Julie Castle
The board of directors of Best Friends Animal Society, Kanab, has appointed Julie Castle as chief executive officer. The organization is an animal welfare organization committed to ending the killing of animals in America's shelters by the year 2025. Castle joined the organization in 1994 and rose through the ranks, including serving as executive director of No More Homeless Pets in Utah, a Best Friends led statewide coalition of 166 shelters, animal rescue organizations and veterinarians, from 2000-2006; director of community programs and services, 2007-2011; director of marketing and communications, 2011-2014; and most recently as chief development, marketing and communications officer. Co-founder and current CEO Gregory Castle will transition to other responsibilities and will remain a member of board of directors He has served as CEO of the organization since 2009.
