Our Team

	Ginger, Our Mascot
	On a scorching summer day, in August 2008, I received an urgent call from one of my neighbors. She said a skinny dog had wandered into her backyard and didn’t want to leave. She needed hip surgery as soon as possible. My husband and I are on limited income so the operation of over $2000 looked impossible. Do you believe in miracles? I do. The “Spirit of Nike” fund (we have been working together for years) offered to cover the expenses if I adopted the dog. We named her Ginger and now she is part of our family. When she saw how busy I was doing the work for Spay and Neuter Solutions, she volunteered to help. I told her she has big paws to fill if she wants to take on Wishbone’s job. She said she could do it, so with great pleasure I introduce Ginger, our new mascot.
	Katie Powers, Founder & President
	Born in Hungary, Katie has a B.A. in political science and economics. She sought citizenship to the U.S. in 1989, coming to this country with a black cocker spaniel named Anka and two teenagers: Orsi, who is now a graduate student in political science at the University of Arizona, and Sashi, who has a Ph.D. in computer science. Katie's involvement with animals began as a pet sitter in Baltimore for more than 10 years. After moving to Tucson in 1999, driving across the country with her 19-year-old cat Micky, she volunteered as a foster care provider. Her first foster babies were four puppies who chewed up her brand new bathroom, but she was not daunted. After many fosters, Katie decided she wanted to find a way to help animals even more, and so she founded Spay and Neuter Solutions. The mission of the organization became her mission of life. Katie serves as president and treasurer of the board. Her animal family includes Wishbone, 15; tortie cats Billy Moon, 5, and Princess, 4; and semi-feral feline siblings Snowflake and Penguin, 2.
	Dot Jones, Vice President
	Dot Jones, Past President of The Hermitage No Kill Cat Shelter, has been an active animal welfare volunteer for the past 27 years. After many years of fundraising and managing the care of over 500 felines at The Hermitage, she decided to spend her energies and talents addressing the root of the problem, which is pet overpopulation. She initiated and single handedly operated SNIP (Spay Neuter Intervention Project) as a model community based program targeting low income populations throughout Pima County. In 2 years, SNIP funded fixes for 2000 dogs and cats. At home she is the guardian and staff to an active crew of five: Oliver and Henry – orange tabbies, Sebastian – a Bombay, Pretty Boy - a handsome tuxedo and Miss Marple – a muted tabby/tortie. All of her cats are rescued and most are the result of student throw-always. In her work life Dot was a Special Education teacher and a consultant to non-profit organizations. She also developed and provided special programs for disabled teenagers and adults.
	Ed Powers, Secretary of the Board
	Ed is a retired professor, with masters' degrees in liberal arts, science and mechanical engineering. Originally from New Jersey, Ed met Katie in Hungary, while he was an exchange professor at the Technical University of Budapest. In addition to helping Katie start the organization, he has been involved with animals as a volunteer foster care provider for both dogs and cats. He adopted one of his fosters, a beautiful 5-year-old female tortoiseshell named Billy Moon, into the family. She is one of four cats Ed and Katie have adopted, and she runs the house. Ed serves as secretary of the board. In his free time, he enjoys the culinary art of gourmet cooking and baking, as well as reading and television.
	Sashi Lazar, Webmaster
	Sashi Lazar was born in Budapest, Hungary. He moved to the United States with his family in the late 1980s. He has attended the University of Maryland Baltimore County where his dissertation research on network management and intrusion detection was sponsored by Sun Microsystems and IBM. After finishing his Ph.D. in "Enterprise Network Management Using Intelligent Mobile Agents", Dr. Lazar joined Corvis Corporation, where he took a senior architect role in designing and implementing an intelligent management system for long-haul all-optical networks. He was instrumental in the development of optical switching and routing algorithms for the world's first all optical router in early 2000. He is currently the Webmaster and Technical Point of Contact for Spay And Neuter Solutions.

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