Karen Froehlich has stepped down as president and CEO of SPCA of Texas, effective immediately, the organization’s board of directors announced.
The board has named Don Lindsley, SPCA of Texas vice president of finance, as interim president and CEO. Lindsley joined the SPCA of Texas in July 2013.
“On behalf of the Board of Directors, I thank Karen for her contributions to the SPCA of Texas,” Hiren Patel, chair of the SPCA of Texas board of directors, said in a statement....




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