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PEGGY ADAMS WELCOMES
JANE TOMSICH, CAWA, as Director of Operations
Jane is a graduate of the University of Arizona
with a degree in Retailing & Consumer
Sciences and a double minor in Business
Administration and Animal Science. She began
her career in Animal Welfare in 2010 at the
Humane Society of Southern Arizona in Tucson,
working part-time as an Adoptions Counselor
while attending school. Most recently, Jane
worked at the Arizona Humane Society (AHS)
in Phoenix as the Director of Pet Placement. In
that role, she managed all Adoption, Retail,
Rescue, Transport, Community Cat, Working
Cat and Reception departments and programs.
While at AHS, she instituted programs that
reduced the length-of-stay of adoptable
animals, developed and implemented a
transport program and innovated new and
effective rescue, placement and adoption
practices to help get more pets into loving
homes faster.
Jane is a Fear-Free Certified Professional
and earned her Certified Animal Welfare
Administrator (CAWA) certification from the
Association of Animal Welfare Advancement
in 2020. She has been featured in professional
publications promoting creative ways to get
pets adopted and is an active participant on
multiple animal welfare advisory boards. She
continues to grow her knowledge and passion
for animal welfare and is thrilled to be working
to improve the lives of pets and people in
Palm Beach County.
To learn more about career opportunities available at
Peggy Adams, please visit PeggyAdams.org/Career-Opportunities
Jane resides in West Palm Beach with her
husband John, their Basset Hound, Red and
their cat, Bell. When not at work, Jane can
be found spending time at the barn with her
adopted BLM Mustang, Meeko.
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