Staff | PAWS for People

Staff

Meet our friendly PAWS staff!

Executive Director: Lynne Robinson phone: x102; lrobinson@pawsforpeople.org Executive Director and Founder of PAWS, Lynne has been actively involved with pet-assisted visitation since she rescued her 3^rd golden, Boo Radley, in 2003. She is proud and pleased to have been a part of growing PAWS to the respected and successful organization that it has become. With her three golden retrievers, Sundance, Summer, and Calli, Lynne continues to pilot new programs and enjoys visiting, working with our volunteer teams, and overseeing PAWS as a whole.

	Office Manager: Erica Aguilar Phone: x101; eaguilar@pawsforpeople.org Erica began her journey at PAWS as an intern with a passion for animals and individuals with special needs, becoming the Office Manager in June 2011 after graduating with a degree in Communications from the University of Delaware. As Office Manager, Erica is responsible for handling the daily operations of the PAWS office. Some of her job responsibilities include answering incoming calls and emails, overseeing intern projects and schedules, assisting directors with assignments, and tracking volunteer hours.

Director of PAWS for Reading/Membership: Stephanie Barry phone: x104; sbarry@pawsforpeople.org Stephanie began her career at PAWS in September 2007 as the part-time Office Manager. As PAWS quickly grew, in 2009 Stephanie was able to focus her energies onto her true passion in animal assisted therapy as the Director of the PAWS for Reading program, combining three of her loves: books, kids and animals! Stephanie also manages all aspects of the membership process, from prospective member intake calls through annual renewals of existing members, as the Director of Membership. Most recently, she has added coordination of the PAWS Autism Initiative program to her task list and joined the PAWS staff full-time in August 2012. Stephanie reads at the Delaware Terry Center with her adorable pup, Goldilox, and accompanies her son, Max, with therapy visits to the residents of Millcroft Assisted Living. She also owns three (non-therapy) cats: Frannie, Zoey and Rosie, two feisty hermit crabs, Fred and George, and a fish named Herman. Outside of the PAWS world, Stephanie and her husband Peter can be seen frequently at swim meets, baseball games or musical gigs with their boys, Sam, Max and Nicky.

	Director of Volunteer Development: Cassie Gonce phone: x103; cgonce@pawsforpeople.org Cassie began her time at PAWS in 2008 as a volunteer from the University of Delaware. She continued to work with PAWS during her college career, completing an internship and special projects class for the organization. After graduating from UD in 2009 with a B.S. in Human Services, Cassie was hired as Office Support for PAWS and transitioned into her current role – working with all therapy teams, coordinating volunteer schedules and facilitating partnerships with surrounding organizations. While not working, Cassie enjoys running, eating, traveling and spending time with her rescue dog, Uno.

Director of Development: Janet Luke Phone: x106; jluke@pawsforpeople.org As Director of Development, Janet is responsible for all aspects of fundraising at PAWS. This includes Board development, initiating and growing business and corporate partnerships, running the annual fund, encouraging individual support from the community and securing event sponsorship. Janet began her development career in the 1980’s in Washington, DC working at both the national office of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Fazio International. After moving to Delaware in 1990, she worked at Generations Home Care before breaking to raise a family. Janet has been with PAWS since March 2011.

	Community Relations Coordinator: Blythe Lundstrom Phone: x109; blundstrom@pawsforpeople.org Blythe Anne Lundstrom has been a volunteer with PAWS since August 2009, when she joined with her rescued chow mix, Tess. She came to PAWS after working as the Distribution Center Office Manager at the leading retailer of custom home furnishings and designer fabrics, Everfast, Inc. dba Calico Corners, where she worked since 1986. Blythe Anne’s passion for animals and helping others drew her interests beyond the textile business, and lead her to the Community Outreach position here at PAWS. Here, she researches local markets to determine the finest event venues in our four visiting states. Her job is to educate the community about our services, gain exposure, visibility and recruit new PAWS therapy teams and Team Leaders. She is currently a volunteer with her Holland Lop Rabbit, Leslie ,where she participates in the PAWS for Reading Program, and recently received her Master’s Certification!

Special Events Coordinator: Krista Rahman Phone: x105; krahman @pawsforpeople.org Krista joined PAWS with her dog Tucker in January 2012. They currently visit The Lokey Center in Elkton for adults with disabilities, and PAWS for Reading at Southern Elementary. They’ve also participated in the PAWS by Special Request program. Krista joined the PAWS staff in January 2013 as the Special Events Coordinator. In this role she coordinates various events for our teams throughout the year (Winter Conference, Easter Bone Hunt, Volunteer Appreciation Celebration, Wag-n-Walk and our Jingle Bell Brunch). Before joining PAWS as the Special Events Coordinator, Krista worked 18 years at JP Morgan Chase in the Human Resources arena. She left in 2006 to become the office manager for her husband’s telecommunications business.

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