Jeni Mather-FOUNDER

Jeni is the Founder and past President of Brockton Blue Dog Shelter. The idea for the shelter came as a result of her rescue of Blue, the shelter mascot, who needed surgery on his leg. Jeni and friends of J.M. K-9 Training held a successful fundraiser and raised money for his surgery. She thought that if she could help one dog, then maybe there were others out there that needed help too. And with that idea, the Brockton Blue Dog Shelter was born. Under Jeni's guidance the shelter has grown to be very successful in placing hundreds of dogs into their forever homes.

In addition to her shelter responsibilities Jeni is the owner of J.M. K-9 Training. She and her husband are the animal control officers for the Town of West Bridgewater. Jeni also works part time at the North Main St. Veterinary Clinic in Brockton as a technician and receptionist. She and her husband George are also the proud parents to sons George and Russell.

Diane Chimbur-TREASURER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Diane has been involved with the shelter since 2002. After attending the very first fundraiser for Blue she knew she wanted to help find homes for all the dogs in need. Currently she is an adoption coordinator, involved with fundraising, and planning events.

Sunni Willis-PRESIDENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sunni Willis is a Certified Veterinary Technician and Assistant Manager at the North Main Street Veterinary Clinic. Sunni became involved with the shelter gradually over the past few years, often just attending fundraisers and making an occasional donation. It was through that exposure that she became aware of the great potential that the shelter has to place so many deserving dogs into great, loving homes. She now spends a lot of her free time doing shelter work that most would consider "behind the scenes" such as putting adoptable dogs onto the petfinder website, and contributing articles for the newsletter. Sunni lives in Hanson with her husband Alex, and her children Kellen and Maddie (also a Blue Dog volunteer) She has her own "Blue Dog" named Disco that she adopted in July 2006, and another adopted dog named Jazz.

Chris Chiocca-BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chris is on the Board of Directors. After adopting his dog Leon in 2003 he started to volunteer with helping out at fundraising events. You will likely find him manning the barbecue grill at Bluefest, or onstage at Comedy Night helping to be sure that things run smoothly.

Mary Lou Hannon- BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Currently a member of the Board of Directors, Mary Lou has voluteered for the last several years by helping with the events and running the recycle program that raises funds for the shelter.

Sandra Vining-SR ADOPTION COUNSELOR

Sandra has been involved with the shelter since the beginning. She is a former Vice President and now oversees the adoptions. She brings to this position her experience as a trainer and the ability to match families with the perfect dog!

Katie Chiocca-SECRETARY, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Since 2005 Katie has been involved with every major fundraising event at the shelter. She is always a big part of our behind the scenes work, and you will likely see her selling snacks at Bluefest, or raffle tickets at Comedy Night. As Secretary for our Board of Directors, Katie is responsible for recording our monthly meetings, and many other correspondence for the shelter. Katie and her husband Chris were married in 2007 and are expecting their first child.

Kelsie Hill-VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kelsie started volunteering at Brockton Blue Dog Shelter in August 2006. She is a huge animal lover (dogs in particular) and was looking for a way she could spend some of her free time around them. Her cousin's husband mentioned Brockton Blue Dog Shelter and suggested she see about volunteering there, and has been involved with the shelter ever since. She helps with the special fundraising events and the newsletter. Kelsie says it has been a great experience, not only getting to meet and help some great dogs, but also the really great people involved with J.M. K-9 Training and Brockton Blue Dog Shelter.

Sharon Owens-Volunteer

Sharon had volunteered at the Friends of the Plymouth Pound in Pembroke until it closed. She then found the Brockton Blue Dog Shelter. Sharon and her husband have 3 dogs and have also fostered dogs in the past. Sharon is often found at our fundraising events acting as a greeter, and also helps to distribute our shelter newsletter.

Debbie Cantone-Volunteer

Debbie became involved with the shelter after adopting her dog Calleigh. She has become a big part of our first Blue Dog Dinner Dance, and you will find her at the shelter several days per week doing adoption counseling, and other shelter duties.

Maddie Volante-JUNIOR VOLUNTEER

Maddie Volante is a young, but enthusiastic volunteer for the shelter. You will often find her at our big fundraising events, helping out in any way she is asked. She also likes to spend her school vacation days at the shelter, walking puppies, and doing some general cleaning. Maddie also does some occasional fundraising on her own by selling candy bars at school on behalf of the shelter. We know that Maddie will help to bring the next generation on board about awareness of homeless animals, and how the Blue Dog Shelter helps to find homes for them.

Carol Gordon-Volunteer

Carol and her husband Jeff play a vital role in keeping our program going. Every week they make the round-trip drive to Harvard Mass to pick up our puppies for adoption. Without their help, our puppy adoptions would have to be cut back. Carol and Jeff adopted their dog Hannah from Blue Dog, and Carol says she enjoys the opportunity to participate in the program, and we are very lucky to have them!

Jeff Gordon-Volunteer

Jeff is one of the core volunteers, without whom our program would not be able to run as smoothly. Jeff and his wife Carol make a weekly round-trip to Harvard Mass to pick up our puppies for adoption. They are both a huge part of our organization.

Sharon Colclough-Volunteer

Sharon has been a lontime volunteer for Bluedog. She had been bringing her dog in for training and daycare at JM K9, and became involved with the first ever Bluefest. You will see Sharon on Saturdays greeting potential adopters and at all of our major fundraising events.

Jennifer Chase-Volunteer

Jennifer adopted her own Bluedog named "Bear" in 2006, and has been a foster home for us in the past. She has recently become more involved in the day to day running of the shelter. She is our primary email sorter and makes sure that all of your emails are forwarded to the right person and answered promptly. She is currently learning to be an Adoption Coordinator, and we are very lucky to have her on board.

Marion McEwan-Volunteer

Marion became involved with the shelter after adopting a dog from us. She recently retired from a career in nursing, and now has more time to give to Bluedog. Marion is a craft person, so we count on her to make things available for fundraising. She also helps with making callbacks to recently adopted dog's families to ensure a smooth transition, and also will be taking some of the older dogs to training classes during their stay at our shelter. We are lucky to have such a dedicated volunteer.

Steve Schmidt & Andrea Schein-Volunteers

Steve and Andrea work together to take beautiful photos of the dogs available for adoption. As a couple, they are dedicated to coming into the shelter every weekend to work with each dog to find it's "true personality" They have a great way of letting each dog tell it's own story through it's picture. They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression, and we have Steve and Andrea to thank for the great first impressions that our Blue Dogs make!

Kathy Boyle-Volunteer

Kathy became involved with the shelter from the beginning. She took a break from volunteering, but now is back full force. Kathy is an Adoption Coordinator, and is in charge of coordinating adoptions of dogs still living in foster care in TN. You will find her at the shelter most weekends, and at our major fundraising events. We are very happy to have Kathy back on board.