Jan McHugh-Smith CAWA
CEO
Boulder Humane Society
Jan McHugh-Smith, CAWA is the CEO of the Humane Society of Boulder Valley, an open-admission organization that serves 7,000 animals annually. Jan’s animal welfare experience over the past 35 years includes being President & CEO of the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, President of the San Francisco SPCA; and Director of Eagle County Animal Control, Eagle CO. Jan is the Chair of Shelter Animal’s Count, creating a national database for shelter statistics and Chair of Coloradan’s Protecting Animal Welfare. She is the past Chair of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Welfare and served as Chair of CATalyst Council which works to raise the level of care and welfare for cats.
Sessions in which Jan McHugh-Smith CAWA attends
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Is It Really Change We're After? Crowne Plaza Warwick - Grand Ball Room
- 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Though we often say that the work of our organizations is to "make change," much of the work we do i...
- Talk
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
- Mergers in Animal Welfare: Is it Right for Your Organization & How to Do it Crowne Plaza Warwick - Track B - Patriots
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
- Join this discussion to hear from three shelter leaders who hav...
- Panel
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- How to Tend to the Human Side of the Human-Animal Bond Crowne Plaza Warwick - Track A - Ocean
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour
- Trauma-informed care is the belief that the individual you are providing care to has experienced som...
- Talk
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
- The Legacy of Change in Sheltering after COVID-19 Crowne Plaza Warwick - Track B - Patriots
- 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | 1 hour
- The global pandemic forced the sheltering community to pivot and adjust to challenges. Some of these...
- Talk
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Networking Event at the Connecticut Humane Society Crowne Plaza Warwick - Connecticut Humane Society, 701 Russell Road, Newington, CT 06111
- 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 2 hours
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9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- The Problem With Messaging: How Our Words are Holding Us Back & How We Can Do Better Crowne Plaza Warwick - Grand Ball Room
- 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Animal sheltering in the U.S. has a messaging problem. Current messaging stokes divisions amongst th...
- Talk
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
- The Healthy Animal-Healthy Community Initiative: A Case Study of Providing Access to Veterinary Care Crowne Plaza Warwick - Track B - Patriots
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
- The last ten years has seen a shift in animal welfare as organizations across the country began to focus on how to address the root causes of pr...
- Talk
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- Balancing Medical & Behavioral Well-Being in Shelter Animals Crowne Plaza Warwick - Track B - Patriots
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour
- Supporting the welfare of shelter animals requires a holistic approach to their well-being. Physical and emotional he...
- Talk
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
- Advancing spectrum of care through veterinary medicine research Crowne Plaza Warwick - Track B - Patriots
- 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | 1 hour
- Providing lower cost, effective veterinary care can reduce financial barriers for pet owners and she...
- Talk