Our Board
Greg Bussell
President
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Greg Bussell is a 5th generation Yuman born and raised in Yuma. He has been on the Board since 2005 and is serving his 2nd time as President.
He has been employed with Coca-Cola (CCE) for 20+ years. His past duties have been managing distribution, sales, executing marketing campaigns and writing contract agreements.
Before working for Coca-Cola, his experience with animals was in the wildlife field. His first tour in the Conservation Corp (C.C.) was in the Mogollon Rim region. This included wildlife management routines, constructing wildlife habitat and mopping up forest fires. His second tour was closer to home in the Kofa Mountains. These duties included backpacking men, tools and materials into the mountains to construct water catchment devices for bighorn sheep. After his time with the C.C., he worked with birds of prey learning how they hunt and rehabilitation of the injured and sick raptors.
Greg and Louise have lived on the South Mesa for 20 years on there 2.5 acres having raised and cared for many animals both livestock and domestic which they include as family.
Now his mission has been to upgrade our local Humane Society by making the local citizen aware of the culture change we must posses to shift the overpopulation of our dogs and cats to a manageable level. |
Jennifer Dixon
Secretary
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Jennifer Dixon was born and raised in the Yuma Community. She has been on the Board as Secretary since 2006. Jennifer holds a Master of Education degree in Human Relations and a Master of Arts degree in Counseling and currently works for a local non-profit organization.
She joined the Board to utilize her knowledge towards the efforts of building a new shelter and to improve animal welfare in Yuma County. |
Loma I. Clark
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Loma I. Clark, retired florist, having owned The Flower Mine for 29 years, she now has the time to devote to the HSOY which has been a long time dream.
Born and raised in Yuma and have been active with AKC Dog Shows for 20 years. Loma is a breeder and show exhibitor of Irish Setters and has also owned and shown Welsh Springer Spaniels and Cardigan Welsh Corgi's.
At the shelter Loma helps co-ordinates the Low Cost Spay Neuter Clinics, drives rescue dogs to other shelters and loves to groom some of the shelter animals when she has the time.
You can usually find Loma at the shelter on Tuesdays where she starts her day emptying the trash, folding the laundry and visiting the kennels to see what is needed out there.
Loma currently owns five Irish Setters and is active with The Yuma Kennel Club, and as Pure Bred Breed Referral for The American Kennel Club. |
Jackie Dugan
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Jackie Dugan has served on the board for two years. Jackie retired from the Air Force in 1994 and moved to Yuma with her husband Waymond and children Kacie and Jonathan in 1995. Jackie and Waymond have been small business owners in the community since 1997, specializing in commercial concrete construction. Additionally, Jackie is a licensed Realtor with AZ Realty One and has been active in the local real estate market since 2006. She shares her home with four cats, Bandit, Bitsy, CiCi and Squirrel, as well as two dogs, Buddy and Bella. |
Sherrell Judish
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Kyla Smith
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Born and raised in Yuma, Kyla Smith comes from a long line of animal lovers.
She currently has five dogs, all girls, which she rescued. Animal welfare, in particular, the welfare of our local animals is her passion.
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John Weil
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John Weil is a practicing attorney and has been a resident of Yuma for over 30 years. John joined the HSOY board of directors to help champion their noble mission of improving the quality of life for the countless lost and abandonded animals here in Yuma county and to promote the campaign for a new shelter. |
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