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Meet Alyson Bodai--Wisconsin
 Alyson Bodai left academia for full-time campaigning against factory farms. more |
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Meet Amanda Arrington--North Carolina
 Amanda Arrington has freed more than 130 dogs from being stuck on backyard chains aroudn the Triangle area in North Carolina. more |
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Meet Ann Church--Virginia
 Ann Church was a legislative assistant for Senator Birch Bayh, a leader on animal protection issues. more |
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Meet Anne Sterling--Indiana
 Anne Sterling, Indiana state director for The HSUS, had the distinction to work for both the former Indiana First Lady Judy O'Bannon and her husband, the late Governor Frank O'Bannon. more |
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Meet Carol Griglione--Iowa
 Meet Carol Griglione, HSUS Iowa state director, who has worked on a wide range of animal issues in the state. more |
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Meet Cheryl McAuliffe--Georgia
 Cheryl McAuliffe has been an animal advocate for more than 20 years, first as the Georgia state representative for The Fund for Animals, an affiliate of The HSUS. more |
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Meet Cynthia Armstrong--Oklahoma
 Cynthia Armstrong was the campaign manager for the Oklahoma Coalition Against Cockfighting, helping to spearhead a successful effort to ban cockfighting in the state. more |
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Meet Dave Pauli--Western Region
 This intrepid traveler based in Montana protects animals across the globe, from New Orleans to Sri Lanka to the Philippines. more |
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Meet Desiree Bender--Arkansas
 Desiree Bender, Arkansas state director for The HSUS, is nationally known for her work in developing pit bull specific adoption, spay/neuter and outreach/education programs. more |
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Meet Heidi Hopkins--Wyoming
 Heidi Hopkins works to control the West's wild horse herds while advocating for all animals in Idaho. more |
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Meet Holly Tarry--Colorado
 Holly Tarry is a rock climbing, yoga bender, dog jogger fighting for animals in Colorado. more |
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Meet Howard Goldman--Minnesota
 Howard Goldman's advocacy work spans both affordable housing and animal protection. more |
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Meet Inga Gibson--Hawaii
 Inga Gibson is the Hawaii state director for The Humane Society United States. more |
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Meet Jennifer Hobgood--Florida
 Former English professor Jennifer Hobgood turns love of animals into a career in animal protection. more |
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Meet Jill Fritz--Michigan
 Jill Fritz is a prize-winning journalist who now adovcates for animals. more |
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Meet Joanne Bourbeau--Vermont, New Hampshire
 The animals of the Green Mountain State are lucky that Joanne Bourbeau is on their side. more |
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Meet Jordan Matyas--Illinois
 Jordan Matyas, Illinois state director of The HSUS, and his dog, Bertha, work with patients who have suffered a spinal cord injury, a stroke or traumatic brain injury. more |
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Meet Julia Breaux--Louisiana
 Julie Breaux works to help animals through legislation, corporate campaigns, citizen advocacy, coalition building and other projects with both local and national scope. more |
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Meet Kari Nienstedt--Arizona
 Kari Nienstedt, Arizona state director for The HSUS, is a world traveler who is always happy to return to family, friends and four-legged kids after her jaunts. more |
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Meet Katie Lisnik--Maine
 This Mainer took the path of helping animals through public policy. more |
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Meet Laura Bevan--Eastern Region
 Laura Bevan is an expert in animal cruelty and fighting and director of The Humane Society of the United States’ Eastern Regional Office. more |
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Meet Leighann McCollum--Tennessee
 Tennessee animal advocate Leighann McCollum's home is a revolving door of foster dogs. more |
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Meet Lisa Kauffman--Idaho
 In addition to animal protection, Lisa Kauffman is involved in humanitarian efforts and spent a summer helping to rebuild a Mayan village demolished by a hurricane. more |
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Meet Mindy Gilbert--Alabama
 Mindy Gilbert is an expert in animal cruelty and Alabama state director for The Humane Society of the United States. more |
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Meet Pamela Rogers--Kentucky
 With a long history of animal protection and civic involvement, Pamela Rogers has served as president, vice president, and treasurer of the League of Women Voters, president and treasurer of Pet Groups United, and several other nonprofit corporations. more |
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Meet Patrick Kwan--New York
 With extensive campaigning experience in the animal protection, human rights and environmental movements, animals in New York can count on Patrick Kwan. more |
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Meet Sarah Speed--Pennsylvania
 Sarah Speed is the Pennsylvania state director for The Humane Society of the United States. Before joining The HSUS in 2007, Speed was lobbying for animal protection legislation while a law student in her native California. more |
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