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 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, a low rider alumni and a Siamese . There is nothing more important than helping others find their f
Intake Director/ Co-Founder/President
Brigitte enjoys all aspects of the rescue world. As 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, a low rider alumni and a Siamese . 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
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
Sylvia Sauve Newell
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.
Rock Ladouceur
Sylvia Sauve Newell
Shanna Harding
Foster Director
Rock has always had a passion for dogs and started his foster journey in 1997. He fostered for a few years before taking a short break.
In January 2016, Rock returned to the rescue world as a foster parent with Freedom Dog Rescue. Within a year, he was a foster coordinator.
Rock has loved every minute he has spent helpi
Foster Director
Rock has always had a passion for dogs and started his foster journey in 1997. He fostered for a few years before taking a short break.
In January 2016, Rock returned to the rescue world as a foster parent with Freedom Dog Rescue. Within a year, he was a foster coordinator.
Rock has loved every minute he has spent helping dogs find their furever homes.
In 2022, with four dogs of his own, Rock stepped up, yet again, as the Director of Foster Care for Freedom Dog Rescue. Rock continues to foster adoptable dogs as well as dogs in the Palliative Care Program.
It is clear that Rock’s greatest passion is the care he puts into the rescue world because of his love for dogs.
Sylvia Sauve Newell
Sylvia Sauve Newell
Sylvia Sauve Newell
Vetting Director
Sylvia began her fostering journey in 2020. Her love for dogs fueled her desire to do more to support the amazing work of FDR. In 2021 she became the foster coordinator for her area and then shortly after that, began assisting with the vetting process. After several months of volunteering with FDR in different capacities,
Vetting Director
Sylvia began her fostering journey in 2020. Her love for dogs fueled her desire to do more to support the amazing work of FDR. In 2021 she became the foster coordinator for her area and then shortly after that, began assisting with the vetting process. After several months of volunteering with FDR in different capacities, Sylvia has found her true passion in life…dogs…dogs…and more dogs!
Natasha McMahon
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.