Lynn Chiche

Lynn Chiche is the founder and Executive Director of SpayMart. After a successful career managing the audiology department at Ochsner Foundation Hospital, she left the healthcare field in 1998 to dedicate herself to animal rescue and welfare. She co-founded  SpayMart in 1998 to address pet overpopulation and homelessness in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Under her leadership, SpayMart has grown into one of the region’s premier animal welfare organizations, operating adoption, spay/neuter, and pet retention programs; foster networks; community cat initiatives; and a shelter that has saved thousands of animals.

Lynn has been recognized with the Alliance for Good Government’s Civic Award of the Year, the CityBusiness Health Hero Award for her contributions to animal welfare, and was chosen to participate in America 250, Red, White, Blue and You, as an individual going above and beyond to make our community a better place.