Our Wonderful Staff

• Lindsay

  Employee since June 2005. Lindsay’s hometown is Rohnert Park, California. Her favorite breed of dog is the pug although she loves them all. Lindsay has one (spoiled) Pug named Reba. Reba is fortunate enough to go to work with Lindsay everyday. Lindsay loves hiking, camping and anything outdoors. Her greatest accomplishment is graduating from Sonoma State with her degree in Biology and buying her first house. The one place in the world she wishes to visit is Egypt. Lindsay’s favorite part about being manager is spoiling the dogs rotten and making sure they all have a safe, fun stay at camp.

• Wink

  Employee since June 2003. Her hometown is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wink is a former marketing executive for various Silicon Valley Companies. She has two dogs; a Golden Retriever named Oliver and a Terrier mix named Chipper. Wink’s greatest accomplishment is training service dogs to help people with their mobility impairments. In addition to working at Anderson Acres Wink volunteers at the Assistance Dog Institute. She has recently gone on an equestrian tour in Ireland. Wink would love to go on a photo safari to Botswana. Wink loves getting to know each dog and ensuring they enjoy their stay at camp.

• Kim

  Employee since April 2004. Kim’s hometown is Santa Rosa, California. Her favorite breed of dog is the Australian Shepherd. Kim has two dogs Misha and Pete, a cat, horses, chickens and ducks. When Kim isn’t working she enjoys gardening and playing with her horses. Her biggest accomplishments are her two daughters. A little known thing about her is that she knits. Kim’s favorite part about her job is the dogs.

• Mandie

  Employee since July 2006. Mandie’s hometown is Rohnert Park, California. Her favorite breed of dog is the German Shepherd. Mandie’s proudest accomplishment was completing her EMT/Explorers program in June 2007. When Mandie isn’t working at Anderson Acres she enjoys training for and volunteering as a firefighter. She also enjoys soccer and the guitar. Mandie has two dogs, three cats, and one turtle. If she could go anywhere in the world it would be Rio de Janeiro. Mandie’s favorite part about her job is feeding the dogs.

• Barbara

  Employee since October 2006 and has been our client since 2003. Barbara loves Golden Retrievers and has two of them. Lacey, who has been coming to Anderson Acres since she was a puppy, and Farrell, who she obtained from the Assistance Dog Institute. Barbara love to go cycling. When she is not working at Anderson Acres she spends time at her beach house with her husband and two dogs. Barbara’s greatest accomplishment is being married for 30 years. For her former career she was an interior designer. Barbara loves everything about her job, including scooping poop.

• Tiffani

  Employee since June 2008. Tiffani’s hometown is Kensington, Kansas. She has three dogs: Tabasco – Kelpie mix, Cutie-Q – Aussie Mix, Ringo – German Shepherd; two cats Diamond and Farli; and a fish. Tiffani is one of the two owners of “Feed This Inc.” a raw food company in Sebastopol. When Tiffani isn’t at work she enjoys hiking, camping, reading, cooking and playing with her dogs. Her favorite part about working at Anderson Acres is being and playing with the dogs.

• Misty

  Employee since November 2008. Misty’s home town is Graton, California. Her favorite breeds of dogs are Boston Terriers and Black Lab Rottweiler mixes. Misty is very proud to graduate from Animal Behavior college and is helping to rehabilitate abused or neglected animals. Misty hopes one day to go back to Italy where she has studied abroad. Misty’s favorite part about working at Anderson Acres is discovering breed specific behaviors and exceptions within each breed.

• Bridget

  Employee since June 2008. Bridget was born in the San Fernando Valley but grew up in Rohnert Park, CA. She has a Chocolate Lab named Rusty and a Rottweiler/Giant Schnauzer mix named Kodiak. Her favorite breeds are Labs and Bernese Mountain dogs. Bridget is most proud of getting straight A’s and will graduate from High School June 2009. Bridget’s favorite part about working at Anderson Acres is giving all the dogs love and learning the different breeds.

• Joni

  Employee since April 2004. Joni’s hometown is Kensington, Kansas. She loves all breeds and can not pick a favorite breed. She has one Husky Sharpei mix named Precious and a cat named Paco. For fun Joni loves painting, traveling, making jewelry, playing sports and reading. Her most memorable vacation was walking 12 miles to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back up. If Joni could go anywhere she would go to Africa, the Mediterranean and Fiji. Joni loves being with the dogs because they are always excited to see us.

• Kaila

  Employee since June 2009. Kaila's home town is Lakeport, California. She loves all dogs and does not have a favorite breed. Kaila's animals consist of a family mixed breed dog named Misty and a cat named Buffy. Her biggest accomplishment thus far has been graduating from Santa Rosa Junior College; she is only the second person in her family to do so. When Kaila isn't working at Anderson Acres she enjoys Rock Climbing and Photography. Her favorite part of working at Anderson Acres is spending time with all the lovely dogs.