Wildlife Response, Inc. is a distinctive 501c3 volunteer organization devoted solely to the care of orphaned, injured, and displaced native wildlife. We are dedicated to increasing awareness of wildlife rehabilitation to the public. Our organization depends primarily upon the private donations for its programs and services.
The Wildlife Response and Rehabilitation Center will be a centrally located facility where citizens, animal control officers and other agencies can drop off wildlife. In addition, the Center will provide a redistribution center for animals to be triaged, and then sent to permitted-based wildlife rehabilitators for care. The Center is expected to open in 2025.
The Board has established certain committees within the organization. According to the By-Laws, the President may “Appoint chairmen of all standing committees with the approval of the Board and assign additional duties to members of the Board as circumstances may dictate”. All committees keep minutes of actions taken and resolutions adopted.
Committees tend to be active depending on the focus of the organization. In several cases, the Chair of a committee is a member of the Board of Directors. Where this is not the case, a Board member is appointed as Co-Chairperson to the team, so that the committee will have representation at meetings of the BOD. The current committees are listed below, along with their Committee Chairperson Contact information.
For committee descriptions, see our Volunteer Section
Mission
Wildlife Response, Inc. (WRI) is dedicated to the preservation of wildlife through rehabilitation and education. One of the most universal challenges today in the battle to save wild things and wild places is how to bond people to the physical world in a powerful enough way to give them the motivation to want to protect and preserve it. It is especially important in our growing suburban and urban communities to increase significant associations connecting people and nature, especially where natural environments and natural experiences are less and less common. On a local level, the steady arrival of new residents to the Hampton Roads area is having a overwhelming impact on our wildlife and natural environment. As we accommodate this progression, it is essential that people who now call the Hampton Roads area home understand the sensitive balance of human and non-human populations, the affect we have on the natural environment, and the best ways in which we can coexist.
Officers |
DIRECTORS |
Support Staff |
President
Jessica Bates
Vice-President Deborah Peters
Secretary Vacant
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Advocacy
Clay Bernick
Community Outreach Richard Peters
Emergency Preparedness/Nominations Vacant
Finance Marian Moore
Hotline Services Matt Dooley
Bernadette Ames
Jim Giordano
Membership Vacant
Rehabilitation Services/Education Deborah Peters
WRI Rehabber Council Vacant
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Pro Bono
Wildlife Legal Counsel
Kimberlie Young
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