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ANIMAL PROTECTION SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY 3 1 061 AIRPORT ROAD CHAPEL HILL. NORTH CAROLINA 2751 4 " - TELEPHONE 91 9-967-7383 FAX 91 9-967-751 7 John Link, Manager Orange County PO Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27281 Dear Mr. Link: As Fall approaches we are planning our investigation program for 1999. We have lost two major people in our organization: Sandy Christiansen, one of our 19-a County-appointed cruelty investigators, has accepted the position of Director of Animal Control of Rochester, New York, contracted with the Lollipop Humane Society there. We are very proud of him. We are also proud of our program, since he came to the APS with no experience, and within five years has excelled in the field. Amanda Graham, our second County-appointed cruelty investigator, and our APS Associate Director, is returning to graduate school in Greensboro. While we already miss her on a day-to-day basis, she wants to stay active in animal investigation, and has asked to remain an APS County-appointed cruelty investigator. Her appointment comes up in September. APS would like to ask the Commissioners to re-appoint Amanda Graham, and to appoint Lorri Mitchell as our second 19-A investigator. Lorri Mitchell. has worked for the APS for three years in a management position. She has attended a basic investiga- tion course and the three-day Horse Cruelty Investigator's Workshop, co-sponsored by the APS, HSUS, and N.C. State Equine Program. She also attended the Animal Cruelty Course: Dog Fighting at Alamance Community College in April 1998. Lorri has been in charge of incoming cruelty complaints and cross- referencing with Orange County Animal Control. She is currently accompanying Officer Melton on kennel inspections, and they appear to work well together. Lorri has field experience as the backup to our investigators, and Sandy Christiansen has apprenticed her field work. She has a B.A. in Criminology for investigation from UNC-CH. She works 1