Yucca Valley Animal Shelter hires Shianne May as Animal Care and Control Manager
The Town of Yucca Valley’s Animal Shelter has found their next Animal Care and Control Manager.
Ms. Shianne May has been chosen to oversee the Yucca Valley Animal Shelter’s Animal Control operations. If you’ve been to some of the Town Council and Animal Shelter meetings, the name may be familiar. May is the current Operations Director at Palm Springs Animal Shelter and has participated in public comments during town council and Animal Shelter Committee meetings, offering ideas and solutions to some of the issues brought up this year.
According to a Press Release from the Town of Yucca Valley, Ms. May has over 13 years of experience across areas of animal welfare, including expertise in shelter operations, public relations and… that’s right… volunteer administration.
A volunteer program has been one of the most requested changes to the shelter this year, and town staff and council members have said they wanted to wait for the next Shelter Manger to be hired before implementing one.
Ms. May has served in senior-level roles with local agencies like the Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter and Found Animals Registry, among other providers. She holds a degree in Public Relations from California State University, Long Beach. Though she currently works down the hill, the Press Release says that she has been a resident of Yucca Valley for the last 5 years and looks forward to supporting her home.
In that same Press Release, May said she looks forward to collaborating with the Shelter’s partner to create meaningful and lasting improvements for both people and animals at the shelter.
Upon completion of the Town’s standard onboarding process, Ms. May is anticipated to join the Yucca Valley Animal Shelter mid-December.
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