Dylan worked as a (human) social worker in the mid-Atlantic after college for a dozen years before needing a break. He relocated to New Mexico in 2000. After a pause to catch his breath, he needed a job with meaning and started as a part-time adoption counselor at the Santa Fe Animal Shelter in 2011, in between stints as a hot air balloon wrangler and personal chef, both of which eventually fell by the wayside so he could focus on animal welfare. Dylan is the Senior Director of Shelter Operations.