The Humane Society of Charlotte's Board of Trustees and Advisory Council are a special group of individuals who lend their time, talent and treasure to advance the mission of our organization.

Board of Trustees

Cary Bernstein, Chair
Bernstein & Townsend Advancement Consultants

Trip Wheeler, Vice Chair
Wheeler Co.

Kris Ruckman, Treasurer
Grant Thornton

Cindy Harris, Secretary
Meow & Fetch, Inc

Barbara Atkinson
Tyler 2 Construction

Mark Balestra
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Control Bureau, CMPD

Jessica Dupree
Dupree Media

Marc Jenkins
NASCAR

Deanna Lasner
Community Volunteer

Phillip Lewis
Horack, Talley, Pharr & Lowndes

M. Neya Warren
Horack, Talley, Pharr & Lowndes

Advisory Council Members
Amy Blumenthal, Olivia Cohen, Hilary Coman, Connie & Greg Crumpton, J.P. Davis, Meg Goldstein, Barbara Huffman, Marcus Kimbrough, Leigh Levine, Donna Lewis, Lynn Martin, Barbara McKay, Carol Ann McLamb, Richard Osborne, Jim Palermo, John Spegal, Holly Welch Stubbing, Bill Swayne, Katie Tyler, Nelia Van Goor, Ben Wilhelm & Jane Williston.