Healing Species is so fortunate and grateful to have Madison join our team! Madison has a background in both vet medicine and working with children with special needs! She serves in her local church with both middle school youth and young adult women. The highlight of her day is always coming home to her beloved Great Dane, Penelope Ann!

Joanna is a Clemson graduate starting her masters in education. She also helps with all dog care each summer, & in our school classrooms/Compassion Education and Violence Intervention Programs when available. 

Attorney Cheri Brown Thompson graduated The University of South Carolina School of Law, as an "older" student in 1999, & was proud to have passed the Bar Exam on 1st try. But it was her experience in Criminal Law class, merged with her lifelong love of animals, that gave her the founding principles for the Healing Species Compassion Education (trademarked) & Violence Intervention Curriculum for youth - as a way to intercept early childhood patterns of repeating "violence for violence," or "bullying for bullying." This can be un-learned and re-directed! Healing Species has changed many lives & won numerous national & local awards, some listed on our About Us Page.

Cameron is Cheri Thompson's son who is also a dog-whisperer. He sacrifices his weekends to help with weekend dog care duties at the Sanctuary, that is after already working a full time job offsite during the week. Cameron is a truely devoted friend, son, and worker.

Donavan is a part-time dog care extradoniare! He loves the dogs and the dogs love him back!

Camille is a retired educator who has worked in the midlands of South Carolina as a teacher, science specialist, professional development specialist, literacy consultant and coach. Working for Healing Species as a Classroom Consultant cobines her two greatest loves-educating children and promoting the welfare of dogs in need through compassion,education, and understanding.

Our little "can do" volunteer adds so much to our team, we just had to include her here. Not quite a teen, but a tween, you'd never know it. Fearless, strong, willing to sweat, but with an actual heart of pure gold, her absolute purity, devotion, complete love of every single dog warms the soul daily. She brings the ray of light we all need, exuberance, enthusiasm, joy, love, efficiency, & ability that any team would cherish.