2003 S Manager - Animal Protection Society of Orange County, Inc Interim Mngt & Operation Services for Orange Co Animal Shelter

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Dean R. Edwards 731 Latimer Street Hillsborough, NC 27278 (919) 245-3287 (h) (919) 270-9202 (cell) e-mail: dre8334@yahoo.com Objective: To provide effective leadership, to better the lives of animals and those who have chosen to work with them. Experience: Self-Employed APS of Durham Executive Director January, 2003 to Present Durham, NC October 15, 2001 to December, 2002 Budgeting/Financial Management • Established the company's first complete line-item accounting/operational budget for the Shelter and APS (every month the operation was under budget, thus assuring a sound financial status with detailed reporting to the Board of Directors). • Instituted a complete Quickbooks accounting program, including payroll. • Instituted a new, complete computerized cash register program, providing accounting, receipts and security for all transactions. Development/ Fundraising • Hired the first Development Director in organization's history and instituted a tremendously successful membership and fundraising program. This is the third Development Department I have built successfully. • Memberships doubled in less than 6 months. • Developed an organizational fundraising plan, including mailings, events and membership drives. • Major events have already exceeded income projections, through acquisition of major sponsorships, even before the events take place. The Walk for the Animals produced $75,000, five times what had ever been ever done before. New Projects • Raised over $70,000 in cash, donated equipment and services, to build astate-of- the-art Health/Spay-Neuter Clinic, that opened in January, 2003. This had been a priority of the Board since 1992 and it became a reality 12 months after I took over. Adoptions/New Programs • Even with a greatly increased incoming animal population, adoptions remained steady and doubled the month of October, compared to the previous year. • New programs included: initial health checks on all animals arriving at the shelter; more complete pre-adoption final health checks and vaccinations; and better control over court-held and bite quarantine animals. • Temperament testing for every adoptable dog helps insure better matching between potential adopters and available animals. New kennel cleaning procedures were implemented to tighten disease management. • Adoption contracts, health forms and cage identification cards were revised and checklists for money management, nightly closing, etc. were implemented. 9