Abigail Appleton, CAWA, PMP, CACI, leads Charleston Animal Society’s statewide initiatives, including the historic No Kill South Carolina 2024 campaign, which made South Carolina the first no-kill state in the southern US, saving 90% of animals entering shelters and rescues. She also leads Pick Me! SC, one of the largest annual statewide adoption events in America. Before joining the Charleston Animal Society team in 2016, Abigail spent 10 years in senior management at the Humane Society of Pinellas where she helped lead the organization through a variety of natural and manmade disasters, including Hurricane Katrina and three executive transitions.