JUSTIN BROWN, DVM  
VETERINARIAN / MEDICAL CONSULTANT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS  

PATRICK MENKE

​​SHELTER ASSISTANT

CONNIE DAVIS

FOUNDER / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / PRESIDENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS


​​Connie Davis spent 14 years volunteering with the Peoria Humane Society before founding SAMS in late 2010.   At PHS she was involved in event planning, fundraising, dog handling and socialization, grooming, offsite adoption events and filming their public access TV program. In 2008 Connie moved to the country and started rescuing all kinds of animals, including dogs, cats, horses, llamas, goats, chickens, ducks, potbelly pigs and even a steer. Connie works full time as a sales rep but devotes her spare time (and dollars!) to running SAMS.

JULIE BARNARD

VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MATT LACY

WEBPAGE ADMINISTRATOR

HEATHER BARRICK

SHELTER ASSISTANT

AMANDA GILLES

​​SHELTER ASSISTANT

KRIS PETERMEYER

SECRETARY, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ALEX MENKE

SHELTER MANAGER

"BE THE CHANGE

you wish to see in the world."

TODD STINSON

TREASURER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

-MAHATMA GANDHI

TORI MENKE

TRAINER / BEHAVIORAL CONSULTANT