Our Team | The Bond Between

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Meet The Team

Our staff works hard to support our animals, fosters, volunteers, and community.

We'd love to hear from you. You can click on a staff member's photo to send them an email.

Want to work for us? Visit our Careers Page!

Leadership Team

Rachel Mairose

Founder & Executive Director

Tashina Schnieder

Vice President

Carrie Openshaw

Director of Community Engagement

Gina Larson

Director of Business Systems & Strategy

Maggie Schmitz

Director of Marketing

Emily Rohady, CVT

Director of The BB Vet Center

Jennifer Schroeder

Director of Rescue Operations

Katie Hedin

Director of Development

Rescue Operations

Jennifer Schroeder

Director of Rescue Operations

Kaylee Chase

Foster Animal Logistics Manager

Anitra Francis

Admissions Manager

Dani Young

Admissions Coordinator

Sarah Jensen

Foster Support Specialist

Kim Lieske

Intake Volunteer Coordinator

Beth Citurs

Training & Owner Surrender Coordinator

Alie Kooima

Intake Scheduling Coordinator

Kaitlin Groeneweg

In Office Animal Care Coordinator

Brianne Bosanko

Image Uploader

Debra Ingram

Image Uploader

Kelsey Brown

Foster Animal Vet Care Manager

Diane Daun

Scheduling Coordinator

Sarah Kroning

Records Coordnator

Lauren Miller

Lost Animal Coordinator

Emily Hawk

Dog Adoption Coordinator

Emily Rohady

Cat Adoption Coordinator

Elizabeth Banks

Contracts Coordinator

Julia Godfrey

Microchip Coordinator

Community Engagement

Carrie Openshaw

Director of Community Engagement & Innovation

Gayle Boje

Community Animal Visits Coordinator

Julia Godfrey

Tribal Partnership Program Coordinator

Eileen Hill

Tribal Partnerships Administrator

Beth Citurs

Community Education Coordinator

Laurie Neff

Litter Connections Coordinator

Jayme Hamburger

Food Shelf Coordinator

Carrie Openshaw

Respite Program Coordinator

Eileen Hill

Hospice Foster Support Specialist

Joan Corbett

Food Shelf Volunteer Trainer

Business Systems

Gina Larson

Director of Business System & Strategy

Debbie Bodell

Minnetonka Office Operations Manager

Jane Anderson

Minnetonka Office Operations Manager

Peg Bacall

Minnetonka Office Operations Administrator

Kate Sobraske

Minneapolis Operations Manager

Sawyer Buhman

Inventory Coordinator

Mallory Vedder

Volunteer Manager

Jenn Sharkey

Foster Administrator

Jenny Cook

Foster Orientation Coordinator

Tim Whalen

Vehicle Coordinator

Tashina Schneider

Technology Manager

Marketing

Maggie Schmitz

Director of Marketing

Arianna Johnson

Social Media Manager

Celeste Burau

Merchandise Coordinator

Jena Magee

Newsletter Editor

Katie Anderson

TikTok & Video Content Creator

Sonya Olson

Social Media Coordinator

Claire Hutcheson

Website Admin & LinkedIn Admin

Audrey Tchaa

Multimedia Designer

Sawyer Buhman

Social Media Community Admin

Bridget Cardenas

Instagram Content Specialist

Rebecca Lian

Facebook Content Specialist

Social Media Content Curator

Nicki Lemmon Schwamb

Social Media Content Curator

Brittany Arneson

Content Curator

Development

Katie Hedin

Director of Development

Ann Brusseau

Development Communications Manager

Darleen Lindgren

Grant Writer

Morgan Stadheim

Grant Writer

Andrea Ziebarth

HR and Finance

Tashina Schneider

Director of HR and Finance

Katie Chaffins

Accounting Specialist

Director of Finance

The BB Vet Center

Emily Rohady, CVT

Director of Vet Center

Dr. Tanya Schulte

Veterinarian/Director of Client Medicine

Dr. Jamie Dean

Veterinarian/Director of Rescue Medicine

Dr. Alyssa Gohr

Veterinarian

Maggie Libman, CVT

Lead Certified Veterinary Technician

Abbey Dockendorf, CVT

Lead Certified Veterinary Technician

Jenna Ziebarth, CVT

Certified Veterinary Technician

Meisha Gustafson, CVT

Certified Veterinary Technician

Kayla Baker, CVT

Certified Veterinary Technician

Abby Vander Plaats, CVT

Certified Veterinary Technician

Quinn Boone

Veterinary Technician

Ashley Holtan

Veterinary Technician

Haeree Lang

Vet Assistant

Blair Taylor

Vet Assistant

Izzy Erickson

Vet Assistant

Brittany Diekoff

Vet Assistant

Alex Coppinger

Vet Assistant

Tracey Rothnem

Care Coordinator

Natalia Rudenstein

Care Coordinator

Board of Directors

Courtney Myers, Chair
Angela Bickett, Treasurer
Cally Swanson, Secretary
Jennifer Asher
Lydia Burr
Tracy Call
Daniel del Prado
Sasha Houston Brown
Nicci Johnson
Nancy Korsah
Lisa Lehman
Julie Maday
Renee Main
Heather Meyer
Jamie Shriver Ribcuic
Mike Strommen

Chris Clark

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