Bobbi Anderson, director of the SPCA of Bradley County animal shelterCLEVELAND, Tenn. – The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Bradley County has a new director for its Johnson Boulevard animal shelter.
The SPCA board voted 7-0 to appoint Bobbi Anderson of Dayton, Tenn., to the post with a $30,000 annual salary. She replaces Jonathan “Jack” Cooper, who resigned as director on March 22, six days after the shelter opened.
“Bobbi has the unique combination of experience that makes her the perfect fit to direct the SPCA’s shelter,” Betti Gravelle, president of the SPCA board, said in an announcement.
Anderson recently served as a veterinary assistant at The Village Pet in Dayton and Fido Fixers in Madisonville, Tenn., worked with humane societies in Indiana and has experience in kennel management and animal control, according to the announcement.
“You’re light years ahead of so many shelters, and I look forward to being part of continuing to create this community’s vision of compassion,” Anderson said of the SPCA facility.