Rick Bellman has volunteered and supported MCHS and its programs for nearly 16 years, including four previous terms on the board of directors. His main interests are fundraising, public relations, and marketing. He has owned and operated a retail wine and spirits business in Chevy Chase for more than twenty years, and organizes a wine tasting fundraiser to benefit MCHS each year. He works closely with MCHS to achieve its goals of public recognition, donor network building and raising funds to benefit the animals in its care. Rick and his wife share their home with several companion animals, all of which have been adopted from MCHS.