Amy-Jo Sites - Director
Amy-Jo began her shelter career in 2004 as the office supervisor, promoted to deputy director in 2011, and then in 2016 was named director. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and a Master Degree in Public Affairs from IPFW. Amy-Jo earned her CAWA (Certification for Animal Welfare Administrators) to continue advancing her knowledge of animal welfare. Amy-Jo has testified before lawmakers on behalf of several proposed bills to strengthen cruelty and neglect and exotic animal laws for Indiana. Her hope for the shelter is to be a resource for the community for all their animal needs as well as to continue to be advocates for those animals in neglectful situations. During her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family which includes Carley the Great Dane, her daughter, and husband. Amy-Jo loves to be outdoors, is an avid runner, exercise enthusiast, and volunteers as a co-leader for her daughter’s Girl Scout Troop.
Lisa Cain - Deputy Director of Field Operations
Lisa began her shelter career in 2011 as the office supervisor and then promoted to deputy director in 2016. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from IPFW. Lisa earned her CAWA (Certification for Animal Welfare Administrators) in 2014 to continue advancing her knowledge in animal welfare. Lisa has volunteered her time with the National ASPCA to work on a couple large scale cockfighting rings. She continues to assist other area jurisdictions with large scale impounds and investigations of State level animal cruelty charges. Her hope is that FWACC continues to educate our community on the services and resources FWACC has available. Lisa loves to read, garden and be outside with her family whether it is playing in the backyard, relaxing at the lake or hanging at the ballfield. Her family includes her Boxer Maggie, Schnoodle Oscar and cat Stickers.
Laura Rowe - Deputy Director of Medical and Shelter Operations
Laura joined Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control's team in 2003. Prior to coming to FWACC, she worked at Northeast Indiana Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and is a Certified Animal Welfare Administrator (CAWA). In 2019, she achieved a graduate certificate in Veterinary Forensic to further her knowledge and assist with our animal cruelty cases. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, assisting in agility classes, and traveling.
Jeff Green - Office Supervisor
An employee since 2017, Jeff began his shelter career as a dispatcher and was promoted to office supervisor in 2019. He participated in a mentorship with Best Friends Animal Society in 2019 which cemented his love for animal welfare and also played an instrumental part in launching the shelter’s managed intake and pet retention programs. Jeff holds a bachelor's degree in law & society from Purdue University. During his free time he enjoys motorsports, traveling, spending time with friends and family, and being near water. Like most others in the field, animals hold a special place in his heart.
Emilee Smith - Foster Coordinator
From an early age Emilee has had a passion for animals and was interested in learning everything she could about them. This curiosity lead to jobs in pet supply retail, dog grooming, dog training and of course living alongside of them in her home. Emilee graduated IPFW with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She took a step away from working with animals for a couple of years to pursue a career in social work. During that time, she realized the importance of helping both people and animals in our community and pursued a career in the animal welfare field in 2010. Emilee joined FWACC’s team as the Volunteer Coordinator in 2014 and was overseeing both the volunteer and foster departments. Over the years Emilee grew both programs to incredible heights which lead to the programs being split. Emilee transitioned to the newly created positions of Foster Coordinator in January 2021. She shares her home with her husband, two children, three dogs, a cat, goldfish and a gecko. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, painting and training with her dogs in agility.
Jeoff Dingeldein - Volunteer Coordinator
Jeoff has always had a passion for caring for animals. He joined the FWACC team in March of 2021 as a volunteer and when he had the opportunity to become a part of the staff he didn’t think twice. Jeoff has a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University in Business Management and Operations Management. Before starting with FWACC as the Volunteer Coordinator in August 2022, Jeoff was in retail management for 16 years, owned his own insurance agency and was a licensed mortgage loan offer. His household includes his wife, their 3 children, 3 cats, 2 budgies and 1-5 foster kittens at any given time. When not at work he likes to spend time with family and friends and play hockey.
Tyna Reiter - Community Relations & Education Specialist-PIO
As a child Tyna wanted to be a veterinarian, and like many young animal lovers she viewed mostly everything as her pet. She made space in her heart over the years for a cat, dogs, birds, fish, rabbits, a scorpion and even a pet crawfish. As she grew older, she learned that helping support organizations through the people who love them was a real job and required much less schooling than a veterinarian. She opted to attain a bachelor’s degree in management with a focus on communications and learning to fundraise. Tyna is no stranger to animal welfare and comes to us with many years of experience working in both the shelter environment and in nonprofit spay/neuter clinic capacities. She currently doesn't have any pets in her home because her beloved shelter dog, Cookie, passed just a short time ago. In her free time Tyna loves to attend fundraising events and show support for nonprofit organizations, spend time with friends and family, and make visits to a lot of fun and random places.
Nicole King - Fund Development Manager
Nicole joined Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control’s team in June of 2022. Nicole has brought over a decade of experience in Fund Development with her to benefit FWACC. She has served in a variety of positions ranging from an administrative director of a youth center, office manager of a foster care agency, and marketing and fund development manager of a counseling agency that cultivate and hone her technical and fund diversification abilities. She believes her ‘self-proclaimed’ superpower of kindness allows her to serve in a professional capacity with a passion that makes her job enjoyable and rewarding no matter where she works. In her free time, Nicole enjoys serving her community through volunteering for a host of organizations regularly. She also loves reading and reads about 50 plus books a year. She is looking forward to helping Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control receive life-saving funding, adding enjoyable community events to the calendar, and getting to know the shelter’s current donors and meeting new ones!
