Some counties in our region have several MRC Units and others have just one. Unit Leader listing for all MRC Units in Western MA is below. Units marked with ** have Disaster Animal Response Teams that can set up and operate temporary emergency animal shelters concurrent to evacuation shelters opened for people.
Berkshire County
Berkshire MRC ** (BerkshireDART)
C/O Fairview Hospital 29 Lewis Avenue, Great Barrington, MA 02130
Christy Lemoine, Volunteer Coordinator
CLemoine@wmmrc.org
413-539-0129
www.wmmrc.org ; www.wmdart.org
Franklin County
Franklin County MRC
C/O Fairview Hospital 29 Lewis Avenue, Great Barrington, MA 02130
Christy Lemoine, Volunteer Coordinator
CLemoine@wmmrc.org
413-539-0129
www.wmmrc.org ; www.wmdart.org
Hampshire County
Hampshire County MRC ** (H.E.A.R.T.)
Loren Davine, Coordinator 413-429-6363
LorenDavine@gmail.com
www.WMMRC.org
Hampshire Emergency Animal Response Team – H.E.A.R.T
37 Damon Pond Rd, Chesterfield, MA 01012
Larry Holmberg
413-529-1700 days/ 413-296-4247 nights & weekends
508-304-2585 cell
lholmberg@the-spa.co
Hampden County
Hampden County Contact
Christopher Goshea
office: 413- 781-6045 /cell: 413-563-5826
cgoshea@pvpc.org
Central Hampden County MRC
Tammy Spencer, Chicopee Sanitarian
office: 413-594-1660/cell: 413-454-1797,
centralhampdencountymrc@gmail.com
East Longmeadow MRC
Donna Bowman, E. Longmeadow Inspector
office: 413-525-5400 x1106/cell: 413-265-6146 Donna.Bowman@eastlongmeadowma.gov
Town of Longmeadow MRC
20 Williams Street, Longmeadow, MA 01106
Beverly Hirschhorn
Cell: 413-454-5180/ Office: 413-565-4100
Carol Steiner, R.N. Public Health Nurse, Clinical Coordinator
Cell: 413 567-5801/ 413-219-5960
Town of Monson MRC *** (Monson DART)
110 Main St., Monson, MA 01057
Liz Manley
Cell: 413-626-4861/ Hm: 413-267-9401
City of Springfield MRC
Soloe Dennis, Deputy Commissioner
413-787-6761 (O), 413-887-8459 (cell)
sdennis@springfieldcityhall.com;
Elsie Sanchez, Coordinator
elsiespringfieldmrc@outlook.com
Jonathan Miller – Springfield Technical Community College
Cell: 413-267-3782
Greater Westfield /Western Hampden County MRC ** ( HDART)
(Unit covers: Southwick, Granville, Chester, Montgomery, Tolland, Blandford, Russell, Woronoco)
Larry Spencer, Administrator, Co-Coordinator;
(cell 24/7); (413) 323-3015
Greater Westfield & Western Hampden County MRC Inc.
413-562-3944 (W), 413-562-2002 (H), 413-626-6582
Jane Budynkiewicz, Assist. Coord. 413-531-6546
