org

Stay safe!

Jerrica Owen, CAWA, ACO I, ACO II
Executive Director

 

NACA Board Application Process Opens 7/11/2022

NACA Board Application Process Opens 7/11/2022

Application Process Closes On August 11, 2022

BE A NATIONAL LEADER

Serving on the NACA Board is one of the most rewarding ways for you as a Animal Care and Control Professional to bring your expertise to the service of animal care and control at the national level.

Applications to the Board of Directors must be made via the NACA Website Board Election Page

To complete the Board Member Application, the applicant must be an Individual NACA Member in good standing.

The 100-word Statement of Willingness to Serve must be submitted with the Board Application.

The application acceptance process will begin on July 11, 2022 and end on August 11, 2022 at 5pm Eastern

Click Here for Details and to access the Board Member Application.