Interview! Meredith Hippert, Director of Field Operations, Animal Balance “Through this work, I recognized my passion for serving the underserved, and working with communities to implement change for animals.” Though largely self-educated in the field, Meredith Hippert holds an impressively broad resume in animal welfare, from admission guidelines and outreach to foster programming and TNR. Her journey started when she began caring for a colony of cats living behind the tattoo parlor where she worked in Pittsburg, PA. Using online resources such as Alleycat Allies, Meredith learned as much as she could about community cats management and care, and she now serves as the director of operations at Animal Balance in Austin, TX. Under the guidance of former CCP guests Miles Chadwick and Emma Clifford, Meredith has grown in her advocacy for animals everywhere, especially the remote islands that Animal Balance currently assists. For more information about Animal Balance, please visit animalbalance.org. You can also get in touch with Meredith directly by emailing her at mhippert@animalbalance.org. And, for more information on veterinarian and animal behaviorist Dr. Sophia Yin, please visit her website.