Amanda joined PCAS as the Executive Director in April 2022.  Before coming to PCAS, Amanda began her career in education as a science teacher then pursued a Masters in Library Science, followed by a career as a District Librarian for four school campuses.  Amanda sees many parallels between the role of Librarian and Executive Director, she has stated “both focus on a strong foundation of advocacy and community outreach.”  Amanda grew up around a variety of animals.  She helped raise and rescue goats, horses, pigs, sheep, dogs and cats.  Amanda currently has 4 dogs named Zeek, Koda, Boone, and Steven, as well as one cat named Litten.

Nichole joined the PCAS team in July 2020, after working for Happy Tails Pet Boarding for several years. There, she learned a lot about dog behavior and enrichment and discovered her passion for animal welfare. After starting at PCAS, Nichole was quickly promoted to Assistant Manager due to her strong leadership, organization, and people skills. When we created the Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator position in August 2021, Nichole was promoted again to Operations Manager. In this role, she oversees all animal care staff and adoption programs.

Before joining the PCAS team in July of 2020, Jackie spent the past few years working as a Veterinary Assistant and later becoming a Veterinary Technician at the same animal clinic. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Frostburg State University in 2014, Jackie moved from her home state of Maryland to Virginia and redirected her skills to her true passion—working with animals! She believes animal welfare and community service go hand-in-hand, and helped establish programs to address the overpopulation of feral cats in her area (Loudoun, VA).  On top of being the Events and Outreach Coordinator, she also assists Dr. Amy with our in-house spays and neuters as well as TNRs.  Jackie lives in Cody with her two sons, Dean and Declan.  She has one Bullmastiff mix named Murdock, 4 cats, 3 sugar gliders, and one leopard gecko.

Dr. Amy started at PCAS February of 2022 as our on-site Veterinarian and she also works as an Associate Veterinarian at Lifetime Small Animal Hospital part-time.  Before coming to Cody in 2021, Dr. Amy owned her own small animal practice in Lynchburg, VA for 23 years.  Dr. Amy has a plethora of her own animals; which include 4 dogs, 1 barn cat, 2 horses, 1 mule, 5 Highland Cattle, 5 Angus/Wagyu Cattle, and 7 chickens.

Jessy joined our team in September of 2020 as a part-time Animal Care Attendant; later moved to full-time in March of 2021.  Jessy’s knowledge of dogs has been vital in the enrichment and care of our canine guests at PCAS.  Because of this, she is now our Lead Canine Care Specialist.  Her knowledge of other animals has definitely come in handy when we have the less common animals here at the shelter, likes reptiles.  Jessy lives in Cody with her daughter and their pets.  In her free time she likes to hike, camp, or do anything artsy.

Cheyenne came to us in September 2021 as a Full-Time Animal Care Attendant.  In August of 2022, she became our Volunteer Coordinator and Lead Feline Care Specialist!  Cheyenne came all the way from North Texas with her cat Cerberus and since coming to Cody, she has added a new puppy, Fenrir, to her family. Before coming to PCAS, Cheyenne was a Hospice sitter and worked at a small dog kennel. She hopes someday to own and run a rescue/rehabilitation ranch for humans and animals alike.

Kylie joined the PCAS team in March of 2022.  She was a Stay-At-Home Mom for 10 years and has always had a passion for animals.  Kylie’s organization skills quickly lead her to becoming our Office Admin.  She is in charge of making sure that all of our records are in tip-top shape as well as the front office.  Kylie has 5 cats and 2 dogs of her own.

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Ellie joined the PCAS team in July of 2021 as a Part-Time Animal Care Attendant.  Ellie started out volunteering with her family at PCAS helping with Shelter cleaning and TNR.  She is currently a student at Cody High School and upon graduation she would like to pursue a degree in a history related field.  Ellie currently as 2 dogs and 9 cats which include her 5 barn cats.

Bill Holman joined our team in August of 2022 as our own personal handyman.  His construction and fixing skills keep the Shelter in tip top shape.