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Selena Meredith Brown

Kingsport,Tennessee

Summary

Energetic leader with experience planning and executing animal field rescue operations and emergency sheltering on a local and national scale. Dedicated and flexible professional well-versed in animal welfare best practices, resource management, and community outreach programming.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director of Behavior and Welfare

PETWORKS ANIMAL SERVICES
Kingsport, TN
05.2024 - 04.2025
  • Develop and supervise animal behavior, shelter medicine, and field-services programming
  • Create a community-oriented field services department focused on intake diversion, post-adoption support, and inter-agency collaboration to strengthen animal protection and community safety initiatives
  • Implement comprehensive staff onboarding and training programs spanning topics from safe animal handling and animal cruelty investigations to occupational safety hazards.

Customer Experience Coordinator

FEAR FREE, LLC
Denver, CO
01.2024 - 10.2024
  • Respond to customer inquiries, resolve technical issues, and manage data across platforms
  • Utilize online databases and back-end troubleshooting to identify and solve technical problems affecting LMS and website functionality.
  • Provide cross-functional project support to the sales, web development, and education teams.

Behavior Specialist

ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center
Weaverville, NC
01.2022 - 05.2023
  • Deploy to large-scale field operations to provide animal handling and behavior expertise during removals, forensic exams, and sheltering operations.
  • Coach staff and volunteer responders on shelter safety, animal behavior, and emergency protocols.
  • Perform intake assessments, collect behavior data, and make pathway recommendations.

Education

Master of Science - Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare

VIRGINIA TECH
Blacksburg, VA
05.2027

Master of Arts - Germanic Languages and Literatures

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, PA
12.2019

Bachelor of Arts - German Language And Literature

University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
05.2017

Skills

  • Animal handling
  • Field operations
  • Program development
  • Collaboration
  • Project management
  • Community outreach

Certification

  • Fear Free Certified – Animal Trainer and Veterinary Professional, 2024
  • NACA Certified Animal Control Officer, 2024
  • Certified Canine Behavior Consultant (CBCC-KA), 2021

Volunteer Experience

Shelter Playgroup Alliance, 2023, Develop and teach content on animal behavior, safe handling, and animal welfare best practices

Timeline

Director of Behavior and Welfare

PETWORKS ANIMAL SERVICES
05.2024 - 04.2025

Customer Experience Coordinator

FEAR FREE, LLC
01.2024 - 10.2024

Behavior Specialist

ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center
01.2022 - 05.2023

Master of Science - Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare

VIRGINIA TECH

Master of Arts - Germanic Languages and Literatures

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Bachelor of Arts - German Language And Literature

University of South Carolina

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