Coachella Valley Animal Campus Commission
The Coachella Valley Animal Campus, located in Thousand Palms at 72-050 Petland Place, opened in 2005. The facility is a partnership with Riverside County Department of Animal Services, Animal Samaritans and the Coachella Valley cities of Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage. The Coachella Valley Animal Campus Commission is comprised of one representative from each member city and county staff.
Commission Membership
The members of the Animal Commission are appointed by cities. A current list of Commission members may be found below.
Meeting Schedule
The Animal Commission meets in person bi-monthly (every two months) on the first Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Meetings are now being held at alternating locations until further notice. Posted agenda and the location will be provided 72 hours in advance on both District 4 and Animal Services Website and the Coachella Valley Animal Campus.
If you have any questions regarding the agenda, please contact Kasey Saldarelli at the Department of Animal Services, 951-358-7442 or via email at [email protected].
Commission Members
Commission Members
City of Cathedral City
Nancy Ross - Chair
Councilmember Ernesto Gutierrez (Alternate)
City of Coachella
Councilmember Frank Figueroa
Councilmember Yadira Perez (Alternate)
City of Desert Hot Springs
Councilmember Daniel Pitts
Mayor Pro Tem Dirk Voss (Alternate)
City of Indian Wells
Councilmember Greg Sanders
Councilmember Bruce Whitman (Alternate)
City of Indio
Councilmember Glenn Miller
Community Member Kim Hardee (Alternate)
City of La Quinta
Councilmember Steve Sanchez
Mayor Pro Tem Kathleen Fitzpatrick (Alternate)
City of Palm Desert
Councilmember Karina Moreno
Mayor Evan Trubee (Alternate)
City of Rancho Mirage
Councilmember Michael O'Keefe - Vice Chair
Eve F. Edelstein (Alternate)
District 4
Supervisor V. Manuel Perez
Ty Peabody (Alternate)
Animal Samaritans (Ex-Officio)
Tom Snyder, CEO
Aurora Wilson (Alternate)
Loving All Animals (Ex-Officio)
Michael Phipps Russell
Jessica Castillo (Alternate)
Palm Springs Animal Shelter (Ex-Officio)
Dan Rossi, Executive Director
Tamara Hedges-President
County of Riverside Staff
Director Mary Martin
Dr. Kimberly Youngberg
Leslie Huennekens
Itzel Vizcarra
Veronica Perez
Kasey Saldarelli
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