Tim Blaylock

Executive Director

Tim Blaylock joined the HSVC as its Executive Director in November of 2024. We are very excited t...

Arlene MacSween

Programs Director

Arlene MacSween started at the Humane Society of Ventura County in 2002 as Office Manager. In 201...

John Redmond

Finance Director

John joined the HSVC team in March of 2023 as the Finance Director. He has been in the non-profit...

Amber Landis

Director of Development

Amber Landis joined the HSVC team in November of 2022 as the Director of Development and is excit...

Dr. Christina Sisk

Director of Veterinary Services

On March 1st, 2019, the Humane Society of Ventura County welcomed Dr. Christina Sisk to the team ...

K. King

Humane Investigations Director

Kendra King joined the Humane Society staff in January of 2014 as an adoption counselor. As a lif...

Steve McCurry

Director of Community Engagement

Steve McCurry, joined the HSVC team in November of 2021 as our Community Development Manager. He ...

Dr. Melodie Degen

Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Melodie Degen! Dr. Degen is a 2022 graduate of the University of California Davis School of V...

Amy King

Media & Marketing Manager

Amy King joined the staff at the Humane Society of Ventura County in January 2020. She attended P...

Kacey Conaway

Office Manager

Kacey joined the HSVC team in March of 2023 as the Office Manager. After growing up in Goleta, Ka...

Christina Malleck

Equine Manager

Christina joined the staff at the Humane Society of Ventura County in 2014 as a kennel attendant ...

Grace Lenthe

Animal Care Manager

Jen Burr

Human Resources Manager

Raised in scenic Ventura County, Jen has spent most of her life appreciating the unique environme...

Jennifer Grimm

Feline Assistant Animal Care Manager

Jennifer Grimm first joined the HSVC team as the Volunteer Coordinator in December 2022. She then...

Deanna Menjivar

Canine Assistant Animal Care Manager

J. Utter

Senior Humane Officer

Throughout her life, J. Utter has maintained a strong love for animals. At UC Santa Barbara, she ...

Kaelyn Viacava

Humane Officer

Kaelyn joined the Humane Society team in February 2024 as a Humane Officer Trainee. She has alway...

Lacie Lopez

Humane Officer Trainee

Lacie joined the Animal Care team in mid-March of 2024 and became a Humane Officer Trainee in Nov...

Betty Jo MacCaughtry

Systems Administrator

After a 25 year career in health care and human resources, Betty Jo thought it was the right time...

Angie Chupek Sagliani

Humane Educator

Angie Chupek Sagliani is our Humane Educator at the Humane Society of Ventura County. She recentl...

Erica Jackson

Behavior and Flow Coordinator

Erica joined the HSVC team in June of 2023. Erica graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in Dec...

Cheney C.

Foster Coordinator

Cheney joined the Humane Society of Ventura County family in 2022. She’s loved animals since earl...

Astrid Derringer

Volunteer Coordinator

For most of her life, A. Derringer has had a strong desire to help animals. Watching her hero Ste...

Natalie Pagnusat

Marketing Assistant

Natalie began working at the Humane Society of Ventura County at the beginning of Summer 2017. Be...

Mollie Ganser

Executive Administrator

Mollie joined our team in May 2024 as the Executive Administrator. She has a diverse background t...

Gaby Goldberg

Veterinary Assistant

Gaby has lived in Ojai since she was ten and loves everything about it! She studied history in Ne...

Samantha Velasquez

Veterinary Assistant

Aryanna Goodwin Vera

Veterinary Assistant

Aryanna joined the Humane Society team in December of 2023. She has obtained her Veterinary Assis...

Greg Calderon

Veterinary Assistant

Greg has over 12 years of experience as a dedicated Veterinary and Facilities Supervisor and Vete...

Megan Best

Veterinary Assistant

Megan is also a student of the VC College RVT program and one of our newest staff members. Despit...

Cristina Pena

Veterinary Assistant

Cristina has three years of experience in the veterinary field and is passionate about exploring ...

Kayla Brockmeyer

Customer Care Specialist

Kayla joined the HSVC team on June 8th, 2022. A resident of Oak view for over 19 years, Kayla has...

Mia Ruiz

Customer Care Specialist

Mia grew up in Ojai and has lived there her entire life. She previously worked at OVCH in the ER ...

Judy Robertson

Adminstrative Assistant

Judy joined HSVC staff in September 2020 as an Adoption Counselor after a brief interruption in h...

Alex Smith

Equine Care Specialist/Animal Transport Staff

Alex joined the HSVC team in April of 2024 and will be assisting our Equine Manager, Christina, i...

Aiden Holcomb

Animal Care Associate

Yulisa Juarez

Animal Care Associate

Dani Blair

Animal Care Associate

Dani has been an avid animal lover throughout her life, nurturing a deep-seated passion for anima...

Jasmine H.

Animal Care Associate

Jasmine holds an Associate’s degree in Science and a specialized degree in Exotic Animal Training...

Alexis Iturbide

Animal Care Associate

Tami Curl

Animal Care Associate

Francis Litrento

Groundskeeper

Francis Litrento joined the HSVC team in March of 2023. Born and raised in Florida, he moved to C...