The Directors of Animal Welfare
"Assisting local councils and stakeholders in Los Angeles with animal issues"
Making Los Angeles a no-kill city is one of the most important issues for the Directors of Animal Welfare (DAWs) and the Department of Animal Services.
What You and Your Neighborhood Council Can Do
 The DAWs are dedicated individuals who have been appointed (usually by a Neighborhood Council) to be the eyes and ears for the animals in their areas. They work with the local Neighborhood Council or City Council to tackle animal issues, to pass proposals and resolutions and to hold events, such as those related to adoptions and spay/neuter. The DAWs program serves as a vehicle to increase participation in every neighborhood.
Recently, Ed Boks, General Manager of the L.A. Department of Animal Services, wrote a letter to all 86 Neighborhood Councils encouraging them to support the DAWs Program and select a stakeholder as their representative. Forty-Four Neighborhood Council DAWs have been appointed to date, in and out of the City of Los Angeles. The program is still looking for more individuals to get involved.
As a DAW you will have the opportunity to:
Outreach and identify animal-related issues/needs and come up with creative solutions.
Make presentations at monthly Council meetings about progress and/or projects.
Convey information via the Council newsletter and newspaper articles.
Come together with the DAWs from other Councils to create joint projects.
Put on one day events in which there are dog training, humane education, free or low cost spay/neuter services, and adoption referrals.
Place referral information on the Council website. (i.e. contact information for vets, animal hospitals, low cost spay/neuter clinics, animal services, rescue groups, etc.)
Becoming a DAW
If you are interested in joining the DAWs Program please feel free to contact the Director of Animal Welfare (DAW) for your area at http://www.DAWprogram.org
Additional Information
If you require any additional information about the DAWs Program, please contact Charlotte Laws at (818) 346-5280 or drlaws@adelphia.net
The following individuals are DAWs in the City of Los Angeles:
Arroyo Seco - Lezle Stein
Atwater Village - Elisa Abelleira, Beatrice Shapiro, Donna Willinsky
Bel Air - Adele Langdon
Central Hollywood Area - Rachel S. Papp
Del Rey - Andy Pearlman
Encino - Sharon Brewer
Glassell Park - Diana Lannes
Grass Roots Venice - Sara Mannes
Greater Griffith Park - Sandra Levinson
Greater Valley Glen - Dr. Charlotte Laws (DAW president)
Hollywood Studio District - Tina Reynolds
Lake Balboa - Lisa Reeven
Mar Vista - Curt Steindler
Mid-City West - Rebecca West
North Hills West - Jeanette Andreas
North Hollywood Mid-Town - Gary Baratta
North Hollywood Northeast - David Hernandez
Pacific Palisades - Kris Kelly
Reseda - Missy Woodward
Sherman Oaks - Hollie Dickinson, Marlene Goodman
Studio City - Bill LaMond, George Shea, Robin Seidel
Tarzana - Jeff Gross
Valley Village - Scott Sorrentino
Van Nuys - Cliff Jacobs
West Hills - Kevin Boal
Westwood - Adele Langdon
Winnetka - Lisa Janes
* The above list is subject to change. Additionally, there are DAWs in other cities within Los Angeles County.
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