Basenji Rescue and Transport
Providing safe harbors and strong anchors for Basenjis set adrift.

Adoption ◦ Placement ◦ Health & Foster Care ◦ Education ◦ Support

 

Basenji Rescue and Transport, Inc.
ADMINISTRATION STAFF

BRAT Officers, Board of Directors and Advisors

Elizabeth Newton, President, Illinois
Roberta Kosek, Vice-President, New Hampshire
Debra Johnson, Treasurer, Tennessee
B. Ann Hageman, Secretary, Illinois
Don Kuhwarth, Chief Information Officer, California

Debra Johnson, Director, Tennessee
Roberta Kosek
, Director, New Hampshire
Jackie Kuhwarth
, Director, California
Chey Miller
, Director, New York
Elizabeth Newton
, Director, Illinois

Tonya Ahrens, Advisor, Missouri
Patricia Dukes
, Advisor, South Carolina
Jacque Holdaway, Advisor, Oklahoma
Sharron Hurlbut, Advisor, Washington
Ann Ketcherside, Advisor, Illinois
Barbara Narehood, Advisor, New Jersey
Suzanne Sarlls-Hartwell, Advisor, Michigan
Oren Will, Advisor, Arizona

Committees

BRAT Operations

Email Lists

BRAT Volunteer Lists (@lists.Basenjirescue.org)

BRAT-2 (Screeners)
BRAT-3 (Coordinators)
BRAT-Admin
BRAT-Advisors
BRAT-Board
BRAT-DC (District Coordinators)
BRAT-Exec
BRAT-Fosters
BRAT-Grants
BRAT-Ops
BRAT-Transport

BRAT Public Lists (@lists.Basenjirescue.org)

BRAT Chat
BRAT-Convention
BRAT-Help
BRAT-L (All stationmasters are on this general email list)
BRAT-Rescue
BRAT-Adopters (Chey communicates with Adopters.)

Forms

All form results are emailed to brat-admin@lists.Basenjirescue.org but processed by various BRAT administrators. (On August 23, 2011 this list was Pat Dukes, B. Ann Hageman, Debbi Johnson, Roberta Kosek, Don Kuhwarth, Jackie Kuhwarth, Chey Miller, Elizabeth Newton, and Oren Will.)

Adopt a Basenji: Processed by Oren Will, DC
Dog Has Bounced: Processed by Pat Dukes
Dog Is Pending: Processed by Pat Dukes
Remove This Dog: Processed by Pat Dukes
Rescue/Re-Home Your Basenji: Processed by Elizabeth Newton, Roberta Kosek, Oren Will
Remove Applicant: Processed by Pat Dukes
Remove Me: Processed by Pat Dukes
Volunteer With BRAT: Processed by Pat Dukes

Financial Department or Directorate

Treasurer and Credit Card Call-In: Debbi Johnson
Vet Payment Request: Debbi Johnson

Legal Department or Directorate

General Counsel: Jennifer Ellin

Pertaining to Dogs

Basenji Mix Project: BRAT Mixes (Lori King, Tania Doran, Peter McShea [web listings])
BRAT-Help email Messages: Peggy Pick-Sutton
BRAT-Rescue List/Application Approval: Oren Will
Breeder Notification: Debbi Johnson and Elizabeth Newton
Craig's List Searching & Listings Coordinators: Tania Doran Tania Doran searches Craigslist and various search engines to locate available dogs and potential adopters.
Craig's List Listing Coordinators: Lynn Wilson Bilotta (acting coordinator) (East Region); Jon Engel (Central Region); and Lynn Wilson (West Region) post BRAT dog listings from our Web site to Craig's List.
Dog Spreadsheet and Contracts: B. Ann Hageman
General Administration: BRAT Board of Directors
ID Tags / Fanconi Strips and Information: Chey Miller
Post-adoptive Care Coordinator (PAC): Elizabeth Newton
Toll Free Number 877-488-7328: Jackie Kuhwarth
Web Dog Listings Approval: brat-admin@lists.Basenjirescue.org

Pertaining to People

Coordinator Reminders: B. Ann Hageman Reminds Coordinators to process Pending and Remove forms; Adoption contracts and payment verification.
Donation "Thank You" Letters: Chey Miller and Mary Odgen
Regional Coordinators: Roberta Kosek (east); Elizabeth Newton (central); Oren Will (west)
Screener Assignment Coordinator: Pat Dukes
Stationmaster Project: Pat Dukes
Sympathy Cards: Chey Miller
Volunteer Coordinator: Pat Dukes

Regional and District Coordinators Reporting Levels

Regional Coordinator East: Roberta Kosek

District Coordinators
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont (Northeast District): Roberta Kosek
Washington DC, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia (Mid-Atlantic): Jarod Johnson
Florida: Roberta Kosek (interim)
Alabama, Georgia: Jack Austin
North Carolina, South Carolina (Southeast): Michelle Martenis

Regional Coordinator Central: Elizabeth Newton

District Coordinators
Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri: Elizabeth Newton (interim)
Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska Ann Ketcherside
Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Tennessee: Suzanne Sarlls-Hartwell
Kentucky: Linda Webb-Hilliard
Michigan: Suzanne Sarlls-Hartwell
North Dakota, South Dakota: Elizabeth Newton
Mississippi : Elizabeth Newton
Oklahoma: Jacque Holdaway
Texas: Rick Reinhold
Wisconsin: Elizabeth Schmidt

Regional Coordinator West: Oren Will

District Coordinators
California: Ray Eckart
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming: Sharron Hurlbut
Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah : Oren Will
Arizona, New Mexico: Oren Will (acting DC)

Screeners

Click here to view an up-to-date list of BRAT state screeners.

Special Projects

BRAT's 2012 Convention, June 7-9, Indianapolis, Indiana: Suzanne Sarlls-Hartwell and Tania Doran
BRAT's Annual Calendar: Jacque Holdaway

Web Department or Directorate

Chief Information Officer/Webmaster: Don Kuhwarth
Basenji Listings: Jackie Kuhwarth
Basenji Mix Listings: Peter McShea
Web Assistant: Jackie Kuhwarth

Rev. 12/07/11 JK