SAAC Board of Directors:

SAAC is a non-profit, charitable organization with 501(c)(3) status.

The current officers and directors are:

Pam Runquist - President
Nicole Forsyth - Vice President
Jonel Jorgensen - Treasurer
Alexis Raymond - Secretary
Shannon Asquith
Barb Jones, DVM
Teri Klippert

Jennifer Fearing (Advisory Member)


Present and Past Board Member Affiliations/Service:

Shelters/Animal Control Agencies:

• Eastern Madera County SPCA
• Marin Humane Society
• Peninsula Humane Society
• Placer County Animal Services
• Placer SPCA
• Santa Cruz SPCA
• City of Sacramento Animal Care Services
• County of Sacramento Animal Care and Regulation
• Sacramento SPCA
• San Francisco SPCA
• Yolo County SPCA

Breed-Specific/All-Breed Rescue Groups:

• Pitbull Rescue Central (PBRC)
• Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue
• Central California Labrador Retriever Rescue
• Golden Gate Labrador Retriever Rescue
• Friends of the Sacramento City Animal Shelter
• Happy Tails
• Rescuing Animals in Need (RAIN)
• Pet Finders

Local/State-wide/National Humane Organizations:

• Pet Overpopulation Task Force
• Sacramento Wildlife Care Association
• Teaching Everyone Animals Matter (TEAM)
• California Council of Companion Animal Advocates
• Western Humane and Environmental Educators Association (WHEEA)
• California Animal Control Directors Association (CACDA)
• California State Humane Association
• Animal Place
• Animal Protection Institute
• Association of Professional Humane Educators
• Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights (AVAR)
• Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
• Doris Day Animal Foundation
• Fund for Animals
• Guam Animals in Need (GAIN)
• Humane Society of the United States
• Maddie's Fund
• United Animal Nations (UAN)

Veterinary Groups:

• Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights
• California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA)
• Sacramento Valley Veterinarians Medical Association (SVVMA)
• UC Davis Veterinary Medical School
• UC Davis Shelter Medicine Program