Ed Boks

Current

• Animal Welfare Management Consultant at Boks Consulting

Past

• General Manager at LA Animal Services
• Executive Director at Animal Care & Control of New York City
• Executive Director at Maricopa County Animal Care & Control

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Industry

Government Administration

Websites

• My Blog

Ed Boks’s Summary

Ed is looking for a position that will allow him to exercise the vast array of executive level skills and talents accumulated over an extensive, successful career.

Ed Boks’s Specialties:

Visioning; Strategic Planning; Public Relations; Communication (Oral and Written); Team Building and Recruitment; Turn Around, Performance, and Transparent Management; National Speaker/Consultant; Contract Negotiation; Teacher/Trainer; Curriculum Development; Lobbyist; Multi-Million Dollar Capital Project Management; adept at Microsoft and other PC based programs and various internet functions such as Blogging, YouTube, etc.

Ed Boks’s Experience

• Animal Welfare Management Consultant

  Boks Consulting

  (Government Administration industry)

  July 2009 — Present (5 months)

  Provide consulting services to animal shelters and animal welfare organizations including Visioning; Strategic Planning; Public Relations; Team Building; Turn Around, Performance, and Transparent Management; and Capital Shelter Project Design..

• General Manager

  LA Animal Services

  (Government Administration industry)

  January 2006 — July 2009 (3 years 7 months)

  Recruited by Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, to implement animal care and control policies and programs aligned to City goals and objectives.
  • Highest volume pet adoption program in the nation;
  • Lowest pet euthanasia rates in Department’s recorded history;
  • Opened and staffed six LEED Certified state-of-the-art animal care centers;
  • Led Department through its first Strategic Planning process;
  • Updated and standardized all policies and procedures;
  • Recruited and managed exceptional medical and executive staff;
  • Recruited and managed record number volunteer organizations and individuals to spearhead Spay/Neuter PR campaign, A House is Not a Home Without a Pet voucher program, and other life saving programs;
  • Helped establish Animal Cruelty Task Force;
  • Built coalition of over 140 Los Angeles based animal welfare organizations;
  • Instrumental in development of two animal welfare television programs;
  • Managed $22 million budget, seven 24/7 animal care centers, 450 employees;
  • Honored by Voice For The Animals for commitment to protecting the welfare of animals in Los Angeles;
  • Recognized by The Pet Place Television Show for coming to the aid of animals and displaying selfless acts of courage, heroism and compassion.

• Executive Director

  Animal Care & Control of New York City

  (Government Administration industry)

  July 2003 — January 2006 (2 years 7 months)

  Recruited by Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, to implement animal care and control policies and programs aligned to City goals and objectives.
  • Highest volume pet adoption agency in the United States at this time;
  • Lowest pet euthanasia rate in Department’s recorded history;
  • Built a coalition of over 160 northeastern based animal welfare organizations;
  • Instrumental in obtaining $15 million in grants;
  • Led Department through its first Strategic Planning process;
  • Enrolled community support to effect fund raising and marketing strategies;
  • Managed $8 million budget, three 24/7 animal care centers, 150 employees.
  • Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Friends of Animal Care & Control in New York City for a career of extraordinary life saving work;
  • Alley Cat Allies National Award for Excellence for transforming the way communities care for feral cats.

• Executive Director

  Maricopa County Animal Care & Control

  (Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

  May 1985 — December 2003 (18 years 8 months)

  Appointed by Maricopa County Chief Administration Officer, David Smith, to implement animal care and control policies and programs aligned to County goals and objectives.
  • Highest volume pet adoption agency in the United States at this time;
  • Lowest pet euthanasia rate in Department’s recorded history;
  • Led Department through its first Strategic Planning process;
  • Built coalition of nearly 100 Arizona based animal welfare organizations;
  • Negotiated cost-recovery contracts with 20 cities and towns that more than doubled department revenue ending decades of deficit-based budgeting;
  • Established the nation’s first municipal no-kill shelter;
  • Founded Maricopa County Friends of Animal Care & Control as a fund raising auxiliary;
  • Instrumental in obtaining $6 million in grants;
  • Managed $8 million budget, two 24/7 animal care centers, 130 employees.
  • Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Award for outstanding leadership as the director of Maricopa County Animal Care & Control;
  • In Defense of Animals Lifetime Achievement Award for extraordinary life of compassion, commitment and achievement dedicated to ending animal homelessness and providing compassionate care for homeless animals.

Additional Information

Ed Boks’s Websites:

• My Blog

Ed Boks’s Groups:

National Animal Control Association (NACA),
Society of Animal Welfare Administrators (SAWA),
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)

•    U.S. Government Relations & Public Affairs
•    International Entrepreneur Club
•    ASPCA
•    The Humane Society of the U.S.
•    Informed Ideas For Writers
•    Creative Professionals for Animal Welfare (creativePAW)
•    Global Learning executives
•    Animal Welfare Group
•    International Fund for Animal Welfare
•    BADRAP PitBull Doglovers
•    Human Resources Training Network
•    Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society
•    Richmond SPCA
•    Pet Loving Professionals by TAME Pet Mag
•    Veterinary Ethics
•    Animal Law Coalition
•    In Defense of Animals
•    The North American Pet Health Insurance Association
•    CJ Acres Animal Rescue Farm
•    World Animal Day Organisation

Ed Boks’s Honors:

• Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Friends of Animal Care & Control in New York City for a career of extraordinary life saving work;
• Alley Cat Allies National Award for Excellence for transforming the way communities care for feral cats.
• Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Award for outstanding leadership as the director of Maricopa County Animal Care & Control;
• In Defense of Animals Lifetime Achievement Award for extraordinary life of compassion, commitment and achievement dedicated to ending animal homelessness and providing compassionate care for homeless animals.
• National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Award for development of the Maricopa County Management Institute
• Honored by Voice For The Animals for commitment to protecting the welfare of animals in Los Angeles;
• Recognized by The Pet Place Television Show for coming to the aid of animals and displaying selfless acts of courage, heroism and compassion.

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