Adoption Manager – ext. 103
Alice@petorphans.org

Alice
Kennel Manager – ext. 208
Alice@petorphans.org

Have you heard the term Beast Master? Well that would sum up Alice, not only is she the leader of the pack with her staff and animal residents she also is the 24 hour Watch Dog to protect our orphans. Along with her pack members she cares for all the dogs and cats and has the difficult but rewarding job of selecting all our orphans for intake. Working with our vets and trainers she ensures everyone is healthy, mentally and physically, and loved.

Our kennel and grounds sparkle due to her desire to keep the animals' habitat as clean as possible and you won't hear the humans complaining either. Working at Pet Orphans she has truly found her home, along with her 6 rescues, Tug our resident goofy, tail waggin' Pit Bull X, Rigby a Chihuahua X, and her Terrier duo Penelope and Skipper and Rudy and Fancy on kitty patrol, things are safe and sound here at the orphanage.

After many years managing a family owned restaurant and taking care of human kids in a daycare, her skills have flourished and offer her staff and critters the same leadership and care she has built her career around. On her off time Alice can be found fostering one of our orphans that need that extra special time and playmates around the clock.

Laura
Volunteer/Office Manager – ext. 101
Laura@petorphans.org

Laura comes to us from the Restaurant Business, having spent the last ten years managing restaurants in the area. A natural people person, she has been an asset in the front office dealing with the public on a daily basis. Always willing to help out in any way she can, Laura recently assisted the Humane Education department with a Telemundo Event as our Spanish speaking representative, is currently bottle feeding a kitten that she rescued at one day old and can be seen on our Fox 11 news spot every so often. Our dogs and cats aren't her only passion, Laura also rescues birds and plants in need. This proud grandma of two girls has a big heart for all creatures.

Barbara
Business Coordinator – ext. 107
Barbara@petorphans.org

Jan
Office Coordinator – ext. 112
jan@petorphans.org

Jan Brown works part time in the Pet Orphans office, posting donations on the computer, preparing tax receipts, sending donation thank you's, and keeping the mailing list current, in addition to helping answer phones, etc.

Jan retired from full time work three years ago after many years in public relations and marketing for entertainers, businesses, and non-profit organizations. Pet Orphans, in fact, was one of her public relations clients a few years ago. Her connection with Pet Orphans goes way back, as Jan's mother was good friends with one of Pet Orphans original board members and treasurer, Lorraine Neikirk. Pet Orphans once took in two orphan kittens that Jan had bottle-fed through infancy.

Jan is definitely a cat person and enjoys having the office kitties, Tessie and Melody, hanging out on her desk. She has two cats, Molly and Bells, at home, plus two roosters, Ollie and Wally, who flew into her back yard months ago and show no sign of leaving.

In addition to her time at Pet Orphans, Jan is president of the Panorama City Friends of the Library and helps run the used book store at the library, which gives her lots of access to her favorite thing: books.

Dawn
Grant Writer

Jeff
Assistant Kennel Manager

Jeff is literally the right hand of our Kennel Manager; their team work inspires all of us. Whether it be making pound transfers and selections or deciding what food to feed or which dogs to house together, Jeff is always there offering his assistance. Working to enhance the quality of life for all our residents and making sure they are all plump and happy, Jeff cares for their daily needs and his as well. After all the WORK is done, you can find Jeff in the yard or kennel runs cuddling and kissing our dogs getting his needs filled.

Jeff enjoys coming to work as much as the first day he saw all the critters who needed him. Jeff even schedules his days off apart because he can't go more than one day without caring for his kids. No matter the extra work load, Jeff is always more than happy to introduce new stress reducing programs into the kennel. If it's good for the animals it's good for Jeff. One could only hope that animal caregivers everywhere worked as hard and were as caring as our Jeff.

Renee´
Kennel Staff

Renee' came to Pet Orphans through working with our vets at AMC for over three years. Coming here weekly to help our vet with health checks and assisting our orphans when brought into the vets office daily, she couldn't help but fall in love with what Pet Orphans is all about. It was easy to snag her up when a position became available here at POSC. Our critters feel confident in her abilities to tend to their needs.

Working mainly with our cats, yet still well versed with our dogs, she is always stepping out of the box and adding to her responsibilities to promote our orphans for adoption. Running off to the vet's office daily to tend to our animals medical needs is where she starts her day, following with the daily needs of the critters along with the rest of the kennel staff. On her spare time Renee' is full of love and comfort and is always smooching with the critters.

Tiffany and Rocko
Kennel Staff

Tiffany is a natural when it comes to relating with animals, she started volunteering with POSC when she was just a young child. Always spending each and every weekend and any time off school she could find, her days were spent here caring for our animals. As the youngest Counselor and Dog Training Assistant, she has volunteered in every position possible. One of our first Junior Volunteer of the Year recipients, her desire to help animals is inspiration to us all.

Waiting for Tiffany to be old enough to start working, the moment 16 came around she was called and asked to become part of our team again, but now as a staff member. Tiffany jumped at the chance and once again has proven her ability to challenge her self in ways most teenagers never even think to. She cares for the dogs and cats every need, feeding, cleaning, medicating, playtime and love. Also counsels our perspective adopters and lends a hand to the Kennel Manager with what ever she needs.

Tiffany has known her calling, we believe since she was born, living with her mother and fiancé & son, big brother Larry and younger sister Melaney. She has a very active household which of course has its fill of furry critters Tiffany has rescued and claims as her pack; Rocko (Poodle/Lab X) and Teddy (Shih-Tzu/Poodle X). Sure to have her own shelter someday, we enjoy every minute we have her under our wings.

Lauralea and Mayhem
Behavior Consultant/Adoptions
CPDT-KA

Lauralea joined the staff of Pet Orphans as a Behavior Consultant about three yeas ago. Her experience with animals began in her early childhood with the family German Shepherds and the menagerie of creatures with whom she shared her home. Her love of animals led her to volunteer work with local animal shelters and rescues. At these facilities, Lauralea gained valuable skills and experience caring for both domestic and exotic animals. During her college studies at the University of Central Florida, Lauralea continued her volunteer work. She became involved with canine rescue and adoption at the Orlando Humane Society where she assisted in their Adoption Outreach Program. Since arriving in Los Angeles six years ago, with her newly adopted Plott Hound mix Loki, Lauralea has developed into a career working with dogs. She also continues her commitment to dog rescue, foster and adoption. In the process she acquired two more pups, Grendel and Fern. These new additions were a blessing in more ways than one. Their behavioral needs led Lauralea to classes at the Pasadena Humane Society. There, Lauralea became a volunteer and later a staff member where she taught Basic Obedience and Tricks Classes for the shelter's Behavior Department. She also conducted SAFER tests with the shelter's dogs for behavioral assessment and placement purposes. In the process, she learned important handling and training skills.

Lauralea works with Pet Orphans of Southern California as a Behavior Consultant and Adoption Counselor. As a Behavior Consultant, she assists the POSC team in the behavior assessments of our shelter dogs. When acting as an Adoption Counselor, Lauralea provides shelter tours to visiting public and guides families in selecting the right dog.

In her canine studies, Lauralea has attended courses to learn the finer details of reward-based training methods. She was also taught specialized techniques in scent detection, tracking, agility, and therapy/hearing dog training. Currently, Lauralea studies canine nose work, obedience and will soon begin Schutzhund work with her Malinois.

Maureen
Kennel Staff

Arlene
Humane Education Manager/Event Coordinator – ext. 111
oberarlo@sbcglobal.net

Frances
On Leave