Meet Our Staff
Tom
Geroy
Executive Director
Tom has been professionally involved in animal welfare for 19 years, performing in various roles during that time. Most recently, as Executive Director, Tom is focused on preventing overpopulation and implementing a variety of affordable care programs aimed at keeping pets in their homes, with their families, and out of area shelters.
Tom currently shares his life with the ever-entertaining Piper, a shelter alum and total goofball.
Piper
Chief Happiness Officer
Piper came to the SPCA as a puppy and soon found herself being fostered by our executive director. It ended up being a "foster fail" when Tom realized they had adopted each other.
Piper often accompanies Tom to the shelter. You will find her "working" in his office. In her role as CHO, Piper greets visitors, volunteers, and donors with a wagging tail and lean in to be sure you get to pet her. This alum brings extra cheer to the shelter. Make sure you ask to see her - she'll even pose for a photo with you!
Jon
Jacobus
Director of Programs and Services
Jon has been part of the SPCA team since 2011, serving as shelter manager since 2013 and now as our director of programs and services. In this role, he oversees the smooth and efficient operation of our existing shelter services and affordable-care programs, along with designing new programs to improve the health and quality of life of the pets and people in our region.
Outside of work he enjoys spending time with his best buddy, sweet Miss Brandy.
Stefanie
Brown
Shelter Manager
Stefanie started her animal welfare career at the Chemung County Humane Society & SPCA 16 years ago and never looked back. As the Animal Care Manager, Stefanie is extremely dedicated to ensuring that the animal's under her supervision receive top notch care during their stay at the shelter. She enjoys getting to know each animal individually and watching their personalities flourish over time.
Stefanie is owned by 2 Chihuahua's, Romeo and Tequila, both of whom she just adores.
Dr. Liz
Wilcox
Staff Veterinarian
Liz has been the consulting veterinarian for the Chemung County Humane Society & SPCA for over 5 years. She has worked in private practice and academia, but her heart has been in shelter medicine since veterinary school. Her goal has always been to provide every animal with the best care physically and mentally.
Liz has 3 cats, 1 dog, and a leopard gecko, but always makes room to foster those in need.
Stephanie
Hugg
Finance Manager
Stephanie has been with the shelter since 2020. She has a degree in both Business Administration and Accounting.
She grew up in our area and is passionate about helping the animals and the people of our community.
Outside of the shelter, Stephanie shares her home with Stormy who is a Juliana breed piggy and her best friend (in addition to her husband and kids)!
Lisa
Anderson
Customer Service Supervisor
Lisa has been with the shelter for 7 years,5 of which she has served as the Customer Service Supervisor. Helping people has always been important to her, but her passion is giving animals a second chance at a happy and fulfilling life.
Lisa has 4 rescues in her home: 3 dogs, Ruger, Charlie and Ottie, and 1 foster failure cat named Franklin.
Matt
Guagliardo
Community Educator
Matt has been with the Chemung SPCA since 2013 when he first started as a volunteer.
Matt has worked in a number of roles at the shelter and has recently returned to the team to work in an area of passion for him - Community Education - while he continues to pursue graduate studies in Humane Education and Social Work. He enjoys being a part of a forward-thinking team that is completely dedicated to animal welfare.
Matt lives with his dog-kids Porter, a whippet/dachshund mix, and Barley, a Boston terrier/Chihuahua mix.
Cathy
May
Clinic Manager
Cathy started out at the shelter as a volunteer at our spay and neuter clinics in January 2021 after being retired for 4 years. She was hired as a Clinic Assistant in October 2021 and is now the Clinic Coordinator of both the spay and neuter clinics and vaccine clinics.
Cathy shares her home with her husband, a 12 year old dog, a cat that was dropped off, and 4 feral cats that live in their barn.
Emily
Husick
Communications and Marketing Manager
Emily is new to the world of animal welfare but with a background in Social Work she has always had a passion for helping others. On top of her Social Work experience she was a Multi-Media Marketing Consultant with 7 Mountains Media for a year and half. Emily hopes to bring new ideas and techniques to help the animals in the shelter find their furever families.
Emily's life is currently controlled by her 4 cats and German Shepherd.
Megan Collins Smith
Animal Care Technician/
Customer Service Team
Jess Dildine
Community Cats Coordinator/
Clinic Supervisor
Kimberly Doughty
Kennel Supervisor/Adoption Counselor
Jennifer Sekella
Clinic Assistant/Volunteer Coordinator
Taylor Simons
Animal Care Technician/
Clinic Assistant
Ian Stone
Behaviorist/Trainer
MacKenzie Wiehe
Animal Care Technician
Everyone on our animal care team cares deeply about the physical, mental, and emotional needs of all animals.
Meet our Board of Directors
Every member of our board of directors is passionate about animals and envisions a time when loving and lifelong homes will be provided for all homeless companion animals in our community.
Each one brings a unique set of skills and expertise to our organization.
Laura
Bennett
President
Jennifer
Cruise
Vice President
Judy
Frisk
Treasurer
Ashley
Skiff
Secretary
Michael
Hamula
J.D.
Iles
Roger
Laughlin
Amanda
Lippincott
Janelle
Muccigrosso
Taryn
Smith
Maria
Terry
Chemung County Humane Society & SPCA is a private, non-profit , 501(c)(3) animal welfare organization and is not affiliated with any local, state, or national humane groups. Your donation saves pets within our local community.
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