Welcome to the Indianapolis Poodle Rescue (IPR) Board Page

  Handi Skorich - President

  Handi is the owner of "Shear Magic" grooming and boarding. She received her BA in Human Relations (psych, soc, and anthropology) from Judson College (Elgin IL) in 1981. Her Masters work (in progress) in Counseling Psychology was at Ball State University. She worked as a social worker, dealing with "at risk" individuals for over 18 years.

  She has bread numerous champion collies and miniature poodles (Riverspirit Kennels) over the past 20 years. Her dogs have obtained numerous titles in the following categories: Hearding, Obedience, Therapy, and Championship (approximately 35 individual titles).

  Her first poodle, Freddie, received the "DOG WORLD" award on two occasions.

  Handi is a member of the Poodle Club of Central Indiana and Indiana Collie Club. She and her partner, Grace, have two standard and three miniature poodles that live in their home. She began IPR in 1997 when she began to see a growing need for such and organization. Since that time, what is now known as Indianapolis Poodle Rescue has rescued and placed more than 500 poodles.

                                                                 Harlan L Higgins, Ph.D., Vice President   

  Dr Higgins is a psychologist is private practice on the Northside of Indianapolis.  He has been a resident of Indianapolis since 1986.  Prior to that time he resided in Miami, Florida.  Originally Harlan was from rural upstate New York, where he grew up with his first dog; an Irish Setter named Duke.  At age 10 his father entrusted him with raising Buster, his first puppy, a beagle.

  Harlan has fond memories both of his childhood and times spent roaming the great outdoors of upstate New York.  As part of leaving his hometown he bade a sad farewell to his two canine companions.  He would have numerous other canine companions over the years, however, it was not until 2005 that he took up the challenge of raising another puppy. 

  And this was the puppy (now dog) to end all dogs.  Fortunately, Henry, true to his breed and personal heritage, has turned out to be the smartest, most people orientated and best natured dog anyone could hope for as a companion.  There have been many blessings that have come out of Dr Higgins' decision to choose a poodle out of the several  breeds he had considered.  Not the least of those blessings is his affiliation with Indianapolis Poodle Rescue and the wonderful people involved in this important community service organization.

  Dr. Higgins believes it would be a far better world if more people were involved in raising and caring for poodles.

 Linda Boone - Secretary

   Linda has been married to Brad (IPR Director of Operations) since 1986 and they have two sons. She graduated with an Associates Degree from Ball State University and currently is a respiratory therapist (since1988) at Hendricks Regional Health. Ms Boone has owned dogs for most of her life. When she was only 3 years old, her family brought a white miniature poodle named "Ernie" and then adopted a border collie from the Indianapolis Humane Society.

  Her current "furry kids" are five toy poodles, four of which were adopted from Indianapolis Poodle Rescue.

  Linda says, " I love working with IPR because I feel good about making a difference in the lives of poodles. I   believe that every dog deserves a chance to have a happy, forever home!" 

                                                                                 Susan Prenatt - Treasurer/CPA

  Ms Prenatt is the proud owner of two toy poodles she gave "forever homes" to through Indianapolis Poodle Rescue.

  Susan is also president of Prenatt Financial Consulting, a firm that provides outsourced chief financial officer services to not-for-profit organizations. Ms. Prenatt has nearly 25  years experience in the accounting field.

  She began her career in public accounting at Katz, sapper & Miller. After passing the CPA exam in its entirety in her first sitting she joined the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. As the Symphony's chief financial officer for 17 years, she managed its $25 million budget and $100 million endowment, developed systems business analysis, multi-year projections, and human resources. she was active in board and committee administration

  As a leader within the Indiana CPA Society and the American Symphony Orchestra League, Ms. Prenatt developed a national reputation and is a frequently requested speaker. Her seminal article on endowments, "The Endowment Goose and Its Golden Eggs: Legal and Practical Considerations of Endowment Spending: was published in the Journal of Accountancy. Ms Prenatt holds a degree in accounting from Indiana University, where she graduated with honors.

   Brad Boone - Director of Operations

  Brad is the Director of Operations at Indianapolis Poodle Rescue and says, "I enjoy giving of my time and money to such a wonderful cause. Making sure poodles get a good home, a home where they are loved, is very rewarding to me". Mr. Boone adopted his first rescue poodle in 2003.

  Brad and Linda started out at IPR by helping with the annual Raffle.

  Brad has an Associate Degree from Ball State University and has been working at Hendricks Regional Health as a respiratory therapist. He also plays lead guitar in a Christian Rock band called "The Messengers", and plays bass as part of his Church's worship band.

  As Director of Operations, Brad would like to thank you for your interest in poodles and for visiting our website.

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  Many thanks to Ramonette L Dugan and Grace M Starcke for the design and artistry of our IPR Logo!