New Board President Kate Holmes Takes the Reins

“I’m deeply honored to step into the role of Board President, following Bobbie Mudge’s incredible leadership. Thanks to her guidance, we’ve overcome significant challenges, and celebrated milestones like our 100,000th surgery. As we expand our clinic and build an endowment, I’m excited to lead our dedicated team in driving further progress. Together, we’re making a real difference in addressing pet overpopulation in central North Carolina, and I look forward to the important work ahead.”

We are happy to announce that Kate Holmes is taking the reins from Bobby Mudge as CACF Board President.

Kate Holmes retired to Southern Pines in 2016 to be closer to family in the Sandhills and to enjoy the area’s golf and equestrian opportunities. She joined the Companion Animal Clinic Foundation Board of Directors in 2018. After being the board’s lead grant writer for four years she was invited to step up as the board’s next President in January 2025, replacing the remarkable Bobbie Mudge.

Kate is leveraging a 40-year career in advertising to bring strategic planning, business writing, team building and creative thinking to her roles on the board. Her work life began in New York City, continuing in Minneapolis with Winston-Salem being the last stop in a career of creating advertising for clients such as Porsche, Lee Jeans, Timex, IBM, Wachovia Bank, and Hanes. 

Kate is passionate about animal welfare. Over the years, she has rescued 8 dogs, 2 cats, 2 donkeys and a mini mule in her adult life. She believes strongly that the most effective and humane way to reduce animal overpopulation and reduce the strain on rescues and shelters is high-volume, high-quality spay neuter surgery. This belief puts her in perfect alignment with the mission of the Companion Animal Clinic Foundation.

Kate is an active volunteer with other non-profit organizations. As a rare survivor of pancreatic cancer, she volunteers as a mentor for www.pancan.org offering encouragement and treatment experiences to others battling pancreatic cancer. She has called on her experience with horses as a volunteer with Prancing Horse for the last five years. Kate is a member of Moore Women, A Giving Circle and serves on the grant review committee awarding grants to charitable organizations serving, families, women and children in Moore County.

She lives in Southern Pines with her two rescue dogs, Pinky and Sweetie.