Cary Lieberman, CAWA, Executive Director

Cary has been Greenhill's Executive Director since October 2007. Prior to that, he served 3 years as a member of the Board of Directors and spent a year as the shelter’s Development Director. In addition to his time at Greenhill, Cary has volunteered with S.P.O.T., the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon, and served on the Lane County Animal Services Advisory committee. He brings extensive experience in animal welfare, marketing, public relations and non-profit development. Cary previously worked in the development office at the University of Oregon. In 2009, Cary received his designation as a certified animal welfare administrator.  Cary shares his home with three boys, his companion dog, and two cats.  

Dr. Gail Schroder, DVM, Director of Shelter Medicine

Before joining the Greenhill staff, Gail was on the Board of Directors at Greenhill for almost 3 years, and a volunteer veterinarian assisting Greenhill for almost 6 years. She has also acted as the liaison between the Lane County Veterinary Medical Board and Greenhill. Gail has been a private practice veterinarian in the Eugene area since graduating from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2001. Her special area of interest is with animals that have behavior problems. In her free time, Gail enjoys biking, bird-watching and movies. She and her husband share their home with their three cats.

Jaclyn Semple, Director of Operations

Jaclyn became a Greenhill employee after serving on the Board of Directors for three years. Before joining the Greenhill staff, Jaclyn was a partner at Watkinson Laird Rubenstein Baldwin & Burgess, P.C., where her practice focused on advising businesses on employment and contract issues. A U of O law school graduate, Jaclyn grew up in Wisconsin and remains a die hard fan of the Green Bay Packers. She shares her home with kitties Monty and Stache, adopted from the Dane County Humane Society in Wisconsin, and collie Marleigh, adopted from Cascade Collie Rescue. 

Sasha Elliott, Communications and Events Manager

Sasha joined Greenhill after many years in the hospitality industry planning public and private events.  She enjoys working with people to create exceptional experiences and is thrilled to bring her enthusiasm to the non-profit sector. The opportunity to combine her love of animals with her extensive background in marketing and communication is her dream come true. Originally from Rochester, NY, she studied Political Science at the University of Cincinnati before calling Oregon her home. A devoted animal lover, she volunteered at LCAS before joining our staff in 2013. Sasha and her husband Jason share their life with Willa, a German Shepherd, and Hova, a rescued Staffordshire Bull Terrier.  She enjoys spending time with her family and being outdoors.

Tuesday Scott, Community Outreach Coordinator

Tuesday began working at Greenhill after a year as a volunteer. She has also volunteered at the Cascades Raptor Center, Dona Ana County Humane Society and several small wildlife rescues. Tuesday received her BS Zoology from Oregon State University in 2011. She enjoys serving animals who are experiencing transition periods in their lives and she loves to share in the joy of each new adoption. At home she has two dogs, three cats and a garden.

Diana Huntington, Trap/Neuter/Return Coordinator

Diana has a long history of advocating for animals. She was one of the founders of and the facilitator for the Animal Welfare Network of Lane County and the Overpopulation Crisis Coalition, both formed to bring non-profit and government animal groups together to create dialogue and networking to address the needs of animals and their caregivers in our community. She was one of the organizers of the Eugene Feral Cat Coalition clinics and is a continuing volunteer for ProBoneO and Project Homeless Connect. She was a founding member of Community Veterinary Center and served as board president or vice president for 7 years. Her family includes two admirable dogs and five formerly feral cats.

Stana Knez, Development Director

Stana brings years of experience to her role as Greenhill Development Director. Originally from Tucson, Arizona, she studied Child Development and Special Education at Lewis and Clark and Colorado State University. Before joining the Greenhill staff, Stana worked as the Development Director at Birth to Three in Eugene. Outside of work, she enjoys gardening, reading and volunteering for other non-profit organizations.

Mischa Davis, Development Assistant

Mischa's love of animals is a perfect fit for her work with Greenhill.  She get's her kitty "fix" most days with a visit to the cattery.  Around 1995, she decided to re-focus her energy and talents in service to non-profits after a 20 yr career in the financial industry.  She has previously served on serveral area non-profit boards as well.  Mischa's other interests include gardening, hiking, reading, movies and enjoying nature.  She is also an energy healing practitioner with a deep commitment to assisting others on their journey to physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. 

Ashely Duke, Animal Receiving Manager

Ashely has worked in the veterinary field since 2000, and is a Licensed Veterinary Technician. She’s been here at Greenhill since 2009 and holds a BS in Public and Nonprofit Admin from the UO and loves helping pets and their people in transition. She shares her home with her boyfriend and 5 rescue pets, Phoebe, Annie (dogs), Dash (cat), Ginger & Rorschach (bunnies). Both Annie and Ginger are wonderful additions from our very own Greenhill. 

A Eugene native, Tara was a volunteer at Greenhill before joining our staff. She aspires to become a veterinarian assistant or a veterinarian technician. Tara lives with two pets, a mini doxie named Angel Eyes and a siamese cat named Meow. In her free time you can usually find Tara relaxing at home with her son Tristan and her pets.
 

Sandy Dain, CTP, Behavior and Training Manager

Sandy has worked with shelters and rescues in a variety of capacities since 2004 when she created Greenhill’s Foster Care and Education Programs. Currently she manages Greenhill’s Behavior and Training Program and runs Metamorphosis Pet Training LLC.
Sandy is a graduate of the Dog Trainer Program at Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training & Behavior. She is also certified as a Canine Good Citizen Evaluator for the American Kennel Club and is a full member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. During her free time Sandy enjoys gardening, hiking, and dinner with friends. She shares her home with her husband, their goofy dog, and three lovely cats.
 

Emily Hinman, Customer Service Manager

Emily came to us from Arizona with over 12 years of shelter and rescue related volunteer work including; adoption counseling, volunteer management, event coordination, fostering, and fundraising. Emily brings an Associate’s degree in Business Management and 10 years of administration management experience to our team. As a Front Office Manager, Emily enjoys having a rewarding career in animal welfare. She shares her home with Boxer-mix Luna, cat Millie and boyfriend Adam.
 

Mary joined us in 2012. She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and has extensive work experience in operations and retail management. A life-long dog enthusiast, she’s been involved as a volunteer and foster in dog rescue since 2002. Mary shares her life with her dogs and a cheeky orange cat. Her hobbies include including camping, road trips, and public education events. Mary’s favorite part of working at Greenhill is processing adoptions and seeing the animals go to their forever homes.
 

Vali Gourley, Customer Service Assistant/Animal Care Technician

Vali started volunteering at Greenhill in 2008. When a cattery position opened up a year later, the staff knew she would be a perfect fit. She has a cat named Stormy who is a beautiful white cat with one blue eye and one green eye. 
 

Cleaves Carpenter, Customer Service Assistant

Cleaves comes to Greenhill after working 12 years at a veterinary clinic. She holds degrees in Animal Science and Russian. A volunteer at Greenhill since summer of 2011, she became an employee in January 2012. Cleaves enjoys helping the animals find homes and providing animal services to the community. In her free time she enjoys traveling and exploring new places, hiking and reading.
 

Kristi Chizacky, Volunteer & Foster Care Manager

Kristi's love for animals brought her to Greenhill as a volunteer before joining the staff as the Volunteer/Foster Care Assistant. Kristi grew up in New Jersey, and spent a few years in North Carolina, before moving to Eugene. She received a B.S. in Communications from Syracuse University, and began her non-profit career as an events manager for the American Cancer Society. Kristi and her husband, Jay, share their home with one dog, a hamster and a snake. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with Jay, walking their dog, riding horses and traveling.
 

Katy Colburn, Volunteer & Foster Care Assistant Manager

Katy grew up in rural Michigan where she started volunteering at the age of 12 when she took her dog, Winnie, to a local long-term care facility to visit with residents who were unable to keep pets. Since then, she has dedicated herself to volunteering with a variety of organizations including The American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, and Americorps. She relocated to Eugene bringing her two cats, Curtis and Ruka, and her husband, Mike. Since moving to the northwest, she has received her BA from Washington State University in Social Sciences with concentrations in Sociology, Human Development, and Fine Art. In her free time, Katy enjoys spending time with her family as well as sewing, canning, soap making, and crocheting.

Gordon Upward, Maintenance

A native Eugenian and lifelong animal lover, Gordon came to Greenhill in November, 2010.  When he's not spending time with his teen daughter at the coast, or looking after his 5 chickens, 1 pig, & 3 cats, Gordon is busy completing the long list of shelter projects and repairs.

Kimber holds an AAHA Management Certificate and has over 20yrs. experience in veterinary hospital management. Her favorite aspects of her job at Greenhill are the shelter’s commitment to the community and her daily interaction with visitors. Kimber has two dogs at home, a terrier/border collie mix named Dodger and Syd, a Pit bull/border collie mix. When Kimber isn’t at Greenhill she enjoys spending time with her family, being outdoors, gardening, sewing and candle making.

Ryan Halley, Animal Care Technician, Kennel

Ryan hails from California where he received a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Sonoma State University. He worked with children with Autism before becoming a member of the GHS kennel staff. “I love working with dogs and I think everyone here at Greenhill really does their best to care for the animals and find them loving homes,” he said. When not working, Ryan enjoys music, photography, cooking and daily bike rides.

Megan Johnson, Animal Care Technician, Kennel

An Oregon native from Grants Pass, Megan first started at Greenhill as a volunteer, and realized she loved being around the dogs in the kennel so much, she pursued a position in the kennel full time.  "I love bonding with the variety of dogs we see here each week."  Outside of work, Megan enjoys spending time with her Greenhill Graduate Pearl-a Redbone Coonhound Hound mix.  Her hobbies include hiking, reading and cooking.

Kaitlyn divides her time between her kennel duties at Greenhill and her Pre-Med studies at Lane Community College. As a kennel technician, she enjoys assisting the dogs in their transitions into forever homes and making their stay at Greenhill as stress-free as possible. Kaitlyn shares her home with Sonny-a Shetland Sheepdog, Odie-a Pomeranian, Noelle-a Border Collie and Subi the cat. Outside of Greenhill she enjoys running, cooking, reading, agility training, music and writing.
 

Brian Leeson, Animal Care Technician, Kennel

Brian grew up with cats and began walking dogs as a volunteer at Greenhill in early 2012. In July of that year he joined us as a Kennel Staff Member. He shares his home with a Chihuahua, a Shetland Sheepdog and a cat, which he adores. An active guy, Brian goes camping in Eastern Oregon each summer and runs, hikes and bikes the rest of the year. He also coaches high school cross country. Brian says “I really love being able to advocate for the animals in our shelters and work with a professional staff who feels the same way.”

Ginny has been with Greenhill since January of 2005. She oversees the cattery staff, as well as the housing and care of all the felines that enter the shelter. “Being surrounded by animals is the best part of my job,” says Ginny, “and working with people who care about them as much as I do.” Ginny and her husband Kevin have four cats named Prudence, Putzi, Schuyler and George, and a pug named Nala. She loves baseball and is a huge Yankees fan.
 

Darla Killian, Animal Care Technician, Cattery

Darla has been taking care of the cats at Greenhill for almost three years. Her favorite part of her job is making all of the homeless cats at the shelter feel loved and wanted. Darla has her own zoo at home with 12 cats and 4 dogs. 
 

Paige Anderson, Animal Care Technician, Cattery

A Biology major at University of Oregon, Paige joined us in 2011 as a volunteer and was hired on a year later. Her favorite part of working at Greenhill is taking care of the cats and working with like-minded people. Outside of work, Paige enjoys scuba diving.

Megan Mahan, Animal Care Technician, Cattery

Megan joined us in 2012 after working in various positions in the animal field such as dog bather, vet assistant, and pet store manager. While completing her college degree, she worked for the Santa Cruz SPCA in California and since moving to Eugene she has volunteered with Save the Pets, Lane County Animal Services and, of course, Greenhill! She adopted her dog, a yellow lab named Maddie, from Greenhill in March of 2012. Megan loves to foster cats and kittens and is excited to be working in our cattery. In her free time she likes to garden, read, spend time with Maddie and she also writes for a pet magazine.

Abby joined our team in 2012 after an internship and time as a volunteer in Greenhill’s Cattery. She shares her home with a menagerie of species such as dogs (Sassy and Bellatrix pictured,) rats, lizards and cats – one of which is a Greenhill Graduate. She balances her time at the shelter with her college studies. An avid photographer, Abby enjoys snapping pictures “of everything” when she’s not busy riding or showing horses. She loves working with the animals at the shelter and seeing that work pay off when they are adopted into their forever homes.
 

Evan brought his experience as a surgery suite volunteer, as well as an Associate’s degree, to the cattery staff in 2012. As a cat-person, he appreciates having a position that revolves around spending time with felines. At home, Evan rooms with a Fox Terrier named Chavis that he rescued from the streets in 2006.