Brigitte has held many clerical positions since graduating from business school in 1986, and decided to combine her
work experience with her love for
animals,
first at a general veterinary practice and then at the Veterinary Referral Center of Northern Virginia since January 2015.
• Past President and current member of the Connecticut
Animal Control Association • Member of the National Coalition developing response plans for FEMA in the event of national disasters (she does not
work for FEMA) • Consultant on the Compendium of
Animal Rabies Prevention and Control Committee (she is the only lay person on the panel) • Evaluator for
Animal Control Departments throughout the United States, ensuring compliance
with National Standards • Board of Directors of the New England
Animal Control / Humane Academy in New Hampshire currently serving as Assistant Director & Instructor • National Task Force for
Animal Hoarding • New England and State of Connecticut Task Force for
Animal Fighting • Member of the New England Stock Dog Association • Member of Curriculum Advisory Committee, University of New Hampshire, Thompson School of Applied Science Teaching
Experience: • Cruelty Investigation Instructor for Police Officers and
Animal Control Officers • Certified as an Instructor to teach at the FBI and Police Academy • Teaches Cruelty Investigation, Criminal Law and
First Aid to Police,
Animal Control and Humane Officers at the University of New Hampshire • National and Connecticut
Animal Control Association • Numerous Kennel Clubs and Schools Author — National
Animal Control Association Training Guide — Disaster Planning American Kennel Club • Certified Canine Good Citizen (CGC) evaluator • Completed Obedience requirements for becoming an AKC Obedience Judge.
Her
first job was
working at the Berkeley
Animal Shelter and has over twelve years of professional animal experience from being a grooming salon manager to an intern working with lions, tigers, bison an
Animal Shelter and has over twelve years of professional
animal experience from being a grooming salon manager to an intern working with lions, tigers, bison an
animal experience from being a grooming salon manager to an intern
working with lions, tigers, bison and elk.
Summary: Customer service - oriented individual
with inherent love and respect for
animals and hands - on
experience of
working as a
first contact representative in a large
animal care facility.