Michele Lee

• Location: Tennessee
• Disaster Experience: (1) hurricane

Michele has an extensive background in animal welfare programs, she has managed an effective, efficient and customer focused animal services program (shelter and field operations) with a large staff and has re-engineered many programs, protocols and procedures for staff, citizens and animals. Michele recently moved from Texas to Tennessee.

Susan Haraway

• Location: Missouri
• Disaster Experience: (1) hurricane (1) fire (1) tornado

Susan has been with Noah's Wish since it was founded in 2002 and has been involved with animal disaster work since 1999. She was the co-owner of a veterinary hospital for almost 4 years, where she was able to use her experience as an RN to help her true love - animals. She was able to develop the skills necessary to care for animals in the hospital's boarding facility, which has made her an invaluable asset in the shelter aspect of disasters.

Susan lives in the St. Louis area and works for the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation as a Donor Coordinator. She evaluates potential tissue donors, as well as, speaks with the bereaved family members to give them information about eye & tissue donation. She then coordinates the recovery of the tissue donations. Susan also works in the Emergency Room of an area hospital.

Susan is the mother of 5 canine children, one of whom is a Katrina survivor.

Theresa Williams

• Location: Missouri
• Disaster Experience: (1) hurricane