
Angela has lived up North since August 2021 and she enjoys kayaking, reading, and baking in her spare time. She has served on several boards including the Hurley Hospital Foundation, Kalamazoo Salvation Army, The Lily House Hospice House, and the National End of Life Doula boards. Angela is an end-of-life doula for both humans and pets and she instructs an online course at the University of Vermont on pet loss and end of life care. She also works locally as a veterinary assistant and doula with Pet Well Mobile Vet. Angela hopes to help with raising awareness and funds for CAHS to help support the animals in our community. Angela lives with her husband Jeff and their dog Bentley. They enjoy traveling and spending time with their family and friends. She chose to be on the CAHS Board because of her passion for animals and as a newer resident of Boyne City, she wanted to get to know others in the area and give back to this wonderful community.

Valerie is our newest board member and is a lifelong resident of Northern Michigan. She grew up and attended school in Charlevoix and returned to Charlevoix after law school to start her career. She loves boating. Both sailing and powerboating. She also enjoys traveling, the beach, reading and walking. Valerie has been married for 20 years to her husband Mark. They have two sons in college and their pet’s name is Champ who is an Australian Shepherd. Valerie’s first experience with the Humane Society was when she was 12 years old. Her dad had finally given her permission to adopt a kitten, but she didn’t have the heart to break up a brother and sister set of tiger kittens. She ended up bringing both kittens home and they lived their lives as Ozzie and Harriet. Much later, as a Charlevoix County Commissioner, she served as the liaison to the Charlevoix Area Humane Society. Valerie has served in many volunteer positions over the past 25+ years and understands that many nonprofit boards are “working” boards. She has helped organize many events for nonprofits and assisted with legal issues. She loves pets and feels connected to the mission of the Charlevoix Area Humane Society.

Annemarie Conway is our Charlevoix District 6 Board of Commissioner since the beginning of 2023. Annemarie moved to Charlevoix 28 years ago to take a teaching position in the Charlevoix Public Schools. She loves to walk, exercise, and cook in her spare time. Her family has always adopted pets from the Charlevoix Area Humane Society. She has had two sets of male cats: Frank and Ernest and Vincent and Jules (Fluff). Jules is pictured here and is her only living cat at 16 years old. Annemarie has done a lot of fundraising for the Charlevoix school clubs and hopes to use her expertise in helping CAHS in this endeavor. Annemarie and Pat (her husband) will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary this year and have two sons. Phil (23) who graduated from U of M in biochemistry and Jake (21) who will graduate from Michigan State in the Spring of 2024 in the School of Public Health. Annemarie chose to get involved with the CAHS because of her involvement with the Charlevoix Board of Commissioners but also because she is an avid supporter of everything that the Charlevoix Area Humane Society does for the county’s animal population.