Our Team
Meet our dedicated, passionate, animal-loving staff.
Allison Black Cornelius
Chief Executive Officer
Allison joined GBHS in 2014 after serving as a consultant and interim executive director. She brings a wealth of expertise, including consulting, project management, and fundraising services to government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and the nonprofit sector. She has trained more than 1,000 nonprofit boards and raised more than $30 million for charity through her public presentations.
Allison received her public policy, nonprofit, governance, and leadership education at the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative and completed Advanced Board Consulting at BoardSource. She is well known for her volunteer work in leading public policy initiatives and legislation on behalf of abused and underserved women and children. Allison and her husband, Jeff, have five children and four rescue dogs - Snow, Gabe, and Daisy.
Kasey Rawlings
Director of Outreach & Education
Stephanie Salvago
Director of Development & Marketing
DeAnne Wheeler
Director of Clinical Services, LVT
Jamie Persall
Social Media Coordinator
Lindsey Cross
Jasper Animal Care & Control Shelter Manager
Gynger Jarboe
Director of Animal Care and Control
Kristin Pierson
Assistant Director of Animal Care and Control
Tara Thornebury
Practice Manager
Wendy Scott
Pell City Shelter Operations Manager
Indi Sargent
Shelter Manager
For media requests, please click here