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Chief Executive Officer

Rachel Delport

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Meet Rachel! She is an avid cow enthusiast but spends most of her time loving on her sweet baby girl, her three dogs, Josey Bell, Chloe and Colt and her cat, Kyro. When she’s not working, she enjoys spending time with family & friends, working on home décor projects, enjoying her husband’s cooking and spending time outdoors. Her never ending love for animals led her to a career at the Greenville Humane Society and has allowed her to fulfill her dream of becoming a Chief Executive Officer.

Chief Administrative Officer

Sharon Wilson

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Meet Sharon! While she’s only pictured with her sweet kitten, Suren, Sharon also has another cat, Vader, and two dogs, Oreo and Jax. Sharon’s hobbies include perusing the Kindle app for a new book, hanging out with her husband and two kids, and loving on her four fabulous fur babies! Sharon deals in HR, accounting, and overall office operations and has contributed almost 30 years to GHS. She will retire one day to fulfill her lifelong goal of being a crazy cat lady.

Chief Medical Director

Dr. Kelly Grisham, DVM

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Meet Dr. Grisham! She attended Berry College and the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. She has worked at the Greenville Humane Society for over 10 years and has been the Medical Director since 2013. Her interests include performing surgery, baking, reading, walking her dogs, riding her horse and traveling. She lives with her husband of 14 years, two sons and three dogs in Powdersville.

Medical Center Operations Manager

Kelly McComas

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Meet Kelly! Originally from Canada, she lives on a farm with her husband and their many animals including dogs, horses, chickens and a cat. In her spare time, she enjoys trail riding, barrel racing and spending time with her husband and animals. She started her career at the Greenville Humane Society as a volunteer dog walker and is now the Medical Center Operations Manager where she oversees the daily operations of the Admissions Office and Vaccine Clinic.

Adoption Center Operations Manager

Courtney Granger

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Meet Courtney! Courtney started at GHS as a volunteer in 2003 and has been involved with the organization since that time! She is a recent graduate of Clemson University and can be found on Saturdays cheering on her Tigers in Death Valley. When she isn’t working, Courtney enjoys spending time with her husband, her three wonderful pups and their sweet kitty, Willow. Courtney has combined her gift of gab and passion for animals in her role as our Adoption Center Operations Manager where she oversees the daily operations of our Adoption and Kennel teams!

Healing Place Operations Manager

Haley Rodriguez

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Meet Haley! She is well known for her love of cats (she currently has three of her own) so some may find it surprising she’s also a mom to two precious pups, a yorkie named Duncan and a blind schnauzer mix named Georgie. When she isn’t wrangling her miniature zoo at home or working hard in our Healing Place, Haley enjoys spending time with her husband, exploring new places and visiting with her beloved old horse, Cruise. Her compassion for sick and injured animals led her to leading our Healing Place team as the Healing Place Operations Manager.

Spay/Neuter Clinic Operations Manager

Jennifer Barton

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Meet Jennifer! A mom to two dogs (Annie pictured here), three cats and a human son, Jennifer enjoys spending her free time reading, looking forward to her next Disney trip and planning for Halloween with her husband. She loves reading, has never been to a beach she didn’t like and has worked with animals for nearly 15 years. Jennifer loves following her passion every day to provide excellent medical care and prevent animal overpopulation as our Spay/Neuter Clinic Operations Manager.

Outreach Operations Manager

Erin Simmons

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Meet Erin! A life-long animal lover, Erin currently shares her home with her two dachshunds, Winston and Huxley, her husband and their human baby. Erin loves working with the community to help homeless pets. Outside of the office, she enjoys spending time with her family, exploring new culinary creations in her kitchen and finding new adventures throughout the Upstate. Erin’s passion for helping those in need has led her to her position as the Outreach Operations Manager.

Shelter Veterinarian

Dr. Karly Zacharias, DVM

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Meet Dr. Zacharias! Dr. Zacharias is originally from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. For undergrad, she attended Young Harris College in Georgia where she played soccer. She then became a UGA Georgia Bulldog where she received her degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Outside of veterinary medicine, she enjoys running, gardening, taking her two dogs out for a hike, and spending time with family.

  • Brent Hester, Adoptions Manager
  • Bonnie Westlake, Assistant Adoptions Manager
  • Cailin Hinton, Kennel Manager
  • Gia Nix, Kennel Manager
  • Daisy Wise, Behavior & Enrichment Manager
  • Kassidy Faust, Healing Place Manager
  • Brittany Eiffert-Smith, Intake & Vaccine Clinic Manager
  • Mak Queen, Spay & Neuter Clinic Manager
  • Ashleigh Delport, Community Relations Manager
  • Emily Zheng, Marketing Manager
  • Mishelle Gray, Volunteer Manager
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