Sharon Stone Smith

Sharon is ARF’s Mississippi Regional Coordinator, and has been working with us for close to two years. In 2006 while employed with AT&T she was a member of the community services group “Telephone Pioneers” that were looking for a worthwhile community project when a friend suggested helping the local animal shelter, a dismal place that had outdoor pens with no cover from the sun or rain. The project was a rousing success and opened her eyes to the plight of homeless and abused animals in Mississippi. She retired in January of 2014 to focus on rescue full time. Currently Operations Manager for In Defense of Animals at their Hope Animal Sanctuary in northern MS, she lives in the Delta with her partner Charles and a small herd of dogs that showed up and never left.