Do You Know About The Revolution In Animal Shelters? With Guest: Rochelle Michalek, Executive Director of PAWS Chicago Original Air Date: 11-21-2008

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A sleeping puppy. Responsibility for the quality of life of many dogs and cats often rests in our hands.

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The Pippen Fasseas Adoption and Humane Center
(photo courtesy of PAWS Chicago)

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Photo of Pippen found as a lost dog in Greece
(photo courtesy of PAWS Chicago)

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Another photo of Pippen Fasseas
(photo courtesy of PAWS Chicago)

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A view inside the new state-of-the-art PAWS Chicago, Adoption and Humane Center
(photo courtesy of PAWS Chicago)

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A cat in a typical animal shelter cage

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The Cat's room at the PAWS Chicago Adoption and Humane Center in Chicago, Illinois
(photo courtesy of PAWS Chicago)

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One of the dog suites in the PAWS Chicago Adoption Center
(photo courtesy of PAWS Chicago)

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There is outside courtyard space for the animals
(photo courtesy of PAWS Chicago)

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A homeless dog on the streets in a city

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Homeless cats warming themselves on industrial steam

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A dog trapped in construction trash in need of rescue

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Volunteers perform numerous jobs
(photo courtesy of PAWS Chicago)

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Foster homes play an important part in the process
(photo couresty of PAWS Chicago)

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The Lurie Spay/Neuter Clinic in Chicago, IL; an effective spay/neuter program is an essential ingredient for a No Kill shelter
(photo courtesy of PAWS Chicago)

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Veterinarians performing spaying/neutering procedures.
(photo courtesy of PAWS Chicago)

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A group of stray puppies left to fend for themselves

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Outreach programs aid in a successful No Kill policy
(photo courtesy of PAWS Chicago)

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There are many cats and dogs to adopt at PAWS Chicago: Pets Are Worth Saving in Chicago, IL. This is Amber an American Staffordshire Terrier.
(photo courtesy of PAWS Chicago)

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Barney is a Domestic Long Haired cat.
(photo courtesy of PAWS Chicago)

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Mertle is a Chow Chow Sherherd mix.
(photo courtesy of PAWS Chicago)

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Confetti is a Domestic Short Haired cat
(photo courtesy of PAWS Chicago)

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Tom is a Rhodesian Ridgeback Shepherd mix.
(photo courtesy of PAWS Chicago)

When "Charity Navigator" ranked PAWS Chicago as one of the Top 10 charities in the nation this past December, it was no surprise to PAWS supporters who know the organization is managed more like a business than a not-for-profit. The woman behind the budgets and operations, Rochelle Michalek is so stranger to business. After a 20-year tenure in the corporate world, 17 of them with Motorola, Michalek joined the PAWS team in early 2004 and has managed PAWS programs during the organization's intense period of growth. As Executive Director of Operations, Michalek works closely with the Board of Directors. She is responsible for implementing the Board's vision for the organization, and she is accountable for managing a wide range of departments, from the Lurie Spay/Neuter Clinic to the adoption program to volunteers to humane education.

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