New DHA Board of Directors officers and members announced

Posted on November 2, 2012

The Delaware Humane Association’s Board of Directors has re-elected the following new officers: President, Daniel E. Cruce, Esq.; Vice President, Rodney  N. Brittingham; Treasurer, Dawn E. S. Shore, CPA; and Secretary, Sarah R. Stafford, Esq.

Five new members were welcomed to DHA’s Board of Directors for 2012: Patricia M. Blevins, Delaware State Senator, 7th District; Amy S. Cohen, Esq., Associate General Counsel, Barclaycard US; Peggy H. Eddens, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Capital Officer, WSFS Bank; Gerald J. Proffitt, Esq., Attorney, Ward & Taylor, LLC; and Erik J. Raser-Schramm, Director of the 2012 Coordinated Campaign for the Delaware Democratic Party.

	Cruce is Vice President for Education with the Hope Street Group, a national public policy nonprofit organization. Formerly the Deputy Secretary of Education/Chief of Staff for the Delaware Department of Education, he is serving his second term as President of DHA’s Board of Directors. He is also on the Executive Committee of the Delaware Theatre Company’s Board of Directors, serves as President of the Delaware Arts Consortium’s Board of Directors, and is a Board Member of the Wilmington HOPE Commission.
	Brittingham, Deputy Director of the Delaware Division of Family Services, is serving his second term as Vice President of DHA’s Board of Directors. He is also a Board Member of United Way of Delaware PRIDE Council and of the Interagency Coordinating Council, and a Delaware Policy and Advocacy Committee Member for the American Heart Association.
	Shore, Controller for The Brandywine Conservancy, is serving her second term as Treasurer of DHA’s Board of Directors and has her own handcrafted jewelry business, Bijoux.
	Stafford, Litigation Associate with Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP, is serving her second term as Secretary of DHA’s Board of Directors and is a member of the Wilmington Rowing Center.
	Blevins was first elected to the State Senate in 1990 after having served as Mayor of the Town of Elsmere. She chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee and has served as Senate Majority Leader since 2009. She is a long-time advocate for children and family issues and works to develop laws and policies that protect companion animals.
	Cohen is Associate General Counsel for Barclaycard US. She previously held legal positions at Bank of America and Hercules Incorporated.
	Eddens joined WSFS Bank in 2007. As the Chief Human Capital Officer , she oversees all aspects of Human Capital and leads the Bank’s strategic planning process. She is on the Junior Achievement Board of Directors and serves on the JA Leadership Council. She is a member of the Events Committee for Little Sisters of the Poor, a member of the University of Delaware Employer Advisory Cabinet, Program Director for the University of Delaware School of Continuing Studies for the Strategic Human Capital Certificate program, and serves on DHA’s Personnel Committee.
	Proffitt is an attorney at Ward & Taylor where he specializes in real estate, estate planning and the formation/operation of corporate entities. He is also an instructor for the Delaware Real Estate Commission.
	Raser-Schramm is Director of the 2012 Coordinated Campaign for the Delaware Democratic Party and formerly served as Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the House, Robert F. Gilligan. He is a former AmeriCorps*VISTA Volunteer, served a term on the Governor’s Commission for Volunteer and Community Service, and volunteered with the KHG Brain Tumor Foundation.