Board of Directors

Merrianne Burtch, DVM, DACVIM
Past President and Founder

Amy Boyle
President

Matt Payne
Vice President

Alyssa Plicka, CPA
Board Treasurer

Leslie Jungemann
Board Secretary

Brianna Carabba
Director

Jeff Fankhauser, DVM
Director

Hana Kong
Director

Samantha Weiss
Director

Staff Team

Meghan French
Executive Director

Mia Adams
Development Manager

Ashley Chavez
Helpline Support Specialist, Bilingual

Rebecca Genauer
Marketing & Communications Manager

Sarah Marchewka
Helpline Support Specialist

Emma Sanchez, MBA, CVPM
Operations & Helpline Manager

Patty Zehna
Helpline Support Specialist

Lorena Ferreira
Program Contractor

Grief Support Facilitators

Trish O’Connor
Grief Support Facilitator

Shannon Pufahl
Grief Support Facilitator

Gwen Trowbridge
Grief Support Facilitator

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