The Animal Protection League of Texas (ADL) publicizes two “High Canine” to guide organizational change in assist the league’s imaginative and prescient for the longer term, based on Alan Hepp, ADL chairman of the board. ADL is happy to announce the appointment of each a brand new Chief Government Officer (CEO) and a brand new Chief Growth Officer (CDO) who will lead operational efficiency administration and useful resource improvement methods as we transfer into our ninetieth 12 months of service.
MEET THE NEW LEADERS OF THE PACK
Kenny Hill, Chief Government Officer
Traci Gomez, Chief Growth Officer
“I’m thrilled to have Kenny and Traci be a part of our crew. Their collective breadth of expertise and accomplishments will assist us develop alternatives to serve extra susceptible pets in want,” mentioned Alan Hepp, ADL board chair.
“Below the brand new path of Kenny and Traci, we’re trying to make sure now we have the best construction with the most effective management in place to assist the group’s mission and speed up our imaginative and prescient for the longer term,” mentioned Hepp. “Our folks have all the time been ADL’s differentiator. So, in our govt choice course of we centered on figuring out people-focused, mission-driven leaders with a confirmed capability to construct, lead and develop built-in, large-scale enterprise methods. These adjustments will enable us to develop the expertise of our management crew in key areas of the enterprise and guarantee now we have the best applied sciences, aggressive options, and strategic path to boost applications and providers in protection of susceptible pets in want of life-saving measures.”
As Chief Government Officer, Kenny will deliver his revolutionary, high-energy management fashion to drive strategic and organizational change that can propel ADL to be extra aggressive within the discipline of animal welfare and evolve to the following stage of development. As an out-of-the-box thinker adept at aligning strategic, organizational, and cultural wants that create a extra aggressive, outcomes oriented environment and tradition of change and optimism, Kenny will present visionary management to advance ADL’s mission.
Most not too long ago, Kenny served as CEO and President for Goodwill Central Texas. By strategic management, he guided the group’s transformation right into a tradition of collaboration and inclusion. Previous to his management at Goodwill Central Texas, Kenny served as CEO of Victory Oilfield Know-how. He carried out revolutionary processes and developed the group’s first operations and monetary strategic plan, together with a path to go public on the OTC. His success in advertising and commercialization has been seen in main manufacturers, together with his central position within the business success of Dell Applied sciences, and firms throughout a wide range of industries.
“As a founder, a CEO, and an investor, I’ve been capable of deliver my experience in funding methods, consulting, and relationship constructing to assist deliver early-stage product concepts to market, whereas offering steering and gear units to efficiently set up tradition, enterprise processes, and advertising foundations,” mentioned Kenny. “I’m excited to place my pioneering spirit into motion at ADL to create a tradition of transformation and development – a tradition wherein we collectively contemplate revolutionary methods to in the end finish the pet overpopulation drawback in our neighborhood, together with the abuse and neglect of helpless, undesirable pets by rescue, schooling, and advocacy. I imagine that the particular relationship between people and animals can drive every of us to point out love for each dwelling creation. My final imaginative and prescient for ADL is deeply rooted in that perception.”
Kenny and his crew had been acknowledged for his revolutionary work at Dell and was awarded the Inaugural Computerworld Smithsonian twenty first Century Pioneer Award, “devoted to people whose concepts and actions are destined to open the brand new frontiers of a brand new millennium.” His ongoing acquisition of expertise and information may be attributed to Michael Dell and different nice leaders and innovators he labored straight with throughout his sixteen-year profession throughout the Dell enterprise, and the various persevering with schooling and training applications made out there. These embody: The Aspen Institute management improvement program, and a bunch of different enterprise consulting organizations, akin to Bain & Firm and McKinsey.
Kenny and his spouse, Kim, hail from Austin and collectively have 4 great youngsters, Liz, Drew, Rachel, and Jennifer, who collectively have cared for and cherished the various canine, cats, and different furry buddies they’ve thought of household through the years.
As Chief Growth Officer, Traci will function a senior member of the chief management crew with a concentrate on strategic path and useful resource improvement in assist of ADL’s mission. With a observe report of over 23 years of intensive expertise main profitable advertising, communications, fundraising and outreach efforts, Traci will maximize philanthropic assist for our work.
“At ADL, we imagine that animals are entitled to humane and respectful therapy by the hands of people. Rescuing susceptible animals and retaining pets in protected and loving properties is an ethical obligation for all of us — advocates, pet house owners, shelters, neighbors, and neighborhood leaders. After we unite for a typical trigger, we’re each saving lives and elevating our society to make sure defenseless pets obtain the safety and care they deserve,” mentioned Traci.
Traci not too long ago served because the Chief of Growth and Communications for Endeavors, the place she stood up a non-public philanthropic program that doubled the group’s capability for personal donations. Gomez most notably served as the previous Chief of Neighborhood Engagement for the San Antonio Humane Society. Throughout her tenure, she led the shelter’s multi-million-dollar annual fundraising campaigns for 6½ years to incorporate the profitable completion of a $10 million capital marketing campaign effort simply earlier than her departure in 2020.
Over her twenty-three-year progressive profession, she was the President and CEO on the Youngsters’s Bereavement Heart of South Texas, the place she efficiently engaged and stewarded important particular person presents and constructed collaborative main fundraising campaigns in assist of grieving youngsters and their households in San Antonio. Traci additionally served as Government Director on the YMCA of Williamson County earlier than shifting to San Antonio, the place she married her husband, Roger.
Traci and Roger are the proud dad and mom of two sons, Jackson, and Grant, and 5 fur-babies: Jewels, Abby, Tabitha, Nala, and Benjamin, all of whom had been rescued right here in San Antonio. Traci is a graduate of The College of Texas at Austin, the place she earned a bachelor’s diploma in psychology.
