Rebecca Toltz

Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue

Sessions auxquelles Rebecca Toltz assiste

Samedi 15 Avril, 2023

Fuseau horaire: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

1 heure, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Crowne Plaza Warwick - Grand Ball Room

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

Welcome to the Conference

30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

9:30 AM

Is It Really Change We're After?

1 heure 15 minutes, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Crowne Plaza Warwick - Grand Ball Room

Talk

B.J. Rogers, Emancipet (Conférencier.ère)

Though we often say that the work of our organizations is to "make change," much of the work we do i...

10:45 AM

Break

30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...

11:15 AM

Mergers in Animal Welfare: Is it Right for Your Organization & How to Do it

1 heure, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Crowne Plaza Warwick - Track B - Patriots

Panel

Michael Keiley, MSPCA-Angell (Panéliste)

Alison Kleibor, Wisconsin Humane Society (Panéliste)

Lisa LaFontaine, Humane Rescue Alliance (Panéliste)

Join this discussion to hear from three shelter leaders who hav...

12:15 PM

Vendor & Exhibitor Lunch

1 heure, 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

1:15 PM

The ASV Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters: Update & Overview

1 heure, 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Crowne Plaza Warwick - Track B - Patriots

Talk

Erin Doyle, ASPCA (Conférencier.ère)

It’s been more than 10 years since the Association of Shelter Veterinarians published the original G...

2:15 PM

Vendor & Exhibitor Break

30 minutes, 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...

2:45 PM

The Legacy of Change in Sheltering after COVID-19

1 heure, 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

Crowne Plaza Warwick - Track B - Patriots

Talk

Heidi Marston, PetSmart Charities (Conférencier.ère)

Bobby Mann, Humane Rescue Alliance (Conférencier.ère)

The global pandemic forced the sheltering community to pivot and adjust to challenges. Some of these...

Dimanche 16 Avril, 2023

Fuseau horaire: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

1 heure, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

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

Welcome to the Conference

30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

9:30 AM

The Problem With Messaging: How Our Words are Holding Us Back & How We Can Do Better

1 heure 15 minutes, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Crowne Plaza Warwick - Grand Ball Room

Talk

Brad Shear CAWA, Potter League for Animals (Conférencier.ère)

Alison Kleibor, Wisconsin Humane Society (Conférencier.ère)

Animal sheltering in the U.S. has a messaging problem. Current messaging stokes divisions amongst th...

10:45 AM

Vendor & Exhibitor Break

30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...

11:15 AM

Professional Fosters: A life-saving program for shelter pets

1 heure, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Crowne Plaza Warwick - Track A - Ocean

Talk

Heather Kalman, American Pets Alive (Conférencier.ère)

Amanda Audia, BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital (Conférencier.ère)

With increasing numbers of pets entering shelters in need of...

12:15 PM

Vendor & Exhibitor Lunch

1 heure, 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

1:15 PM

Balancing Medical & Behavioral Well-Being in Shelter Animals

1 heure, 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Crowne Plaza Warwick - Track B - Patriots

Talk

Melanie Benetato, ASPCA (Conférencier.ère)

Adi Hovav, ASPCA (Conférencier.ère)

Supporting the welfare of shelter animals requires a holistic approach to their well-being. Physical and emotional he...

2:15 PM

Vendor & Exhibitor Break

30 minutes, 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...

2:45 PM

Advancing spectrum of care through veterinary medicine research

1 heure, 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

Crowne Plaza Warwick - Track B - Patriots

Talk

Dr. Margaret Slater DVM, ASPCA (Conférencier.ère)

Dr. Emily McCobb, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine - Tufts University (Conférencier.ère)

Providing lower cost, effective veterinary care can reduce financial barriers for pet owners and she...

Lundi 17 Avril, 2023

Fuseau horaire: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

1 heure, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

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

Welcome to the Conference

30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

9:30 AM

Ask the Trainers! Behavior & Training Solutions for Lifesaving

1 heure 15 minutes, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Crowne Plaza Warwick - Track A - Ocean

Panel

Heather Kalman, American Pets Alive (Conférencier.ère)

Amanda Audia, BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital (Conférencier.ère)

This session will review behavior intervention plans for common behavior challenges in shelter dogs ...

10:45 AM

Vendor & Exhibitor Break

30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the grand ballroom. Network with other attendees. ...

11:15 AM

Advocacy: A Necessary Evil or Just Necessary?

1 heure, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Crowne Plaza Warwick - Track B - Patriots

Talk

Libby Post, New York State Animal Protection Federation (Conférencier.ère)

This workshop would walk participants through the steps needed to establish an effective advocacy pr...

12:15 PM

Vendor & Exhibitor Lunch

1 heure, 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

1:15 PM

Teaching Volunteers: How to Provide Clear Training to a Diverse Group of Learners

1 heure, 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Crowne Plaza Warwick - Track C - Bristol

Talk

Kathleen Farrell-Decker (Conférencier.ère)

This workshop would go over how to communicate and educate a large group of people from various educ...

2:45 PM

Moving Relocation from a program to a strategy to combat overpopulation issues

1 heure, 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

Crowne Plaza Warwick - Track B - Patriots

Panel

Michelle Harvanek, Northeast Animal Shelter (Conférencier.ère)

Kate Meghji, Humane Society of Vero Beach & Indian River County (Conférencier.ère)

Michael Keiley, MSPCA-Angell (Conférencier.ère)

Becca Boronat MV, CAWA, Charleston Animal Society (Conférencier.ère)

Many New England Shelters have developed relocation programs to...