The Haines Animal Rescue Kennel has a new executive director and a new animal control officer working out of its Small Tracts Road shelter.
Executive director Nicole Swensgard moved to Haines in May, when she learned of the opening.
She moved from Cincinnati, Ohio to Alaska in 2000. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in natural resources management at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. While in the Interior, Swensgard, 34, made trips to Haines.
