From the start of her career in animal welfare, she knew that shelters were not the place for animals. She saw families surrendering pets while crying out for help. She also saw local shelters filled with adoptable dogs and cats that were being euthanized. As someone who thrives on impactful results and implementing true community change, Jamie went to work to build infrastructure to close the gap between those two things.

Building a community and industry-leading organization from the ground up at Gateway Pet Guardians has been her greatest professional accomplishment. She was fortunate to take that experience to the national level and work with thousands of shelters that wanted to make impactful change in their communities. During her time at American Pets Alive!, Jamie honed her problem-solving and project management skills to operationalize the strategy of the Human Animal Support Services project.

Currently in her role as a Director for the Northern Tier Shelter Initiative with the ASPCA, she can support shelters as they navigate the uncertainties of animal welfare. She is fortunate to have the ability to not only provide consultations but also best practice resources and grant funds for shelters in seven northern states.

As a passion project, The Shelter Slumber Pawty is an outlet to further assist shelters. Cofounded in 2023, Project Bella Foundation was created to support the expansion of the Shelter Slumber Pawty that originated at Gateway Pet Guardians in 2017.

About the Shelter Slumber Pawty

A nationwide movement bringing people inside animal shelters to advocate for homeless pets

A nationwide movement bringing people inside animal shelters
to advocate for homeless pets