Co—Treasurer

Joined ARC Board – __________

Debbie moved to Florida from the Greater Cleveland, Ohio area in 2007 with her husband, Jim, and two children.  Shortly thereafter, she began volunteering on-site at ARC with her children.  They took care of chores in the cat houses, including changing linens, cleaning the floors and furniture, replacing food and water, and handling the litter boxes.  The best part, of course, was socializing with the variety of cats they encountered.  After several years of on-site work, Debbie shifted to assisting with events and has been a regular at the Starlight Auction, Purses for Pooches, Casino Night and Florida Everblades events.  Over the years, Debbie has been a staunch protector of ARC’s mascot, Lily, at many of these events.  Debbie was appointed to the Board of Trustees in February 2024.

Debbie is a local attorney, licensed in Florida and Ohio, who handles VA disability and personal injury matters.  She obtained her Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Baldwin-Wallace College and her Juris Doctorate from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.  Debbie resides in Cape Coral with her husband, Jim, who is a recently retired high school honors mathematics teacher.  She enjoys reading, beach walks, and spending downtime at their home on Catawba Island on the shores of Lake Erie.  Debbie and Jim currently have one dog, Lucy, and two cats, CC and Smokey.

Co-Treasurer

Joined ARC Board – September 2017

Amy graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. She is currently employed as a Senior Accountant at NeoGenomics Laboratories in Fort Myers, Florida. Amy moved to Fort Myers in 2010 and became associated with ARC in 2014. Amy is very passionate about the no-kill movement for animals. As Co-Treasurer, Amy functions as a backup, and most likely successor, to ARC’s long-time Treasurer, Betty Hughes. She and her husband Matt are parents to their dog Toby, a rescue from Illinois, and cats Gracie and Chester, both rescues from ARC.