TUCSON, ARIZONA -- The Humane Society of Southern Arizona is committed to compassionately serving pets and the people who love them. We can only realize this mission and accomplish our shared goals for the pets in our community with a committed leadership team in place. With this we are overjoyed to announce the addition of three esteemed local leaders to the HSSA Board of Directors.
Firstly, we are proud to announce Christina Melnykovych, President and CEO of Coding Continuum, Inc. Christina is a local business leader and long time supporter of the Humane Society of Southern Arizona and the pets we serve. HSSA’s Board of Directors welcomes Christina and thanks her for her business expertise and commitment to our vision.
We are happy to introduce Richard Gribble to our HSSA Board of Directors. Richard is a strategic planner with an extensive background in consulting and sales. Richard is a Certified Employment Support Professional with Beacon Group, Inc. and serves on several local boards including Community Home Repair Projects of Arizona and Wonder&Wander in Marana, AZ. Richard’s consulting will serve HSSA’s many goals in the coming year and we are grateful for his contributions.
HSSA is also joined by Vicki Doolittle who brings her 20+ years of program development and non-profit consulting work to HSSA’s Board position. Vicki spent 10 years as the Executive Director of Su Casa Ending Domestic Violence performing organizational tasks, managing staff, increasing fundraising and implementing new programs to support its constituents. We are thrilled to have Vicki on HSSA’s team and will look to her wealth of knowledge and leadership.
HSSA’s Board support’s HSSA many programs and pets as well as more than 100 HSSA employees spanning 3 locations, Main Campus at 635 W Roger Rd, PAWSH and Park Place Mall and HSSA Thrift Store and eastside location at 1010 S Wilmot Rd.
Steve Farley, HSSA’s Chief Executive Officer states “We could not accomplish the great work we do for pets and their people without a hard-working Board of Directors. I am continually amazed at their level of dedication and commitment to our mission. We all welcome Christina, Dick, and Vicki to our board -- their vast reserves of experience and talent will enable us at HSSA to reach new heights in the coming years.”
To learn more about HSSA or if you have interest in joining our mission or applying to be a future HSSA board member please reach out at [email protected] or visit us online at HSSAZ.org.

