Cory Stottlemyer is a Deputy Shelter Director at BARC, overseeing the Outreach, Customer Service, and Registration teams. He also serves as the Director of Communications for the department of which BARC is a division, Administration and Regulatory Affairs.

Cory began his career as a local newspaper reporter, covering the Fort Bend County area, before transitioning to municipal government, with a focus on crisis communications. Before joining the team at ARA, he served as the Public Information Officer for both the City of Houston’s Office of Emergency Management and Municipal Courts Departments.

A newer team member at BARC, Cory has one foster fail dog from the shelter, in addition to two other dogs and a cat at home.