ABOUT SPIKE'S K9 FUND
Spikes K9 Fund was founded by James Hatch, a retired Special Warfare Operator. As a K9 handler on several deployments, James’ life was regularly spared by the work of K9s – one of the most memorable was Spike. And on James’ final deployment, the night he was critically wounded, a K9 Remco spared James’ life while losing his own. From that evening on, James oriented his life around the training, care and preservation of working dogs. In addition to working as the founder and president of the fund, he works with local law enforcement to fine tune their work.
We aspire to ensure every working K9 receives exactly what they need every time. We purchase top of the line gear to keep them safe and ready for peak operation. We pay for critical medical treatment to help them return to work or to live out the rest of their days in retirement in good health.
Our Team
James Hatch
Founder
Emily Grey
Chief Executive Officer
Dave Villaflor
Store Director
Casey McCrossan
Spike's School Director
Caroline Stacks
Communications Director
ROSE KOHLER
Operations Assistant - Yale University Graduate
TOMASZ FOSTER
IT Support
Fullstack Developer - CTO of Ario
ANDREA MACDONALD
Chief Financial Officer
Board Members
Talya Nevo-Hacohen
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.
Buddy Rake
Board Chairman, Rake Law Group, PC
Alan Thompson, DVM
VCA Animal Care Center (Veterinarian)
Paul Frankenberg
Founder and Managing Partner of Focus Search Partners
Brenda Formes
CAO of a 20+ billion dollar family office
Volunteers
NOELLE PURDUE
Lead Volunteer - Southeastern Virginia Representative
TRACY REARDON
Lead Volunteer - Texas Representative
HEATHER NAPPI
Lead Volunteer - New York Representative
TIM AND SHERRY JOHNSON
Lead Volunteers - Central Virginia Representatives
HARLAN AND SHELLEY BRICKER
Lead Volunteers - Michigan Representatives
SCHEELER FAMILY
Lead Volunteers - Ohio Representatives
ADAM HAGERMAN
Lead Volunteer - Pennsylvania Representative
ZACK DAVIS
Lead Volunteer - Ohio Representative