The Humane Society of Iredell elected the following officers and board members at its annual meeting on April 10th. One of the goals of this group is to build a "no-kill" shelter for the Humane Society of Iredell as well as increasing the number of adoptions and reducing the euthanasia rate in the county.

First row, from leftt: Lee Smith, Kim Taylor, Rosalie De Fini, Cindy Marlow; second row, from left, Kevin Donaldson, Greta Ray, Krissie Newman, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, John Kindley

Kevin Donaldson--- President
Kevin is a partner with the Mooresville law firm Jones, Childers, McLurkin, & Donaldson, PLL.

Lee Smith--- Vice-President
Lee is the mother of NASCAR® driver Regan Smith and President of RL Smith Inc.

Krissie Newman—Secretary
Krissie is the wife of NASCAR® driver Ryan Newman. Krissie was a major driving force behind the Humane Society of Catawba County's no-kill animal shelter.

Cindy Marlow—Treasurer
Cindy has held the position of treasurer of the Humane Society of Iredell for the past two years and is an expert at budget accounting.

Greta Ray—Director of Public Relations
Greta is the daughter of NC House of Representative Karen Ray and has always had an interest in animal welfare.

Kelley Earnhardt Elledge
Kelley is the sister to NASCAR® driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Vice President and General Manager of his company, JR Motorsports.

Rosalie De Fini
Rosalie was the former Executive Director of the Humane Society of Catawba County's no-kill animal shelter as well as the Executive Director of the Ryan Newman Foundation.

John Kindley
John is the owner of Equity Commercial Properties in Mooresville.

Honorable Kim Taylor
Judge Kimberly Taylor is a Resident Superior Court Judge, 22nd Judicial District, Sixth Division of North Carolina.

For more information on how to get involved, email iredellhumane@yahoo.com or call and leave a message at 704.871.2594