I started rescuing in 1997 and I was taken under the wing and mentored by legendary rescue directors. I vol. at many Petsmarts/Petcos then formed my 5013C in 2000. When I was asked to run the adopts at Petco, which I did for 15 yrs making it the most successful store in the district. I have also been with the spay/neuter hotline and Sassy Cats for 30 years doing TNR with thousands of feral cats and rescuing their kittens as my main concern is street cats and improving their quality of life and getting as many as I can vetted and into forever homes. Prior to that I was a professional athlete and currently a work a corporate job and run a pet-sitting business for the past 20 years.