Paws4Ever Names New Board Member

Paws4Ever Names New Board Member

Local Custom Home Building Veteran Brings Extensive Management Expertise to Paws4Ever.

Orange County, NC, May 5^th 2010 – Paws4Ever, formally known as the Animal Protection Society of Orange County, Inc., today announced the unanimous election to its board of directors, Chad D. Collins, who brings more than 20 years of financial and operational experience in the construction industry.

The talent and diverse expertise of our board has always been one of Paws4Ever’s key assets, as witnessed by our tagline: "Educate. Care. Adopt. Train." Which brings focus to the four core areas of service that continue to make our whole community a progressive leader in the humane treatment of animals. Stellar industry leaders like Collins, with his proven aptitude to execute, is a critical addition to our team; helping us to broaden the our operating base that we'll need to meet our long-term growth objectives of building strong positive bonds between people and animals that last a lifetime.

Collins is a Senior Business Manager with 20 years of experience driving revenue and profit growth in competitive, volatile markets. Cost control, operations management, and relations.  Collins has won numerous top industry awards for relationship management and marketing excellence. Innovative, collaborative, solutions-focused leader with excellent analytical, communication, negotiation, presentation, and team-building skills. For more information on Chad you may visit www.collins-design-build.com

About Paws4Ever
The adoption center is a NO KILL placement partner for animals transferred from county shelters, including Orange, Chatham, and Caswell, where the number of adoptable pets outpaces the space to house them. The learning center provides the most affordable and comprehensive array of dog training in our area, and the sanctuary is home to a 3-acre dog park. In October of 2008, 43 years after its beginning, the Animal Protection Society of Orange County changed its name, to better reflect current mission and programs. Our new name and its tagline: "Educate. Care. Adopt. Train." brings focus to the four core areas of service that continue to make our whole community a progressive leader in the humane treatment of animals. For more information please visit www.paws4ever.org