New Animal Control Administrator

 Press release from Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman's Office:

Annapolis, MD (July 26, 2024) - County Executive Steuart Pittman announced the hiring of Claudia Roll as the County’s Animal Care & Control Administrator. Roll will start in the position on Monday, July 29.

“Claudia Roll has the experience and the skills to support the essential work of the staff and volunteers at Animal Care and Control, and to lead a county process to transform our agency into a restructured, mission-driven quasi-government nonprofit that puts the welfare of animals at the top of its agenda,” said County Executive Pittman.

Roll most recently served as Chief of Staff for the Humane Rescue Alliance in Washington, D.C., where she supervised a staff of more than 80 employees. In her work at the Alliance, she oversaw a variety of shelter functions, including animal care, behavior, animal control, humane law enforcement, and volunteers. She led the operations team through the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, maintaining essential services while increasing foster placement by over 70% and implementing a virtual adoption process.