President's Message
I would like
to thank the MAACO members for electing me president at our annual meeting
October 29, 2014. I am very excited to
serve the association for the next 2 years as I had served as Treasurer for 2
years and District 2 Representative for 2 years. We have some new members on the board and I
look forward to serving with them. For those of you that don’t know me have
been serving as an ACO for Eaton County for the past 18 years. I also enjoy raising Hereford cattle with my
family and being active in 4-H. I also
serve on our local school board, and enjoy sailing in my spare time
I would to thank everyone that attended the 2014 MAACO/MPAW Conference at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort the last week of October. The conference was a success and we look forward to partnering up with MPAW next year for another fall conference. We had over 300 attendees and 80 of them were ACOs. Our annual meeting was also well attended. We had the pleasure of presenting the following awards: 2014 Animal Control Officer of the Year Jessica Modrzynski 2014 Volunteer of the Year Connie Friedly 2014 Friend of the Year Pollyanne McKillop 2014 Shelter of the Year Woodhaven & Trenton Animal Shelter New officers were also elected: President Becky Neal, Eaton Co. Animal Control Vice President Andy Seltz, Ingham Co. Animal Control Secretary Sarah Schertel, Ingham Co. Animal Control Treasurer DeeDee Mendyk, Roscommon Co. Animal Control I encourage input and suggestions for next year’s conference. We want to fill your needs and put on a successful conference. There has also been a closed group Facebook page started for animal control officers. You can locate the group under Michigan Association of Animal Control Officers (MAACO). Feel free to join and share information, suggestions, and questions. Thank you, Becky Neal |
EUTHANASIA-BY-INJECTION COURSEJanuary Greetings!
We are deep in the planning of the MPAW-MAACO spring regional workshops and fall statewide conference and we NEED YOUR INPUT! We have a super short survey for you to choose/recommend topics you MOST want to see this year. All animal-related agencies, staff, volunteers, and interested individuals are welcome to take the survey. Please respond by January 31st. Here is a link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=2N9X4gWk093fNGcBkVycag_3d_3d This link is uniquely tied to this survey and your email address. Please do not forward this message. If you know others who would like to give input, direct them to the survey link posted on MPAW's Facebook page! Thanks for your participation! Linda Reider, Michigan Partnership for Animal Welfare Rebecca Neal, Michigan Association of Animal Control Officers Please note: If you do not wish to receive further emails from us, please click the link below, and you will be automatically removed from our mailing list. https://www.surveymonkey.com/optout.aspx?sm=2N9X4gWk093fNGcBkVycag_3d_3d |
