ALAA Board of Directors
General Manager, President, Governing Board:
Governing Board Vice President:
Secretary:
Registrar & Treasurer:
Breed Standards Officer, Quality Assurance Mgr./Complaints:
Public Relations Manager
Information Technology Officer:
ALAA General Committee Members
Business Manager: Consultant to Governing Board on business matters.
- Ken Fischer, past ALAA (ILA) Governing Board President and Officer
Global Website/IT Manager: Website design, Server administration. Changes are approved by all board votes.
- Rochelle Sundholm of Spring Creek Labradoodles, current IT Officer
Database Liason: Work with the Database designer (DogTrackTM) to translate the ALAA needs.
- Natalie Woods of Cedar Park Labradoodles, past ALAA (ILA) Governing Board Officer
Infusion Team: Works with the Infusion Mentor to guide the infusion process. This team is to be nominated by the Infusion Mentor yearly. Currently handled by ALAA board officers.
Regulations Committee: Team to work with the Business Manager and President to present to the board and membership additions or modification to the current regulations. This team
will work on state breeding regulations being presented by states and counties for vote.
This team is to be nominated by the President or Business Manager yearly.
Paw Rewards/Health testing Team: Work with all current members of the paw program and a smaller set of that group to define changes to the program. All changes must be defined and supported based on
Veterinary Breeding Specialist recommendations, specialists in the area of expertise. This team is to be nominated by HTI Officer yearly.
Dog Registrar: Paid contract employee: Registers all dogs and litters. The Registrar inputs all health testing, including audits of Paw program based on Health Testing Initiative Officer input.
The Registrar works with QA Officer on yearly audits of breeder members. Updates records, maintains ALAA dog registry (DogTrackTM). The registrar also answers breeder member questions on
registration and health testing services and requirements.
- Butch Charlton - Down Under Labradoodles, current Treasurer
Assistant to Breed Standard Officer: Work under the Breed Standards Initiative Officer to support breeders in understanding the breed standard through ALAA website, presentations and literature.
Team Leader nominated by the Breed Standards Initiative Officer, team self-directed with approval of Breed Standards Initiative Officer. This team is to be nominated by Breed Standards Initiative
Officer yearly.
If you are interested in applying for an executive board or committee position, please submit the following application.
ALAA Executive Board or General Committee Application
ALAA Board of Director Biographies
Elected yearly at annual vote (March). Current Board presents the ALAA year in review and next year’s goals at annual conference call just prior to election. Current board is slated on ballot.
Additional members wanting to be placed on the ballot may self nominate or be nominated. This requires a second nomination and a presentation of a platform during the annual ALAA conference call.
Vacated officer positions outside of the yearly vote are nominated and elected by current officers as per the ALAA QA manual. Each officer holds one vote on governing board issues, these are limited
to approving decisions of the Quality Assurance Board Member, Infusion Board Member, Budget, and approving issues and motions to go before membership vote. All officers may submit motions for
vote or discussion to the governing board. In addition to the duties below each officer directs one or more team, assignment or initiative as listed. All officers, initiative directors, and committee
members are volunteers.
Heather Hale, President
 Handles ALAA daily issues as President, working with and supporting the ALAA Governing Board and corresponding with ALAA breeders via bi monthly emails. The ALAA President works with the ALAA legal counsel and business council. The president writes and develops initiatives for the ALAA by organizing a team of ALAA members to address issues of concern within the ALAA guided by the governing board goals and objectives, and regulations. The ALAA president is responsible to ensure the board and members follow the corporate rules and regulations of the ALAA, the ALAA charter, goals and objectives. The ALAA president is required to take on at least one additional initiative.
I take great pride in being a Labradoodle breeder and owner. I have been an established breeder since 1997, breeding Labradoodles since 2001. It is my pleasure as well as an honor to work with such a great organization in the development and preservation of this wonderful breed. I have been a committee board member on the Paws Reward/Heath Testing team since 2005 and on the Infusion Team since 2008. I have enjoyed watching this organization grow, as well as the breed develop over the years. I am one of the original breeders here on the west coast. I have bred both American and Australian lines in the past but am focused on just Australian now. I am a part time Dental Hygienist as well as a wife to my fantastic husband Mike and mother to 5 amazing kids Christina, Ana, Grant, Cole, and Reagan. We enjoy all of what dog breeding brings to our family. I often get asked "how I started breeding dogs" and its simple, I have always loved animals. I was the little girl that rescued every stray animal I ever came across. There is nothing like puppy breath and the unconditional love of these amazing dogs. We live in Bakersfield CA. Which is centrally located between Los Angles and San Fransisco. Information on her and her program can be found at Hale's Labradoodles.
Kim Kochman, Vice President
 The Vice President performs duties assigned by the President or the board of directors. At the request of the president, or in the president's absence, the vice president will perform the duties of the president.
Kelly Lorton, Secretary
Records all meetings and correspondence via electronic files, handles all online votes and agendas for meetings as required by the ALAA regulations. The Secretary is required to take on at least two
additional initiatives.
 I first fell in love with Labradoodles in 2005 when my family welcomed our first puppy into our home. I became a Member Breeder in 2008 when the first litter was born here at Orchard View Labradoodles. I love everything about breeding including the friends I’ve made and the ongoing relationships I have with my clients.
I have been married for 15 years to my husband and we have four beautiful children ages 11-18. We reside in central Washington surrounded by orchards and vineyards on two acres outside of Zillah. I have been a stay at home mom for the past 14 years with a few years of that time spent working at a small private school as a teaching assistant and School Board member. I’ve assisted my husband in his contracting business for the past 11 years by handling bookkeeping, payroll and various office duties.
I am proud to be the ALAA Secretary and I’m excited about what the future holds for the Labradoodle and Australian Labradoodle, as well as the ALAA and its membership. Information on her and her program can be found at Orchard View Labradoodles.
Butch Charlton, Registrar & Treasurer
 Current selected assignment, Annual Budget Planner. The ALAA Treasurer maintains the ALAA not for profit association books, monthly financials and budget.
Butch Charlton has been involved since 2001 when he purchased his first Labradoodle from Australia. Within six months he found himself on a flight to
Australia to really investigate the breed.
Since then he started his kennel, retired from the high tech world where he was a Chief Technology Officer for a major
telecom corporation, worked on his golf game and concentrated on breeding quality Labradoodles. He is the proud owner of eight Labradoodles and truly loves being
involved with the advancement of the breed in N. America. Information on him and his program can be found at Down Under Labradoodles.
Rochelle Sundholm, Information Technology Manager/Officer
 Current selected assignments: Global Website/IT Manager.
I reside in Oregon and live on 6 acres of beautiful country property just outside the small town of Pleasant Hill. I am mother to four wonderful children ranging in age from 10-19 years old. The other Sundholm family members include a Morgan horse, three cats, 14 chickens, a couple of the labradoodle dogs in my breeding program, and a host of wild critters that abound on our property.
My experience with animals includes working with and finding homes for rescue dogs, working for Willamette Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation and pursuing veterinary medicine in college. My lifelong love of animals was a stepping stone to my fascination with the development of a new breed when I discovered Labradoodles. I began my labradoodle breeding program in 2001, and since then have worked both with Labradoodles and Goldendoodles with a focus on producing dogs with the temperament for therapy and guide dog work. I was the first labradoodle and goldendoodle breeder on the west coast, and one of the first in the U.S. More information about my program is found at Spring Creek Labradoodles.
Shari O'Quinn, Quality Assurance Officer
Breed Standard Officer reviews ALAA breeder programs, as to their adherence to the ALAA breed standard and grading
scheme. She has the authority to compile infractions, make recommendations to the ALAA board as to infraction
penalties via the QA process and carry out these infractions. As Secondary QA, Linda
will take over QA assignments when the QA officer is unavailable or personally involved in a QA case. Information on her and her program can be found at Olympic Labradoodles
Public Relations Manager - OPEN POSITION
Current selected assignments: Newsletter
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