Qualifications

Education

• Animal Behavior College: Cat Management and Training
• Community Cats Podcast: Surrender Prevention Certificate
• Control Unleashed: Meow What?!
• Fear Free: Shelter Certification
• Feline Right At Home: Team Leader
• Humane Pro & Kelley Bollen: Animal Shelter Behavior Certificate
• IAABC: Rebecca Park Scholarship, Principles & Practices, Feline Behavior Solutions, Science of Feline Introductions
• ICatCare Cat: Cat Introductions
• Karen Pryor Academy: Click with Your Cat
• Karen Pryor Academy & Tabitha Kucera: Handle with Care
• HSUS: Cat Retention and Behavior Certificate
• Low-Stress Handling University: Low-Stress Handling Silver Level Certification
• Pet Professional Guild: Cat Aggression Seminar
• Shelter Hub & Trish McMillian: Shelter Cat Mentorship

Experience

• Collaborator: Capital Humane Society (Cat Enrichment Volunteer Program, Post Adoption Support Calls and Classes, shelter cat behavior plans)
• Co-Founder: Lancaster 4-H Wonder Cat Club
• Cat therapy handler: visits to seniors, college students, and young struggling readers
• Volunteer: Capital Humane Society, Lincoln Animal Ambassadors, The Cat House, Hearts United for Animals, Husker Cats
• Writer: All Pet Voices, Cincy Magazine, Community Cats Podcast, IAABC Journal, LAA Pet Talk, Lakes Animal Friendship Society, Lincoln Kids, Lincoln 55+, Neighborhood Extra, TCH Newsletter
• Content creator: Pet education curriculum for Hearts United for Animals
• Moderator: Helping Cats with Behavioral Issues and Therapy Cats
• Presenter: Hippocampus Kitten Showcase, National Kitten Conference, Pet Professional Guild
• Teacher: Cat Crash Course, Cat Detectives Camp, Kitten Kindergarten