Christie Smith
CAWA
Retired
Retired after 35 years as executive director in animal welfare in Rhode Island. Former board member of NEFHS as well as the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators (now called Association for Animal Welfare Advancement). Served on the National Companion Animal Advisory Group for the HSUS. After retirement I was a consultant for Bayer Animal Health and currently serve on the board of the Companion Animals Foundation in Rhode Island. The NEFHS conference is always inspiring and a great conference with many friends in attendance.
Sessions in which Christie Smith attends
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Registration and Breakfast Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Welcome to the Conference Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- The Future of Animal Welfare in New England: Life After Overpopulation, Part 1 Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
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- Panel
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Break
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- The Future of Animal Welfare in New England: Life After Overpopulation, Part 2 Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Lunch
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Turn and Face the Change, Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch- Changes: How to Manage and Communicate Through Change At Your Shelter Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Break
- 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | 15 minutes
- Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- Jackson Galaxy Presents: Total Rescue Cat Mojo: 5 Steps to Maximize the Well-Being of Cats in Your Care Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
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6:30 PM
6:30 PM
- Cocktail Hour Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | 1 hour
- Sit back, ...
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Registration and Breakfast Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
- If this is your first day attending, stop by the registration table on your arrival. Pick up your packet and name badge.
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Welcome to the Conference Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Future of Animal Welfare Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
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11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Break
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- If You’re Going Through Hell, Keep Going Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Lunch
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Help them Help You - how to save more lives through hospitality Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Break
- 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | 15 minutes
- Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- High Volume Foster Care – Supporting Big Numbers with Great Service Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Registration and Breakfast Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
- If this is your first day attending, stop by the registration table on your arrival. Pick up your packet and name badge.
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Welcome to the Conference Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Using Business Tools and Technology For Shelters and Rescues Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Remember when you received email on your phone for the first time? Amazing! Now that you’re buried in emails it’s time to take your oper...
- Talk
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Break
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Pass or Fail? Do Behavior Evaluations for Shelter and Rescue Dogs Pass the Test? Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
- Data: Not Just for Nerds! Data Collection and Information Sharing In Animal Welfare Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Lunch
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Prosecuting Animal Cruelty: Getting Veterinarians on Your Team Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Veterinary forensics is a developing field that can assist with animal cruelty investigations. Animal abuse investigations are vital because an...
- Talk
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Break
- 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | 15 minutes
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- From the Adopter’s Perspective: Life with Behaviorally Challenged Dogs Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Talk