Our People
Our Staff
Cory Karpin
Executive Director
While his wife worked most weekends, Executive Director Cory Karpin and his two children spent their Saturdays playing with the animals at Woods. The game plan was always the same: 30 minutes with the cats and 30 minutes with the dogs. But inevitably—two hours later—they'd still be at Woods. more » 
Steven P. Kragenbrink, CVA
Community Programs Director
Steve Kragenbrink, who joined Woods Humane Society in April of 2006, is the coordinator for both our Volunteer Corps and all of our shelter’s Community Outreach Programs. Over the past year, Mr. Kragenbrink has worked closely with our Director of Operations in the development of our volunteer program and the daily enrichment of the animals currently calling our shelter home. more » 
Susan Powell, DVM, PhD
Staff Veterinarian
Dr. Powell believes in offering the best medical and surgical care to our shelter dogs and cats and educating adopters so that they can make the best decisions for both their new pet and themselves. more » 
Malcolm Riordan, DVM
RELIEF AND FILL-IN VETERINARIAN
One of Woods Humane Society’s three part-time veterinarians, Dr. Riordan graduated from U.C. Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1982. more » 
Heather S. Harris, DVM, MPVM
Contract Veterinarian
Dr. Harris has been part of the Woods team since 2010, performing surgeries and providing medical care to our shelter animals on a part time basis. She graduated from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine with her DVM in 2006 and MPVM (masters of preventive veterinary medicine) in epidemiology in 2007. more » 
