OUR TEAM

Sharon Ganzhorn
President

Sharon works full-time as a Radiologic Technologist in a rural hospital and spends much of the rest of her time directing the activities of SCAT. She lives with her husband, John, and her six cats in her hometown of Gloucester, VA. 
​Sharon’s love for cats and animals of all types is what led her to develop and grow SCAT. She looks forward to the continued growth of the organization.

Canda​ce works for an investment firm and lives in Virginia with her furbabies Merlin, Felix, Freedom, Willis, and Oatmeal.
When not working or helping with SCAT, she enjoys traveling the world and is always looking for her next adventure.

Candace Lawrence
Vice President

Barbara Melton
Board Member

Barbara is a retired mechanical engineer living on the Chesapeake Bay in Mathews County, VA with her kitties Conner, Smudge and Sheldon who were adopted from a local shelter. She is an extremely talented amateur wildlife photographer and likes to travel around looking for that “perfect shot.”

Barbara is an Injured Wildlife Transporter and Rescue Volunteer for The Wildlife Center of VA. Barbara loves retirement because it gives her more of an opportunity to appreciate and help animals.

​Kathy Mitchell
Board Member

Kathy lives in Middlesex, Va with her husband, Tex, and her many furbabies. Her Jack Russell mix, Holly, was a rescue and her Siamese mix kitty, Angel, just showed up on her porch ten years ago and decided she was home! ​Kathy works full-time as a nursing supervisor at a rural hospital. She is currently working on her bachelor's degree for nursing. She is also a certified CPR instructor and teaches at various facilities.

Kathy also volunteers in her community, helping both people and animals. She is a lifetime member of Urbanna Rescue Squad although she has retired from active duty. She also volunteers with Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society, mainly as a transporter driving animals with medical needs to the vet’s office or helping transport animals to various rescues.

Kathy has many hobbies. She is a fantastic southern cook and is talented at many different crafts. All of the members of the SCAT group have seen examples in our auctions of her crocheting, sewing and quilting. We are so lucky to have her many talents in SCAT!

​Sarah Wirth
Board Member

Sarah is the mother of Buddy, a surly special needs cat, and they live with her biggest supporter, husband Matt, in San Pedro, CA.
Sarah is a Jill-Of-All-Trades having held down positions in everything from clerical and administrative work to caregiving, teacher assisting and photography.

She earned her Associates degree in social and behavioral sciences with a 3.75 GPA while working full-time and undergoing treatments for cervical cancer. She is proud to say she is now 10 years cancer free. Sarah is our definition of a superhero! She is currently going to school to complete her bachelor's degree and teaching credential, with an end goal of becoming a reading and literacy coach.
Sarah is heavily involved in Miss R*EVOLutionaries, a women's rights organization with over 60,000 members worldwide. In addition, she volunteers for Friends and Helpers, an organization that provides Christmas gifts, funding and school supplies to women and children living in domestic violence shelters.
In her spare time, Sarah enjoys baking, blogging, reading, urban exploration, writing and smashing the patriarchy.