About Us

Mohave CARE-Net is a coalition of animal control and rescue organizations. Our mission is to transform the well-being of companion animals in Mohave County.

We are dedicated to saving companion animals lives and creating a culture of care for animals in need of rescue and transition to new homes.

With your help, we can bring about an end to companion animal overpopulation by pursuing:

grant funding
low cost spay and neuter
new adoption-friendly shelter facilities
education in schools
public awareness campaigns

Mohave CARE-Net Founders

CARE-Net Founders: Victoria Cowper, Jen Miles, Roy Hayes, Lotti Benker, Hillarie Allison, Jennifer Johnston, and Cherie DaLynn.

Board of Directors

Roy Hayes, CARE-Net Co-President and Treasurer

Certified Police Dog Trainer, Puppy and Adult Obedience Class instructor (PETCO).

A.K.C. Canine Good Citizen Trainer/Evaluator and Kennel Manager.

Completed Red Cross Dog and Cat First Aid Class.

Helped start Bite Prevention program with Glen Howe for Oakland Elementary schools.

Trained more than 8,000 dogs and their owners over 20 years.

Dog behaviorist/trainer for the San Francisco SPCA, Tri Valley Animal Resuce, Oakland Animal Control, Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF), and Bay Area Siberian Husky (BASH).

Western States Police Canine Association (WSPCA) 10 years.

Jen Miles, CARE-Net Co-President and Secretary

Mohave County Community Development Dept. manager; designs/develops public-private sector partnership programs; serves on state and local Boards and coalitions for youth and workforce development.

Experience as Dean and Vice President of community college.

Served on the Governor’s Task Force on Higher Education, Arizona's Small Business Development Center Management Council; participant in two AZ Town Halls.

Past-President, Arizona Council of Occupational Administrators.

Experience in engineering project management, legislative analysis and business consulting.

Member, HSUS, ASPCA

MBA (Stanford University) and Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Auburn University).

Board of Directors

Jennifer Johnston, CARE-Net Vice-President

Gereral Manager of PETCO Retail Store in Kingman, AZ.

Organizes large animal/family functions for PETCO.

Promotes multiple fundraisers for local adoption groups.

Aided over 300 adoptions in 2006.

Lotti Benker, CARE-Net Director

CEO of Help Animals Lives Today (H.A.L.T.) 6 years

Animal rescue experience 35 years.

Extensive background as Administrator and Director for community residences.

Addiction Therapist at VA Medical Center 10 years

Listed in Cambridge Who's Who Among Executive and Professional Women.

US Air Force 4 years, US Army Reserve, 1 year. Formerly member of: American Society of Women Accountants, New York State Association of Community Residence, Administrators( Mental Health), Ambassador of Goodwill Delegation to China and Russia.1984, Present member of: Society of Animal Welfare Administrators International Society of Poets.

Victoria Cowper, CARE-Net Director

Executive Director of Western Area Humane Society 4 years

Executive Director of Yuma County Humane Society 2 years

Executive Member of Society of Animal Welfare Administrators 4 years

Long history developing partnerships within the non-profit sector.

Active animal welfare advocate at the state level, testifying and promoting animal welfare issues.

Works with municipalities on Animal Care & Control services modeled with humane principals.

Arizona Governor appointed Companion Animal spay/neuter committee.

Member HSUS, American Humane Society, NACA.

Cherie DaLynn, CARE-Net Director

President, Treasurer, Director of For the Luv of Paws II, Inc. 2 years

Pet sitting business owner/employer 5 years; volunteer with other rescue operations 5 years.

Court reporter 15 years, retired.

US Army veteran 5 years.

Board of Directors, Southern Nevada Schauzer Rescue.

Member of American Human Society, HSUS.

Honors graduate of UNLV.

Mohave Companion Animal Rescue Efforts Network