The Pitch‘s Questionnaire with Kansas City Pet Project executive director Teresa Johnson
Name: Teresa Johnson
Occupation: Executive director and chief lifesaving officer at the Kansas City Pet Project. My organization operates the largest and only open-admission animal shelter in Kansas City, which includes the KCMO Animal Shelter (behind the stadiums on Raytown Road) and a new Pet Adoption Center in Zona Rosa. We are committed to operating Kansas City’s animal shelter as a no-kill facility.
Hometown: Columbia, Missouri
Current neighborhood: Near Mill Creek Streamway Park, in Lenexa
Who or what is your sidekick? My dog, Oscar. He’s an 8-year-old Sheltie-Pekingese mix that I adopted from a local shelter. He’s totally devoted to me and never leaves my side when I’m at home.
What career would you choose in an alternate reality? I would be a doctor in an ER trauma center. I love organized chaos – fast-paced, long, crazy days are my thing!
