MEET OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Brigitte Larsen
Brigitte Larsen
Brigitte Larsen
Intake Director/ Co-Founder/President
Brigitte enjoys all aspects of the rescue world. As a avid dog lover and owner of 1 big gorgeous Freedom alumni. There is nothing more important than helping others find their furever homes. Brigitte has been nominated multiple times on Face Magazine, Volunteer of the Year
Irene Harding
Brigitte Larsen
Brigitte Larsen
Vetting Director/Co-Founder/Vice President
Irene began her journey in the rescue world after adopting a dog rescued from a puppy mill. From there, fostering a dozen more and adopting two more rescued babies. She is actively involved in all aspects of the rescue but focuses her energy on organizing vetting.
Irene is also the winner of Face Magazine 2020 Volunteer Animal Care Worker of the Year
David Harding
Brigitte Larsen
David Harding
Secretary/PR Director/Co-Founder
David has spent over 30 years in the local high tech industry but his off hours are dedicated to dog rescue. On his hobby farm he herds sheep but in board meetings he herds other directors into staying on topic :-)
Shanna Harding
Michael Rowland
Shanna Harding
Adoption Director/Co-Founder
When not striving to find a perfect match for all our adoptables. Shanna likes to spend her free time with her horses, three dogs and two cats and occasionally a foster dog as well. She's been around animals her entire life and loves all aspects of training, care, and responsible animal ownership.
Patrick Morin
Michael Rowland
Shanna Harding
Foster Director
Having grown up with dogs, he is enjoying helping others reach their potential as he works closely with fosters and coordinators ensuring the dogs are in the best foster homes. Pat can’t resist seeing the dogs coming out of the crates at the airport on arrival dates. He falls fast for his husky/shepard dogs, buildings craz
Foster Director
Having grown up with dogs, he is enjoying helping others reach their potential as he works closely with fosters and coordinators ensuring the dogs are in the best foster homes. Pat can’t resist seeing the dogs coming out of the crates at the airport on arrival dates. He falls fast for his husky/shepard dogs, buildings crazy toys and structures for both his own dogs and the foster dogs.
Michael Rowland
Michael Rowland
Michael Rowland
Fundraising Director
Michael has always loved big dogs! Rotties are her number one! Michael would bring her dogs just about anywhere if she could and for her foster dogs who get to go to work with her, she basically does. Michael enjoys the reward of having to gain the trust of dogs and watching as they learn to be a happy, worry free dog who knows they are safe and loved.
Natasha MacMahone
Sissi Meng, CPA, CA
Sissi Meng, CPA, CA
Palliative Program Director
Ever a philanthropist and cynophile, Natasha has loved every aspect of rescue. Natasha loves finding adoptable dogs the perfect furever homes, healing medical hold pups back to health, and providing palliative dogs the love they so deserve in their final days. In her free time, you can find Natasha running the
Palliative Program Director
Ever a philanthropist and cynophile, Natasha has loved every aspect of rescue. Natasha loves finding adoptable dogs the perfect furever homes, healing medical hold pups back to health, and providing palliative dogs the love they so deserve in their final days. In her free time, you can find Natasha running the Instagram page, foster coordinating, taking college courses, forcing Freedom Storm and the rest of her family to snuggle her, and procrastinating planning her wedding. Somewhere along in her rescue life, Natasha lost her mind but found her soul.
Sissi Meng, CPA, CA
Sissi Meng, CPA, CA
Sissi Meng, CPA, CA
Board Treasurer
Sissi spent the earlier parts of her professional career auditing/ working/ volunteering with various non-for-profit entities from the finance perspective and have sat on other non-profit organizations locally as Board Treasurer. She has also fostered, foster coordinated and worked with many dogs in the rescue with the vis
Board Treasurer
Sissi spent the earlier parts of her professional career auditing/ working/ volunteering with various non-for-profit entities from the finance perspective and have sat on other non-profit organizations locally as Board Treasurer. She has also fostered, foster coordinated and worked with many dogs in the rescue with the vision of making Freedom happen one pup at a time. Her fur babies are all Freedom alumni.