The Society Board of Trustees

Benton Franklin Humane Society Board Meetings are conducted on the third Monday of every month.  Meetings are currently open to the general public.  Locations and times may vary and will be announced the week preceding the meeting on this website.  You may contact the office by phone at (509) 374-4235 for more information.

The Current Board of Trustees Roster is as follows...

To contact a member of the Board of Trustees you may email the BFHS office and it will be directed to the individual.  You may also post your questions or comments about the operations of the Society to the BFHS email address.

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Meet the BOARD

Shannon Novakovich, President, term expires Dec. 31, 2008
BFHS Board Member since 2000. Shannon is Vice President of Esprit Graphic Communications, an international award winning printing establishment.  She has been an animal aficionado all her life owning, adopting, rescuing and caring for every kind of animal from raccoons to horses. Shannon and her husband, Skip, moved to the Tri-Cities in 1988 and are very actively involved in and support many area projects and organizations.  They now live on two acres with their "children", Clifford, a four-year-old Saint Bernard and his "sister" Hayley, a 3-year-old rescue Saint Bernard.

Dave Parmeter, Vice-President, term expires Dec. 31, 2009
Dave is the owner and operator of Autobahn Auto Care Center on Clearwater Avenue.  Dave is and has been very active in community affairs.  His hobbies include water sports, camping and restoring vintage British sports cars when the five grandchildren are not competing for his attention.  Dave and wife Deb are currently pet-less, but on the lookout for a Beagle.

Andrew Hicks, Treasurer, term expires Dec. 31, 2009
Andrew comes to BFHS from Washington Trust Bank and has been involved with the Historic Downtown Kennewick Promotions Committee.  He and his wife live in Pasco.

Debra Still, Secretary, term expires Dec. 31, 2009
Debra is a recent transplant to the Tri Cities, moving here in 2004 to begin working with her brother at the Autobahn Auto Care Center.  The majority of her career life has been in medical practice management on the coast but in 2000 she satisfied a need to return to Eastern Washington.  All along the way she has always had a love for animals and has never been without an assortment of dogs and cats, usually strays or rescued.  She is currently blessed with two cats, the very elegant Mr. Mister and the rather shy Gracie Lou.

Dick Petersen, Lifetime Member
A UW graduate, Dick has been a financial planner for over 25 years.  He is a life member of the humane society, having twelve years with the BFHS. He has been active in Kiwanis for 30 years and has been involved with the Ben-Franklin Fair and Rodeo for 30 years. Have a shelter dog named Shotzi. Dick and his wife, Celine, have lived in the Tri-Cites for 40 years.

Tim Roloff, Trustee, term expires Dec. 31, 2008
Tim sells real estate for American Family R.E. and coaches boys basketball at South Ridge H.S. He and his wife, Tricia, have lived in the Tri-Cities for 21 years.  They have a grown son, Luke.  Tim is a dog lover and the Roloffs recently adopted a black lab mix puppy from the shelter named Buddy. Buddy has been a wonderful addition to the family.

Ellie Ittner, Trustee, term expires Dec. 31, 2009
Ellie is a Math Coach for the Pasco School District.  She has volunteered at BFHS since 1998 and is married to our webmaster and former board member John.  Ellie has also been active in the Beta Sigma Phi international sorority, scouts, bicycling safety education and PTA.  She and John have Kopi, an Akita-Chow mix from the shelter, and are also on the household staff of their daughter's cat, Onyx.

Dan Mulhausen, Trustee, term expires Dec. 31, 2009
Entering his third season with the Tri-City Americans, Dan Mulhausen acts as the team's Director of Marketing, Media and Game Operations. After joining the team at the start of the 2005-06 season, Dan works on a majority of the team's advertising and marketing campaigns, as well as keeping media and community members up-to-date on team activities. Dan also writes all of the post-game stories on Amshockey.com.  Dan and his wife, Jill, adopted Rex, a 100+ lb. Golden Retriever/Dane mix from the BFHS in November of 2006 to go along with their two other pups, Harold (American Hairless Terrier) and Jack (Jack Russell Terrier). They have also recently started fostering dogs.  They both have had dogs all of their lives and cannot imagine their lives without them. When not tending to their dogs, they both enjoy spending time on their saltwater fish hobby.

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