founders + executive team
alyssa arre
founder, executive director
punta santiago, puerto rico
christine fleener
founder
portland, oregon
lauren petrullo
founder, executive director
ann arbor, michigan
mainland team
director of adoptions
ivy kessler
gladstone, new jersey
social media director
stella mayerhoff
atlanta, georgia
adoption coordinator
joey liao
new york, new york
donations & partnerships
kevin clement
simsbury, connecticut
Our mainland team is comprised of individuals across the country who coordinate many of the day-to-day operations, stateside outreach and engagement, volunteers, transportation, fosters, and adoptions.
island ground team
gladys alvarez
pasto viejo
rosemarie machin
punta santiago
amedee torres
humacao
gemma cintron
humacao
lourdes carreras-ortiz
san juan
felix delgado
yabucoa
Our Puerto Rican ground team is the heart and soul of our organization. These incredible individuals are our frontline rescuers and are the first to respond to a dog in need. They bring dogs to safety, manage feeding routes, foster, transport dogs to the veterinarian and to the airport, and provide PSD
with a constant pulse on the needs of the local community.
veterinary team
doctora agnielis feliciano
clinica veterinaria mi mascota, las piedras
doctor jose mercado
luquillo animal hospital, luquillo
doctor douglas tack
black river animal hospital, new jersey
We are blessed with a supportive, attentive, and expert veterinary team who share our passion for rescue. Our Puerto Rican veterinarians provide our dogs with high quality care and boarding and performed literal miracles bringing some of our dogs back from the brink of death. Our primary stateside veterinarian provides our dogs with any extended care they may need after arrival to the mainland, providing expertise and support for some of our most challenging and persistent medical cases.
partners
karin peterson
paradise rescue
nancy madden
P.E.C.E.S
marla farren
save a friend puerto rico
veronica lebron
fundacion R.O.C.A
taisha robles
pita's pet grooming & boarding
elisabeth lowry
palmas animal welfare
We strongly believe that change can be best enacted through cooperation and collaboration. We are proud to work closely with a dedicated group of partners in rescue. These individuals each have built and run their own organizations. Together, we collaborate on individual rescue cases and provide each other with guidance, support, and resources. We cannot speak highly enough of each of the individuals listed below and are so lucky to have them as collaborators in the fight to reduce suffering on the island.
leo roubian
barks of hope
