If you are looking for spay/neuter resources in your area call: 1-866-957-SPAY (7729)
Introducing the Indiana Spay/Neuter Alliance Steering Commitee!
The Indiana Spay/Neuter Alliance wishes to present to you the founding of our Steering Commitee. This commitee is comprised of animal welfare representatives from across Indiana who have shown an amazing drive and dedication to spay/netuer. The objectives of the formation of the steering committee are:
Ø To provide a connection to each steering committee member’s respective regions. This will help us in identifying other organizations that may be available to help with spay/neuter services or subsidies and to reduce the chances of duplication of services.
Ø To lend credence to ISNA. By identifying individuals who are known for their work and passionate about the tragedy caused by pet overpopulation, the ISNA can lean on the credentials of those who are respected throughout the state.
Ø Provide input with respect to funding programs and subsidies throughout the state.
Ø Create a sense of community whereby steering committee members take “ownership” in their respective regions to ensure the spay/neuter needs of its area is being addressed adequately.
Kathi Daniels, Independent Spay/Neuter Development Consultant. Kathi Daniels has been an advocate in animal welfare for over 18 years, working on both the local and national level. She has served as Executive Director at the Humane Society of Calumet, regional program manager for Humane Strategies, and most recently consulting with NAWS in Chicago to open the region's first low-cost spay/neuter-wellness clinic. Ms. Daniels is also the founder of the Indiana Association of Animal Control and Welfare Organizations. Her work has been recognized nationally, and her passion for the cause of homeless animals has helped many animal welfare organizations. She currently resides in Illinois and consults with organizations on their volunteer and development programs.
Ellen Robinson, Executive Director of the FACE Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic. Ellen holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management. Prior to joining FACE, Ellen spent 10 years in the field of human resource management. She began her career with Hyatt Hotels in Chicago and Indianapolis and then spent four years working in human resource management in the healthcare industry. Ms. Robinson joined FACE in the final two years of its initial fundraising campaign. She was hired by FACE in 1998 to open the clinic. From 1998 to February of 1999, she purchased the equipment and supplies and hired and trained staff for the clinic’s opening in March of 1999. Since the clinic opened, Ms. Robinson has been intimately involved with its daily operations. Together with FACE’s board of directors, she established a high standard for patient care through stringent protocols and guidelines, and quality customer service. In 2009 alone over 9,000 spay/neuter surgeries have been performed, bringing FACE's successful spay/neuter surgery count to nearly 112,000 since opening its doors in 1999.
Karla Kamstra has been with Petsalive since it was founded in 2002. She is the founder of Petsalive’s spay/neuter clinic, which opened in March 2005. Karla has regularly spoken across the nation at conferences and workshops, and assists other groups by sharing Pets ALIVE’s accomplishments, their business model, and her philosophy on collaborative efforts. Karla also served on the Founding Board of the Indiana Association of Animal Control & Welfare. Her recent endeavor is the opening of Sweet Repeats Non-Profit Consignment Boutique to help raise funds for Petsalive’s clinic and long-term vision. Karla is the founder of the Indiana Spay/Neuter Alliance. She and her husband John consider their work in animal welfare to be their family’s ministry.
Madeleine Laird, Vice President of HOPE for Animals, has been a Fort Wayne resident since 1998. In addition to being one of the original founders of HOPE for Animals, Madeleine is active as a volunteer for Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control and is a member of the Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control Commission. She is also a certified dog trainer and works part time for PetSmart to help keep dogs with their owners. Madeleine’s dream is to help make the city of Fort Wayne a pet friendly place that provides low cost health care, spay/neuter and vaccination programs for pet parents as well as a safe haven for homeless and abused pets. Madeleine is married to Rob Laird and they share their home with their much loved Husky mix, Cheyenne.
Mary Schons is proud to be a member of the Indiana Spay Neuter Alliance. She is the founder and current president of Calumet SNAP: The Spay/Neuter Assistance Program of Northwest Indiana, Inc. The mission of Calumet SNAP is to help low-income Northwest Indiana residents get their pets spayed and neutered safely and affordably, with the goal of ending the euthanasia of healthy, adoptable animals through the ready availability of low-cost spay/neuter. She got involved with spay/neuter activism when, after looking for low-cost spay/neuter assistance programs in Northwest Indiana and not finding any, she decided to start one herself. Since founding Calumet SNAP she has found many wonderful and caring animal guardians who share her goal of ending pet overpopulation. Mary is a full-time reference librarian at the Hammond Public Library and a contributing writer to National Geographic Expeditions and the Unabashed Librarian. She lives very happily in Northwest Indiana with Casey, her 15 year-old camera-shy calico
Melissa Kusturin, General Manager of petsalive nonprofit spay/neuter clinic. Melissa began her career in Animal Welfare in 2003 on the Board of Directors of the White River Humane Society before accepting the Executive Director position of the organization in July of 2004. While at the White River Humane Society she established many programs including neuter before adoption, spay/neuter assistance for residents, and spay/neuter transport with petsalive. Her passion has been spay/neuter since beginning her career with the White River Humane Society and realizing the extent of pet overpopulation in Indiana. She now has joined the petsalive team in hopes of assisting a much larger region to have access to affordable spay/neuter services
Melissa Stevenson, Secretary/Treasurer of HOPE for Animals is employed by Parkview Health System as a Financial Operations Analyst for their three Fort Wayne hospitals. She received her MBA in Business Management/Entrepreneurship in 2001, from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA. Melissa has a six year old daughter, and is active in the Oak View Elementary PTO, and a Girl Scout troop leader. Her love of animals started at a young age. Over the years, her family has enjoyed raising horses, chickens, goats, cats and dogs. Melissa and her pets, Sydney (yellow lab) and Alex the cat are making it their mission to save animals in Northeast Indiana.
Tanya Tuell has worked on animal and environmental protection issues for 25 years with the emphasis on spay/neuter projects. Since 2001 Tanya has served as Program Coordinator for the Harrison County Spay/Neuter Assistance Program, a county government sponsored program. She was a member of the Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources Wild Animal Permit Technical Advisory Group. She completed National Animal Control Association Training Academy Level 1 and attended the AHA National Horse Abuse Investigators School. Ms. Tuell’s animal-related legislative efforts include lobbying elected officials on local, state and national levels. Tanya is co-owner & vice president of an advertising photography/digital imaging business. Her rescued companion animals include dogs, cats, two horses and ‘Sparkle’, a lovely American Yorkshire sow.
2009 STATEWIDE Spay/Neuter Summit SUCCESS!
Thank you to everyone involved in the inaugural Spay/Neuter Summit "Spay It Forward Indiana!" July 18th, 2009 presented by the Indiana Spay/Neuter Alliance! It was a wonderful crowd full of great heart and drive for the expansion of spay/neuter availability throughout Indiana. We all were inspired by the amazing and insightful information shared! We hope to keep in contact with everyone in attendance and work together further in this mission to end pet overpopulation in Indiana. We gained knowledge through presentations on spay/neuter program establishment, community assessment, spay/neuter delivery systems, how ISNA works, grassroots fundraising, collaboration and coalition work and collaborative fundraising efforts. If anyone would like information on our presenters, their presentations or any other material, please contact Emily! (info@spayneuterindiana.org)
Thank you again, Humane Society of Indianapolis for hosting this event. We are truly grateful for such a kind welcome. Kirsten VantWoud was gracious enough to provide a tour of the HSI facility to our attendees. Thank you Kirsten! Special thanks also to our presenters: Esther Mechler, Founder SpayUSA; Kathi Daniels, Independent Development Consultant; Karla Kamstra, Founder petsalive Indiana; Melissa Kusturin, General Manager petsalive Spay/Neuter Clinic. We look forward to an even larger gathering of animal welfare representatives for next year's summit. Spread the word! Spay. Neuter. Save lives.
Welcome, to our our new website. At present, our web site is still under construction.
In the meantime, if you are trying to locate affordable spay/neuter resources in Indiana OR you would like to learn more about the alliance, you can reach us at 1-866-957-SPAY (7729). You can also contact us at our e-mail address: info@spayneuterindiana.org
WHO WE ARE:.
The Indiana Spay/Neuter Alliance is a statewide collaboration created by petsalive (www.petsaliveindiana.org). Petsalive is a non-profit organization located in Bloomington, and operates a low-cost, high volume spay/neuter clinic. Through its partnership with Spay USA (www.spayusa.org), petsalive launched ISNA to unite Indiana's spay/neuter initiatives.
ISNA offers a single, toll-free number for callers seeking affordable spay/neuter resources across the state.
Indiana Spay/Neuter Alliance unites agencies across Indiana who are working to end the needless suffering of cats & dogs by preventing unwanted births. Spay/Neuter is the humane solution to pet overpopulation.
"ALONE WE CAN DO SO LITTLE -- TOGETHER WE CAN DO SO MUCH"
Kathi Daniels, Independent Spay/Neuter Development Consultant. Kathi Daniels has been an advocate in animal welfare for over 18 years, working on both the local and national level. She has served as Executive Director at the Humane Society of Calumet, regional program manager for Humane Strategies, and most recently consulting with NAWS in Chicago to open the region's first low-cost spay/neuter-wellness clinic. Ms. Daniels is also the founder of the Indiana Association of Animal Control and Welfare Organizations. Her work has been recognized nationally, and her passion for the cause of homeless animals has helped many animal welfare organizations. She currently resides in Illinois and consults with organizations on their volunteer and development programs.
Ellen Robinson, Executive Director of the FACE Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic. Ellen holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management. Prior to joining FACE, Ellen spent 10 years in the field of human resource management. She began her career with Hyatt Hotels in Chicago and Indianapolis and then spent four years working in human resource management in the healthcare industry. Ms. Robinson joined FACE in the final two years of its initial fundraising campaign. She was hired by FACE in 1998 to open the clinic. From 1998 to February of 1999, she purchased the equipment and supplies and hired and trained staff for the clinic’s opening in March of 1999. Since the clinic opened, Ms. Robinson has been intimately involved with its daily operations. Together with FACE’s board of directors, she established a high standard for patient care through stringent protocols and guidelines, and quality customer service. In 2009 alone over 9,000 spay/neuter surgeries have been performed, bringing FACE's successful spay/neuter surgery count to nearly 112,000 since opening its doors in 1999. 
Karla Kamstra has been with Petsalive since it was founded in 2002. She is the founder of Petsalive’s spay/neuter clinic, which opened in March 2005. Karla has regularly spoken across the nation at conferences and workshops, and assists other groups by sharing Pets ALIVE’s accomplishments, their business model, and her philosophy on collaborative efforts. Karla also served on the Founding Board of the Indiana Association of Animal Control & Welfare. Her recent endeavor is the opening of Sweet Repeats Non-Profit Consignment Boutique to help raise funds for Petsalive’s clinic and long-term vision. Karla is the founder of the Indiana Spay/Neuter Alliance. She and her husband John consider their work in animal welfare to be their family’s ministry.
Madeleine Laird, Vice President of HOPE for Animals, has been a Fort Wayne resident since 1998. In addition to being one of the original founders of HOPE for Animals, Madeleine is active as a volunteer for Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control and is a member of the Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control Commission. She is also a certified dog trainer and works part time for PetSmart to help keep dogs with their owners. Madeleine’s dream is to help make the city of Fort Wayne a pet friendly place that provides low cost health care, spay/neuter and vaccination programs for pet parents as well as a safe haven for homeless and abused pets. Madeleine is married to Rob Laird and they share their home with their much loved Husky mix, Cheyenne.
Mary Schons is proud to be a member of the Indiana Spay Neuter Alliance. She is the founder and current president of Calumet SNAP: The Spay/Neuter Assistance Program of Northwest Indiana, Inc. The mission of Calumet SNAP is to help low-income Northwest Indiana residents get their pets spayed and neutered safely and affordably, with the goal of ending the euthanasia of healthy, adoptable animals through the ready availability of low-cost spay/neuter. She got involved with spay/neuter activism when, after looking for low-cost spay/neuter assistance programs in Northwest Indiana and not finding any, she decided to start one herself. Since founding Calumet SNAP she has found many wonderful and caring animal guardians who share her goal of ending pet overpopulation. Mary is a full-time reference librarian at the Hammond Public Library and a contributing writer to National Geographic Expeditions and the Unabashed Librarian. She lives very happily in Northwest Indiana with Casey, her 15 year-old camera-shy calico
Melissa Kusturin, General Manager of petsalive nonprofit spay/neuter clinic. Melissa began her career in Animal Welfare in 2003 on the Board of Directors of the White River Humane Society before accepting the Executive Director position of the organization in July of 2004. While at the White River Humane Society she established many programs including neuter before adoption, spay/neuter assistance for residents, and spay/neuter transport with petsalive. Her passion has been spay/neuter since beginning her career with the White River Humane Society and realizing the extent of pet overpopulation in Indiana. She now has joined the petsalive team in hopes of assisting a much larger region to have access to affordable spay/neuter services
Melissa Stevenson, Secretary/Treasurer of HOPE for Animals is employed by Parkview Health System as a Financial Operations Analyst for their three Fort Wayne hospitals. She received her MBA in Business Management/Entrepreneurship in 2001, from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA. Melissa has a six year old daughter, and is active in the Oak View Elementary PTO, and a Girl Scout troop leader. Her love of animals started at a young age. Over the years, her family has enjoyed raising horses, chickens, goats, cats and dogs. Melissa and her pets, Sydney (yellow lab) and Alex the cat are making it their mission to save animals in Northeast Indiana.
Tanya Tuell has worked on animal and environmental protection issues for 25 years with the emphasis on spay/neuter projects. Since 2001 Tanya has served as Program Coordinator for the Harrison County Spay/Neuter Assistance Program, a county government sponsored program. She was a member of the Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources Wild Animal Permit Technical Advisory Group. She completed National Animal Control Association Training Academy Level 1 and attended the AHA National Horse Abuse Investigators School. Ms. Tuell’s animal-related legislative efforts include lobbying elected officials on local, state and national levels. Tanya is co-owner & vice president of an advertising photography/digital imaging business. Her rescued companion animals include dogs, cats, two horses and ‘Sparkle’, a lovely American Yorkshire sow.
2009 STATEWIDE Spay/Neuter Summit SUCCESS! 