Submitted by mh on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 9:34am
Staff
Executive Director
As a senior level non-profit management professional, Diane S. Nahabedian has spent over thirty years working with organizations to enhance their stature through outreach that includes development, marketing/ communications and strategic partnership recruitment efforts, to ensure organizational financial security.
Director of Monkey Care
Animals, especially primates, have been a lifelong interest of Alison, Director of Monkey Care at Helping Hands. In the third grade, she decided that someday she would work with monkeys or apes.
Placement Trainer
Kim has always had an affinity for animals, having owned a plethora of domesticated mammals and reptiles growing up.
Placement Trainer/Veterinary Technician
Allyson received her Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Technology from Mount Ida College in 2008 and always knew she wanted to work with exotic animals.
Husbandry Assistant
Joe became involved with Helping Hands in 2006 through a high school vocational internship program. He is a lifelong animal lover and previously worked at a veterinary hospital and a dog grooming parlor, both of which he enjoyed thoroughly.
Placement Trainer
For as long as she can remember, Jessica wanted to work with primates. She started volunteering at Helping Hands in 2007, after learning about the organization while attending school in Boston.
Placement Trainer, Manager of Husbandry Staff and Volunteer Development
Natalie worked with animals in a variety of capacities before joining Helping Hands. Since graduating from Wheaton College in 2005 with a BA in Psychobiology, she has worked as a zookeeper, a lab animal veterinary technician, and a manager of a primate psychology research lab.
Placement Trainer/Veterinary Technician
Brittany discovered her love for exotic animals while working with koalas and other species at a koala hospital when she was studying abroad in Australia.