Connecting Data, Medicine, and Shelters to Save More Kittens
Join National Kitten College for a national Maddie's Fund webinar exploring how shelters and rescues of every size can integrate the latest advancements in neonatal kitten care into their everyday operations. This session will demonstrate how data can become one of the most powerful lifesaving tools available—helping organizations move from reacting to crises to proactively identifying trends, allocating resources, strengthening foster programs, and improving outcomes for vulnerable kittens. Participants will also learn how joining the growing National Kitten College network creates opportunities to share knowledge, contribute to a national data initiative, and collaborate with shelters, rescues, and veterinary experts across the country. Together, we can build the infrastructure needed to advance research, establish evidence-based best practices, and transform the future of neonatal kitten care.
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Guest Speakers:
@Marnie Russ, Founder, National Kitten College
Marnie Russ is the founder and visionary behind National Kitten College, a groundbreaking program dedicated to advancing the care and survival of neonatal kittens across the United States. With decades of experience in animal welfare, Marnie has become one of the nation’s leading experts in neonatal kitten care, working tirelessly to educate shelter staff, rescue organizations, and fosters on best practices for saving the most vulnerable feline lives.
Under her leadership, National Kitten College has grown into a nationally recognized training model, offering comprehensive education, hands-on mentorship, and strategic support to animal welfare professionals and volunteers. Marnie’s work has directly contributed to a significant increase in neonatal kitten survival rates and has reshaped how shelters approach infant kitten care.
Passionate, compassionate, and driven by data and impact, Marnie continues to lead transformative change in the animal rescue community—ensuring that even the tiniest lives are given a fighting chance.
Meredith Hippert, Chief Operating Officer, National Kitten College
Meredith Hippert currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Kitten College. For over a decade, she has led operations for large-scale veterinary and TNR programs across the U.S. and internationally. Her extensive background includes overseeing shelter operations, managing veterinary services at a high-intake municipal shelter, and training veterinary teams in high-volume techniques. In addition to coordinating wide-reaching TNR and preventative care campaigns, Meredith provides expert consulting to help shelters strategically scale their lifesaving programs.
About Maddie's Community Conversations
Maddie’s Fund hosts a weekly Wednesday Zoom call for animal well-being professionals. These calls are a collaborative place to connect with peers in the industry, share exciting new programs and research on a variety of topics including foster, access to veterinary and behavior care, community partnerships and more. Plus, each month we'll award up to $10,000 in grants for joining (live or on-demand)!
The calls will be recorded to watch at your leisure if you can’t make it live, and are now approved for CAWA and NACA. Some will be approved for RACE continuing education credit, too!
Maddie’s Community Conversations will now be held on Wednesdays at 11am PT/ 2pm ET starting August 5, 2026! Register for the new date and time here: https://maddies.fund/CommunityConversationsRegistration2026
Learn more about Community Conversations, watch recordings and continue the conversation with guest speakers here on Maddie's Pet Forum: https://forum.maddiesfund.org/communityconversations
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