Dot Hitchins

Dot Hitchins brings experience in volunteer management and recruitment, event planning and strategic planning to Paws & Think’s Board of Directors. She recently retired as Manager of Volunteers at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital. She has a Bachelor of Science from St. Louis University John Cook School of Business with a concentration in Management Science and has worked in not-for-profit management her whole career.

Dot has been a member of the Junior League of Indianapolis for more than 30 years, served on the Zionsville Parks Board and volunteered in the Zionsville School.

She got involved with Paws & Think in 2016 and helped to develop the Paws to Heal program. She says she was drawn to the organization because it offers the opportunity to do great things for others with dogs. The scope, breadth, and impact that Paws & Think makes on individuals and the community is magic.

Dot lives in Zionsville with her husband, Owen and her English Labrador, Hugo. Hugo and Dot recently became a Paws & Think therapy team and look forward to making a difference together. Dot has two grandsons and enjoys spending time with family, walking, playing pickle ball and traveling.