After a nationwide search, the Humane Educational Society of Chattanooga has selected a new executive director: Bob Citrullo. Citrullo is a 25-year military veteran who has spent the last 13 years working in animal welfare. Before joining the Humane Educational Society, he was the executive director of the Atlanta Pet Rescue & Adoption Center, located in Smyrna, Ga.
Over the past several years, he has established programs that have reduced the number of healthy animals that are euthanized along with numerous other animal care, fundraising, and community awareness initiatives.
He holds a nursing degree as part of his service in the military and is also a member of the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators.
He and his wife, Debra, share their home with Gunner and Ivy, both Basset hounds, and Daisy, a Jack Russell.
The Society’s former director, Guy Bilyeu, died in September of injuries sustained in a biking accident.