<p>&nbsp;Michelle has been with Fences For Fido since its founding in 2009, serving as a board member, board co-chair, and as a Client Outreach Coordinator and Crew Leader. More recently, she's served as FFF's grant writer. As a longtime advocate and nonprofit leader, she's worked to pass laws to protect animals and helped establish Salem's first high-volume spay/neuter clinic. Drawing on her background in news media, fundraising, and public policy, Michelle develops and coordinates FFF's public messaging and fundraising, ensuring that we grow strategically to meet the ever-changing needs of our clients, volunteers, donors, and the dogs who bring us all together in this labor of love.</p>