Welcome to the Indianapolis Poodle Rescue (IPR) Board Page

  Handi Skorich - President

Handi and her partner Grace have a standard poodle and three miniatures living in their home. Handi began Poodle Rescue in 1997 as part of Poodle Club of Central Indiana. It later became Indianapolis Poodle Rescue. She saw a need to rescue poodles "down on their luck." Few people recognized that there was a need for a purebred poodle rescue. It became her passion to see that these rescues had forever homes.

                                                                                                                               Don Shutovich, Vice President   

One of my most recent life experiences is the ownership of a retail business. The ownership of that business required an extensive list of functions and duties. Some of which were:

developing a sales and marketing plan,  generate income and control expenses, directing and managing other people, multiple record keeping duties, networking in the community, and a whole lot more

I have had the privilege of having wonderful miniature poodles in my life for 17 years. That experience has led me to interested in volunteering my time in the support of Indianapolis Poodle Rescue. Which my wife and I have became involved in since our move to Indiana from Ohio in 2009. That involvement has been extremely rewarding and I have come to the realization that I would like to increase my role in what I feel is an extremely worthy cause. 

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.

Amanda Hessel - Board Member

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