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San Francisco Animal Care and Control gets new executive director

Leadership at San Francisco Animal Care and Control is switching after a new executive director was announced. Amy Corso, who has served as deputy director since 2023, will head the city’s animal shelter. She succeeds Virginia Donohue, who held the position for ...

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Leadership at San Francisco Animal Care and Control is switching after a new executive director was announced. Amy Corso, who has served as deputy director since 2023, will head the city’s animal shelter. She succeeds Virginia Donohue, who held the position for ...

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According to Local News Matters’s source item, San Francisco Animal Care and Control gets new executive director, Leadership at San Francisco Animal Care and Control is switching after a new executive director was announced. Amy Corso, who has served as deputy director since 2023, will head the city’s animal shelter. She succeeds Virginia Donohue, who held the position for more than 10 years.  “I am deeply honored and excited to step into […] The post San Francisco Animal Care and Control gets new executive director appeared first on Local News Matters .

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