Talbot Humane is successful thanks to a small and dedicated staff and a large and passionate volunteer force!
Meet The Staff
Patty Crankshaw-Quimby, CAWA
Executive Director
Patty has been with Talbot Humane since 1999. Working her way through the ranks Patty is committed to ensuring the pets and their people of the Mid Shore have the services and care they need.
Dayniese Hurley
Animal Care Director
Dayniese has been a part of the Talbot Humane team since 2000. As the Animal Care Director she ensures the mental and physical needs of each animal are met by our team each day. Dayniese has a passion for the underdogs and works on behavior modification and enrichment services for every animal in our care.
Kate Richards
Development Director
Kate jumped into animal welfare with 2 feet in the fall of 2023. She works to help raise the profile of Talbot Humane in the community and build relationships with friends and businesses to better the lives of the animals.
Denise Fitzgerald
Office Manager
Denise began her work with Talbot Humane as an animal control officer and has held several roles at the shelter over the years. She excels at organization and works to ensure visitors to the shelter receive the service they need.
Ashley Marshall
Operations Manager
Ashley is our Jane of all trades! Ashley is the queen of multitasking, manages our animal care team and is responsible for ensuring the shelter is running smoothly.
Nancy Benner
Programs Coordinator
Nancy started with Talbot Humane 20 years ago and joined our team a few years later. She is responsible for our Spay Neuter Program, Intervention Program, Pet Pantry and other community programs.
Officer V. Gonzalez- Zepeda
Senior Animal Control Officer
Valentin has been an officer with Talbot Humane since 2003. He is committed to the safety and care of the animals of Talbot County.
Brendan Wazniak
Animal Control Officer 1
Brendan joined the Talbot Humane team in 2022 as an animal control officer. Brendan is committed to the safety and care of the animals of Talbot County.
Laura Koeneman
Shelter Services Coordinator
Laura joined the Talbot Humane team in 2021. Laura is responsible for the adoption program, foster program, community cats program and she acts as our social media manager.
Megan Dornton
Volunteer and Events Specialist
Megan came to Talbot Humane in 2022. As our volunteer and events specialist Megan works to support our passionate volunteer force of over 140 people and gets our people and pets into the community weekly.
Amy Eutsey
Data Base Manager
Amy Eutsey is our database guru! Our former volunteer coordinator Amy is also the head coach of our charity running team UNLEASHED for Talbot Humane which helps ordinary folks do extraordinary things for themselves and the animals in our care.
Manny Martinez
Senior Animal Care Technician-2
Manny is a senior animal care technician. His role is daily care of animals, ensuring they have proper enrichment and medical care. He is a certified euthanasia technician. Manny's kind and calm demeanor is an asset to our team at Talbot Humane.
Jessica Guy
Animal Care Technician-1 and Customer Service Assistant
Jessica has grown into a duel role at Talbot Humane. She is one of our full time animal care technicians and provides daily care to the animals. She also provides customer service assistance at the front desk and assists with adoptions. Jessica is excellent with the scared or frightened cats in our care.
Morgan Jenkins
Animal Care Technician-1
Re-joined our team in 2024. As an Animal Care Technician Morgan is a gentle soul who provides to the animals daily. Her calm and kind personality lends her to being a favorite of the more shy or needy animals at Talbot Humane.
Christina Lane
Animal Care Assistant
Christina is one of our part time animal care attendants. Christina provides direct care to the animals in the shelter as well as other duties at Talbot Humane.
Che Gonzalez
Animal Care Assistant
Che is one of our Part Time Animal Care Attendants. He is the dog whisperer and provides direct care of the canines at Talbot Humane.
Claudia Fahey
Animal Care Attendant
Claudia is one of our part time animal care attendants. Claudia is a cat person and works with direct care of felines at Talbot Humane
Lori Hemming
Office Assistant
Lori is another team member who started as a volunteer! Lori is a customer service superstar, always patient and kind with guest even with the shelter may be crazy busy.
MacKenzie Saathoff
Animal Care Attendant
MacKenzie is one our Part Time Animal Care Attendants. She is responsible for the direct care of animals at Talbot Humane and joined our team at the end of 2024
Julia Crooks
Animal Care Attendant
Julia is the newest addition to our team at Talbot Humane, joining us in early 2025. She is one of our Part Time Animal Care Attendants and provides direct care to the animals of Talbot Humane.
