MAC Leadership & Board of Directors
Lee Towery – Chair
Karla McKamey- Vice Chair
Charles Sanford – Secretary
Doug Swafford – Treasurer
Cynthia Dale
Robert Jackson
Eleanor LaPorte
Allie McKamey
Jennifer Thaggard
Chantée Boykin
Chris Anderson – City of Chattanooga Representative
In Loving Memory of Sonia Young
Monthly Board of Directors Meetings
Meetings are the second Tuesday of every other month at 4:30 PM in the MAC Community Room unless otherwise noted.
McKamey Animal Center
4500 N. Access Rd. Chattanooga, TN 37415
Next Board Meeting:
Tuesday, January 13th at 4:30 PM
Board Meeting Minutes
Financial Transparency
As a nonprofit organization, we take financial transparency very seriously. Without the support of our generous donors, we could not continue our critical life-saving work at McKamey Animal Center.
Inga Fricke
About Inga
After spending several years as an environmental attorney volunteering with local shelters and wildlife rehabilitation facilities, in 2001 Inga decided to pursue her passion for animal welfare, first with Wyandot County Humane Society in Ohio and later with Loudoun County Animal Care and Control in Virginia. In 2010 she joined the Humane Society of the United States, working in various roles to support animal welfare professionals, helping to launch Spayathon™ for Puerto Rico and authoring and contributing to numerous nationally-utilized best practices publications including Adopters Welcome. After leaving HSUS she joined Humane Pennsylvania as Director of Community Initiatives, and now proudly serves as Executive Director of McKamey Animal Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In addition to her work at MAC, Inga serves on the Boards of the National Animal Control Association and the Animal Care and Control Association of Tennessee, is a member of the Access to Veterinary Care Coalition and an adjunct professor with Canisius University’s Anthrozoology Department.
Becca Ross
About Becca
Becca has had the privilege of working with MAC since 2017. Prior to joining Center staff, Becca worked in law enforcement across multiple states with some of the most dangerous criminals. When Becca first started her journey at MAC, she was an Animal Control Officer. During this time, she completed classes to receive her National Animal Control Certification, and was awarded a lifesaving award for saving an unresponsive citizen’s life with tools and resources on her ACO truck. Additionally, she was successful in assisting the District Attorney’s Office in prosecuting multiple felony animal abuse cases. After just two years at MAC, she moved into the Director of Animal Control role. In 2021, she was ready for a new challenge and moved into the Director of Operations role. Since then she has focused her efforts on Emergency Evaluation and Management. During her free time, she likes to spend it outdoors fishin and camping with her wife, Katey, and their beautiful daughter Rey. They are the proud owners of a lab, Yadi, and their beloved MAC rescues Logan and Bean.
About Alison
About Seth
Mary is a nonprofit professional with more than 10 years of fundraising experience. She began her nonprofit career at McKamey as an Adoption Counselor and is thrilled to return as Director of Philanthropy. Since leaving McKamey in 2014, Mary worked at the Tennessee Aquarium, first in conservation, then in Development. It was here that she discovered her interest in strategic fundraising. Most recently, she worked at Skye Strategies, where she served as the Senior Grant Development and Client Manager, working with a wide range of Chattanooga nonprofits. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management from UTC. She is eager to bring all she has learned since her time at McKamey to support the organization in this new capacity! In her free time, she enjoys gardening, pottery, and spending time with her husband and two “stepdogs,” Noodles, a lab mix, and Mavis, a Bloodhound.
Contact Us
McKamey Animal Center
4500 N. Access Rd.
Chattanooga, TN 37415
(423) 305-6500
McKamey Animal Center was founded in 2008, serving the pets and people of the cities of Chattanooga, Red Bank and Lakesite, Tennessee. MAC is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization.
