Volunteer Spotlight: Lesli Kibler
Five days each week, Lesli Kibler dons business attire and heads to her job as Vice President of Strategic Sourcing for a Loop bank. But, come the weekend, she pulls on her PAWS Chicago t-shirt and heads to the PAWS Lurie Spay/Neuter Clinic to fill the vital role of volunteer recovery room technician. Lesli learned about PAWS when she signed up for PAWS’ annual Run For Their Lives in Lincoln Park last year.
“I’m applying to vet school, so I came to PAWS hoping for hands-on experience in surgery,” she explained. “But, I love doing other things for PAWS as well.” She generally comes in at 8:00 a.m. and leaves around 3:00; “…and if I don’t get to come in because of a conflict, I’m disappointed.” Since she started, she has put in more than 100 hours in the Lurie Clinic Recovery Room.
Though her first love is the Clinic, Lesli also volunteers in the Humane Education and Community Outreach program and delights in reaching out to audiences about spay/neuter and humane care.
“Spay/neuter is the real answer to the problem of pet homelessness,” she commented, “and it’s important that people understand that they can be a part of the solution.”
When the Clinic is fully staffed with volunteers, Leslie is happy to help in another PAWS program. “I’m always pleased to move upstairs to the Intake Center; they always need extra volunteers to socialize cats and walk dogs.” She is also a certified Adoption Counselor and is now training to become a volunteer Location Manager at off-site adoption events.
Lesli contributes so much to the wide range of PAWS initiatives. “I don’t worry about where I’m working or what job I’m doing. Ultimately, at PAWS we’re all here for the animals.”
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