Meet our Team

Cyndi Sampson
Puppy Concierge

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending"

Pet: Black lab/pointer mix - Sammy, Mountain Feist/blue heeler mix - Nibbles, Jack Russel/Chiweenie mix - Lacey, Mini dachshund- Frankie, Hamster - Chris Morris

Role: Changing lives, one puppy at a time

Hobbies: Boxing, watching movies, also watching movies about boxing

Fun Facts:

• She owns more movies than Blockbuster
• Read 33 books so far this year
• Climbed Table Rock Mountain in under two hours

Lois-Ann Krahling
Customer Concierge

Crazy Grandma

"Live like the gate's been left open"

Pet: Grand Dogs Porter, Katie, Buddy, Talley, Another Buddy, Brusky; Grand Cats Pancakes, Waffles, LOA (Little Orphan Annie) Simba

Role: Working closely with the buyers and breeders to create an extraordinary experience for the buyer of their fur-ever Friend!

Hobbies: People, loves people, and loves spending time with her children and grandkids. Loves being outdoors in the sun, walking, riding bikes

Fun Facts:

Kelly Hall
Customer Concierge

"I wish my wallet came with free refills!"

Pet: Tank - Husky, Major - Great Dane, Rip - Pomsky

Role: Just here to chat about puppies all day long!

Hobbies: Retail Therapy professional, Peloton lover, hanging with Friends, raising tiny humans, and managing her own zoo!

Fun Facts:

• Wax melt and candle obsessed
• Loves all things music
• Dislikes going to the grocery store

Amber Marchbanks
Puppy Concierge Assistant Manager

"Treat yo self"

Pet: Dexter - Boston Terrior

Role: She helps find your pup!

Hobbies: Gardening, refinishing furniture, watching anything on Bravo or HGTV

Fun Facts:

• Christmas decorations addict
• Guilty please is anything on Bravo, especially the Real Housewives
• Has driven the east coast from Maine-Florida

Tara Klevecz
Puppy Concierge

"Dogs are like potato chips... it's hard to have just one!"

Pet: Baloo and Crew! Boo, Hooch, and Taylor...two long-haired mini doxies and the BEST blind beagle grandma ever.

Role: Just living her best life helping you find the dog of your dreams

Hobbies: Loving on her kiddos and fur-kids, being active, reading, and reality TV

Fun Facts:

• Puzzle expert
• Grew up on a farm
• Terrified of caterpillars

Tania Moss
Program Director

"Mom of the group", "If you got a problem, yo I'll solve it. Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it."

Pet: Prince - Papillion, Jables - Pit Bull Mix, Toby - Toy Poodle, and Lacie - Golden Retriever

Role: Vanilla Ice lyrics coordinator, "Ice Ice Baby"

Hobbies: Baking, cooking, cake decorating and loves being creative in her free time

Fun Facts:

• She's the lost sister
• Her grandma was a breeder, and she helped her with her kennel
• Makes cakes in her spare time. The fancy one's you see on TV

Lindsey Phillips
Admin Manager

WWDD

Pet: Elton, Prudence, Paul, Ellie and Sherman

Role: Making sure every customer receives top notch customer service!

Hobbies: Tik Tok, shopping and hiking

Fun Facts:

• Can say the alphabet backwards
• Obsessed with Walmart delivery
• She is Ambidextrous

Katherine Lowery
Puppy Concierge

Mindi

"Everything is figure out-able"

Pet: Rory (pit) and Kitty Girl (tortie cat)

Role: I get to look at puppies all day and help people reserve their new puppy!

Hobbies: Keeping my human, fur, and plant babies alive

Fun Facts:

• Love's the beach
• Tiktok
• Cooking

Dan Keener
Puppy Concierge Manager

Dan the Man

"I will just get one more dog"

Pet: 3 Dogs: Cali, Pepper & Millie

Role: Talk about cute puppies all day

Hobbies: Talking about puppies, cuddling with puppies going for a walk with puppies, anything puppies

Fun Facts:

• He's jumped out of a plane
• Loves to travel
• Loves doing anything outdoors

Charlie Elliott
Resolutions Manager

"Bro..."

Pet: Grant - Shih Tzu

Role: He coordinates with vendors/breeders/customers to resolve all account issues.

Hobbies: Classic vehicles, motorcycles, fighting with my kids

Fun Facts:

• He loves old abandoned stuff
• Video games bore him
• 80's music nerd

Rachelle Ryan
Onboarding Specialist

Pet: Remi - Mini Aussie, Bubba - Cavalier, Spectre - Ryman English Setter, Airborne - Brittney Spaniel, 2 cows - Finnegan & Angus

Role: Helping breeders find loving and fur-ever homes for their babies.

Hobbies: Loves animals, being outside and working in her gardens, and tending to her flowers. She loves crafts and being creative and thinks Pinterest is so fun!

Fun Facts:

• Loves to bake, and her cookie record is 40 different cookies at Christmas
• She has over 100 different bottles of spices. She had a special cabinet built to hold all her spices
• She makes homemade ice cream and sorbets

Courtney Dean
Social Engagement Director

Crazy dog lady

"Kill em with kindness", "Everything happens for a reason", "The only way to do great work is to love what you do." –Steve Jobs

Pet: Evie - Pug, Lincoln - King Charles Cavalier, GiGi - Goldendoodle

Role: The Anti-Social Distancing Police, responsible for the exact opposite of social distancing - Online style. Throws the wildest of wild Online paw parade parties.

Hobbies: Graphic design, traveling, anything creative and foodie

Fun Facts:

• The American Girl Doll "Courtney 1986" made her life complete
• Extreme fear of rafts and praying mantis
• Snackaholic

Emily Wood
Customer Concierge

"There is no failure. You either win or you learn"

Pet: Cooper - Cava Tzu

Role: Helps new puppy parents feel comfortable and prepares them to get ready for their furever puppy!

Hobbies: Candle making, Tik Tok and spending time with her family

Fun Facts:

• Was a hairstylist
• She is a mom of a son whom she loves and adores!
• Addicted to sunglasses and she is known to buy a pair everywhere she goes!

Jillian Royalty
Breeder Relations

Cat Person

Pet: Roxy - Egyptian Mau

Role: Works under breeder relations for breeder support

Hobbies: Being with her cat, state hopping, playing piano

Fun Facts:

• Biggest Garbage Pail Kid Collection in the South
• Can't stay in the same state for more than a month
• Owns over 200 pairs of socks

Donna Conner
Puppy Concierge

"A positive mind finds opportunities in everything, and a negative mind finds fault in everything."

Pet: Beau - Yellow Lab, Bella - Yorkie

Role: Want a puppy? She'll make it happen!!!

Hobbies: Soaking up the sun, cleaning, breakfast dates, and spending time with her kids (including the furry ones)

Fun Facts:

• Buys a TON of books and never reads them
• She has never met a stranger
• Loves traveling

Tina Bailey
Administrative Manager

"Real G's move in silence like lasagna"

Pet: Phoenix - Calico Kitten

Role: Works with our fantastic administrative team to ensure our customers receive excellent customer service throughout the puppy placement process

Hobbies: Spending time with her family, Tik Tok, traveling, and online shopping

Fun Facts:

• Loves music and dancing in her kitchen
• Crime shows and horror movie enthusiast
• Hates driving and spiders

Ashlae Simmons
Performance Specialist

Tinkerbell

Pet: Max - BichPoo

Role: Requests vet docs from breeders and manages breeder listings and accounts

Hobbies: Showing Cattle - she raises registered Beefmasters

Fun Facts:

• She was born in Missouri
• Lived in Alaska as a child
• Loves to travel

Brian Salta
Co-Founder

"The weather outside is weather"

Pet: Roi - English Bulldog

Role: Not writing copy

Hobbies: Wearing Under Armour, spotting celebrities in the airport, and Costco shopping

Fun Facts:

• Loves "ice cold IPA's and college football"
• Has mastered driving with his knees
• A former Olympian once called him "buff"

Brenden Salta
Co-Founder

"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right!"

Pet: Thea - French Bulldog

Role: Creative problem solver and visionary of the simplest crosswalk and traffic light systems

Hobbies: Boating, traveling, exercising, and overly researching anything and everything

Fun Facts:

• Can sing most songs until the music stops
• Once wore socks with sandals
• Prefers to be the complete opposite of normal

Jessica Arumbul
Puppy Concierge

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." — Albert Schweitzer

Pet: Olliepop - Miniature Australian Shepherd

Role: As a Puppy Concierge, I make puppy dreams come true every day!

Hobbies: Hiking, TikTok, dog sitting, Target walks and trying new bars and food!

Fun Facts:

• She never stops talking
• Lives off of coffee
• She will dog sit for wine

Shannon Gegor
Travel Manager

"For effs sakes", "This too shall pass"

Pet: Dolly Parton - Corgi

Role: Gets puppies home safe into their new owners arms

Hobbies: Drinking and exercising

Fun Facts:

• Knows the words to every 80s/90s song out there
• Once owned a cat named Brad Pittens
• Her husband likes Burt Reynolds more than her most days

Reagan Simmons
Travel Concierge

"It is what it is"

Pet: Oreo the Papillon, Foxy the Foxtrotter, Marley the Harlequin Pinscher

Role: I work to bring your puppies home to you!

Hobbies: Horse back riding and spending time with family.

Fun Facts:

• Loves anything shiny and glittery
• She love's to go camping
• Tomboy to the max!

Renee Reamy
Human Resource Manager

"Do a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life!"

Pet: Zeus - PlottHound/Lab Mix, Athena - Aussiedoodle

Role: Supervising employees during day-to-day tasks to ensure productivity, onboarding new employees, managing the overall workflow, and spreading positivity to our Pawrade family!

Hobbies: Online shopping, watching my kids play their sports, and reading

Fun Facts:

• Mom of 5 - "I am not like a regular mom, I'm a cool mom"
• Once was a flight nanny for one of our buyers/breeders!
• Used to run a middle school with 800 students. They are pretty similar to 800 puppies

Cindy Walter
Travel Concierge

"I took care of it, Harry", "She is clothed in strength and dignity and laughs without fear of the future."

Pet: Hippie Chic - Paint Quarter horse, Ollie, Axel, Drover, Dude - Quarter horse, Kora - Hangin Tree Cow dog, Spur - McNab Cow dog, Jax, Jetta, Tudders-Queensland heelers

Role: There is nothing better than to see eyes light up when a new puppy arrives. She wants to help make dreams a reality by helping find the perfect new fur family member.

Hobbies: Living life to the fullest, riding horses, and spending time with loved ones

Fun Facts:

• Once bought 17 adult Great Danes at one time! GO BIG OR GO HOME!! (Rehomed to better homes)
• Quote all the silly movies (Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin, Austin powers…..)
• Once died whale watching (Not really, but the Whale and her calf did go directly under their 21' boat) awesome but terrifying!

Conner McClain
Copywriter

"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you"

Pet: Cats: Jorah, Nebula "Nebby", Henry "Fat Cat", Fili, Kili, Gizmo, Perseus. Also, around 40+ crested geckos

Role: Professionally presenting precocious puppy personalities proudly

Hobbies: Creative writing, painting, singing badly, dad jokes, and mild gaming

Fun Facts:

• A theatrical guy. He puts on silly voices and accents. He even wanted to be a voice actor when he was younger
• Knows WAY too much about Tolkien and his works. Oh, and Star Wars
• Speaks fluent Gif

Liz Ritter
Onboarding Specialist

"We cannot do great things on Earth, only small things with great love"

Pet: Sawyer - English Black Lab, Bo - Chiweenie, Oswald - Tabby

Role: Assists with phone calls and emails from breeders to guide them to personnel. The phones are now her best friends. Emails too; she wouldn't exclude a friend

Hobbies: Raising her two daughters, aka watching excessive amounts of Elmo and Bluey while constantly singing off-key, chasing down her lab for stolen socks, amazon-ing everything, and trying to make her husband believe she could have been an interior designer in another life

Fun Facts:

• Horror movie enthusiast
• Cannot cook any meal with more than 3 ingredients (recipes do not help)
• Overly obsessed with her kids

Rebecca Hesch
Content Copywriter

"As for my daughter, I'll raise her to think she breathes fire"

Pet: Ky - 14 year old Lab mix, Lucas - Beta Fish

Role: She write's about cute puppies!

Hobbies: Reading, dancing, watching TV shows/movies, working out, and doing activities with her mini me. They like to go swimming, rock climbing, pet wild animals, play arcade games, go to trampoline parks, and more!

Fun Facts:

• Can hang by the tops of her toes like a bat
• She's a night owl and thinks mornings should start at 10am
• Loves to sing but not great at it

Peter Corso
Customer Experience Lead

Sweet Pete

Pet: Bailey

Role: Making sure you have the most amazing experience from start to finish!

Hobbies: Anything sports, traveling, hiking, and eating dessert before dinner

Fun Facts:

• As a toddler, he would use markers to play Connect-the-Dots on his Dalmatian
• Born and raised near Detroit, Michigan
• If he could have any superpower, it would be to shape-shift

Devlyn Ray
Breeder Liaison Manager

"It was not the thorn bending to the honeysuckles, but the honeysuckles embracing the thorn."

Pet: Fitzgerald - Olde English Sheepdog

Role: He works with our awesome team of breeder liaisons to help them locate and foster lasting relationships with our ever-expanding network of quality breeders!

Hobbies: Playing with Fitz and doing hoodrat things with his homies

Fun Facts:

• Hates for his food to touch
• Ambidextrous
• Swears he invented the phrase "friends with benefits," but no one believes him

Aurora Moss
Content Copywriter

"Attract what you expect, Reflect what you desire, Become what you respect, Mirror what you admire"

Pet: Bo - American Bulldog

Role: Reviews, revises, and approves listings to make sure they are grammatically correct. She also spends a lot of time telling herself, "No, Aurora, we do not need another puppy yet!"

Hobbies: Making candles during her spare time, rocking the "bummy mom look" at all times

Fun Facts:

• She has a 2yr old son that thinks he is a dinosaur and will roar at you with pride
• Watches more basketball than she would like to admit
• Gets to enjoy traveling to different states, but it's due to basketball tournaments that she doesn't usually enjoy

Jen Elliott
Operations Manager

"When life gives you Monday, dip it in glitter and sparkle all day long!"

Pet: Grant - Shih Tzu

Role: Problem solver. Ensuring smooth and efficient daily operations. Assisting breeder relations with all aspects of tasks, concerns, and motivation.

Hobbies: ID Channel watcher, home decor, shopping, and sugar skull collector!

Fun Facts:

• Loves sweatpants
• Snorts when she laughs really hard
• Wanted to be a cop when she grew up

Tony Stray
Puppy Concierge Team Lead

Dog Whisperer

Pet: Chico - Chihuahua, Cabo, and Greycee - Kittens

Role: Helps people find their new family member

Hobbies: Working out, hiking, really anything outdoors, foodie, loves hard rock and metal music

Fun Facts:

• Hiked to the tallest point in the contiguous U.S.
• Once flew into a tropical storm (landing just before the airport closed) to go to a music festival
• Likes dogs more than most people