MONROE - The Green County Humane Society (GCHS) wants to hire an executive director to oversee shelter operations.
Tonya Kelly will remain the shelter manager, where she will continue to oversee animal care, feeding and medical care for the animals.
An executive director will be at the shelter every day and will oversee employees, help with fundraising, writing grants, depositing checks and helping put a public face to the shelter by talking to community groups.
Board member Tracey Pederson said it's common for non-profit groups to have an executive director.
"Both the Dane County and Rock County shelters has an executive director," Pederson said.
It's too much to ask of Kelly to handle the position of shelter manager and executive director, she said.
"Tonya doesn't have the time to do all of that," Pederson said.
The board approved the job description for the director at its June meeting and then voted in July to post the position.
The person hired for the job will need a background in working with non-profit organization, grant writing, supervision and a passion for animals and a dedication to the shelter's no-kill policy, Pederson said.
The board hasn't set a salary for the director. For the first year the person hired for the position will be paid through private funding from individuals or businesses that want to contribute money to the shelter specifically for the director position. In the future the GCHS will pay the director's salary. If the person can successfully find grant money for the shelter some of the money for the director's salary could be recovered through grants.
Pederson said the board is more interested to find a qualified candidate for the job than finding someone soon.
"If it takes us one month or six months doesn't matter," she said. "We want to find the best person qualified for the job. We're not rushing into anything."
Tonya Kelly will remain the shelter manager, where she will continue to oversee animal care, feeding and medical care for the animals.
An executive director will be at the shelter every day and will oversee employees, help with fundraising, writing grants, depositing checks and helping put a public face to the shelter by talking to community groups.
Board member Tracey Pederson said it's common for non-profit groups to have an executive director.
"Both the Dane County and Rock County shelters has an executive director," Pederson said.
It's too much to ask of Kelly to handle the position of shelter manager and executive director, she said.
"Tonya doesn't have the time to do all of that," Pederson said.
The board approved the job description for the director at its June meeting and then voted in July to post the position.
The person hired for the job will need a background in working with non-profit organization, grant writing, supervision and a passion for animals and a dedication to the shelter's no-kill policy, Pederson said.
The board hasn't set a salary for the director. For the first year the person hired for the position will be paid through private funding from individuals or businesses that want to contribute money to the shelter specifically for the director position. In the future the GCHS will pay the director's salary. If the person can successfully find grant money for the shelter some of the money for the director's salary could be recovered through grants.
Pederson said the board is more interested to find a qualified candidate for the job than finding someone soon.
"If it takes us one month or six months doesn't matter," she said. "We want to find the best person qualified for the job. We're not rushing into anything."