New Hanover County Rabbit Rescue of Wilmington

Board of Director responsibilities: Active member on the board of directors that is jointly responsible for overseeing activities, voting on any matters brought to the boards attention by any member on the board of directors. The board of directors is accountable to, and might be subordinate to, the organization's full membership, which has the equal vote from all members of the board.  Authorized to delegate non-board member duties. 

President responsibilities: Managing and overseeing all activities of the organization in every aspect to ensure that all members of the board are actively working together in their assigned capacities aligned with the board of director’s code of ethics.

Administrative responsibility: Authorization to oversee that the assigned secretarial duties are being carried out. Authorized to answer emails on the behalf of the organization and all of our social media accounts. Authorization to have access to our shelter software database. Authorization to maintain (add/delete) adoptable animals on petfinder, adoptapet or other similar accounts that promote adoptions. Authorized to creating and maintain files, forms, and other data. Authorized to maintaining the organizational websites. Authorized to keep and maintain intake records, adoption records, medical records, volunteer records, legal forms, and kennel cards. Authorized to oversee any and all records maintained by the organization. Authorized to market adoptable animals. 

Finical responsibility:  Authorized to oversee the Treasurer. Authorized to open/close accounts on behalf of the organization. Authorized to purchase supplies on behalf of the organization. Access to move or transfer money to accounts and/or accounts payable. Authorized to accept payments for adoptions. Authorized to pay bills (accounts payable) and authorized to deposit money at the bank on behalf of the organization. Authorized purchasing rights on behalf of the organization to replenish any supplies needed to continue to provide for our owned animals that are maintained at partner stores; such as purchasing and disturbing food and cleaning supplies for our partner sites (fixtures housing our rabbits at the pet stores) or animals in our shelter.

Transport responsibility: Provides transportation support to and from shelters as needed, in addition to emergency veterinary transport or spay and neuter transportation. May also be responsible to refill prescriptions and make and schedule appointments to veterinarians and/or pay for any provided veterinary care or medications provided to animals owned by the organization; authorized by the board of directors. 

Educator responsibilities: House Rabbit Educator. Skilled and knowledgeable speaker - capable of presenting educational segments to the public on rabbit care as needed. May appear in media, news, articles; Etc. Active public speaker on domestic rabbit welfare issues.  

Adoption responsibilities:  Adoption counselor. working most Saturday adoption events. Skilled adoption counselor teaching the public proper rabbit care. May schedule and meet prospective adopters for pre-arranged adoption appointments. 

Other responsibilities; Bunny slave! Maintains and treats and medicates sick rabbits in isolation and assesses behavior and health of animals at time of intake to adoption. Trained veterinary technician. Skilled in nursing newborn orphaned domestic rabbits from birth to weaning age. Skilled in animal photography and responsible for taking and editing all photos of animals adopted by the organization and promoting adoption profiles on public websites. Animal Welfare Activist, house rabbit welfare activist. Public speaker and media public outreach.

Laura Schlegel

Bookkepper / Accountant

June 2019 - Present

My name is Laura and I’m a proud USMC spouse, mom to two awesome kids, and a very happy bunny mama to Zoey and Sophie. I got introduced to the NHC Rabbit Rescue when I was doing research on adopting a bunny (my daughter had one as a class pet and we fell in love with him!). Jennie and Jason were so helpful answering our MANY questions and preparing us to bring home our first bunny, Zoey (they even walked us around the pet store and showed us exactly what we needed!). It wasn’t long before we decided that Zoey needed a friend, so after doing some bunny “speed dating”, Sophie came home with us. We cuddle with our sweet girls on the couch each night, they sit on my desk during the day when I work, and they even come running at night when we say “Salad!”….can’t imagine our family without these beautiful, spoiled rotten bunbuns! We would go and visit the bunnies on Saturdays at the adoption events and were so impressed with all that the NHCRR does for the bunnies that we tried to help out however possible (they are a non-profit and do this alongside fulltime careers!). From sewing cage liners, to helping with adoption events, and grooming the rabbits (seriously the best part of my week!), I still felt like I could do more. My love of financial math and taxes have offered a great way to get involved in a larger way and I am so excited about this new position…gives me an excuse to spend even more time with the sweet bunnies at the rescue!

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Contact: laura@nhc-rabbitrescue.com

Donna D'Angelo

Transport Coordinator 1 Brunswick

2018 - Present

Responsibilities: Primarily helping with transport; pulling from surrounding county shelters. Our main focus is New Hanover, Pender, Brunswick, Columbus, and Duplin County. We have pulled from shelters all over NC but we focus primarily closer to home.

Paula Watkins

RETIRED Secretary

August 2015 - Resigned 10/30/16

Paula Watkins joined NHC Rabbit Rescue when we formed our organization. She is also very active with House Rabbit Society a national rabbit welfare non-profit organization. Paula is also active in Raleigh where she serves on the board of Triangle Rabbits.

In addition; Paula runs Cape Fear House Rabbit Society, which is a partner to HRS in which she houses un-adoptable rabbits that have medical issues.

Paula is a rabbit educator for House Rabbit Society and is a expert on all things rabbits. She is invaluable to NHC Rabbit Rescue. She serves in the capacity of our Secretary and she also helps transporting rabbits to and from our Veterinarian when they need medical treatment. She is also one of our facebook administrators.

The story behind what drew Paula into rescuing rabbits is her story. Paula's first rabbit was adopted for her kids and unfortunately it wasn't cared for properly and it didn't make it. She turned her heartbreak and grief outward to help other rabbits by educating others and becoming a active rabbit care educator through House Rabbit Society.