Joe Hinkle
Joe has spent the last 16 years working in animal welfare, serving in roles from Manager of Admissions and Behavior to Animal Control Officer, to Director of Operations in two shelters, to running an outreach program and the largest TNR program in Kansas City. Joe first started working with the ASPCA in 2011 as a responder in Caruthersville, MO, and, soon after, in Joplin, MO. He went on to participate in multiple deployments, taking on several responsibilities over the next years, including Shelter Lead, Safety Lead, Medical Lead, Behavior Lead, and Agency Rep.
In 2017, Joe joined the ASPCA as Shelter Director for the FIR Team (now the National Field Response Team) before becoming the Senior Director of Operations at the CRC. Since his hire, Joe has designed, set up, and run temporary shelters in warehouses (lots), in fairgrounds, under tents, in an old hospital, and in an empty grocery store, helped set up and run emergency shelters in OH, WI, IA, FL, MO, NY, IN, CA, NC, SC, LA, and St. Croix, worked in Montecito after the mudslides-going into multimillion-dollar homes to care for chickens, finches, flamingos, and bees, worked with a cross-departmental group of experts to revise our chicken care and housing SOPs, trained and supervised an ever-rotating cast of responders and volunteers, and coordinated efforts with behavior, medical, logistics and operations teammates to best serve the animals in our care.
In his free time, Joe likes to spend time with his wife, Leila, daughter, Annabelle, and their two dogs, Millie and Finn. They all like to hike in the woods, watch/play soccer, cook, and, whenever possible, relax in the mountains. Joe loves to read and, when he isn’t working, can usually be found with a book or Kindle in his hand.
