Meet our Team

Peter Corso
Customer Experience Lead

Sweet Pete

Pet: Mochi

Role: He is here to "fetch" all the information you need before adopting your perfect pup

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 super power, 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

Regina Diaddigo
Puppy Concierge

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated" - Gandhi

Pet: Hulk - Olde English Bulldog

Role: To dig up the most positively perfect puppy for each human!

Hobbies: Drinking coffee, cooking food her family doesn't want to eat, yoga, sending her friends memes rather than calling them

Fun Facts:

• Vegan - has been for nine years
• Coaches gymnastics
• Really wants a donkey, goat, pig or a cow…but her husband won't let her

Tony Stray
Puppy Concierge

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

Eddie Rush
Puppy Concierge

"No worries"

Pet: Daisy - Yellow Lab, Simba - Cat

Role: Here to help find a puppy for anyone who is interested.

Hobbies: Likes to be outside, go to the beach, play sports, work out

Fun Facts:

• Volleyball is his new favorite sport to play

Devin Capriola
Puppy Concierge

"Life is Short, it's up to you to make it Sweet"

Pet: Max - Cavachon

Role: She's here to make sure you find a true friend in life. She believes there is no friendship like the friendship you will have with your dog.

Hobbies: Cooking, painting, Netflix, listening to loud music, fitness enthusiast, Target shopper, snuggling her dog, nature lover, travel, coffee fanatic

Fun Facts:

• Owns way to many coffee cups
• Every house plant she buys dies
• Loves to laugh at her own jokes even when others don't find them funny
• Owns way to many pairs of sunglasses

Elizabeth Weems
Director of Breeder Relations

"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather is, always bring your own sunshine."

Pet: Piper - ShihPoo

Role: Helping breeders find loving homes for their furbabies

Hobbies: Raising tiny humans, hanging with friends, becoming obsessed with Peleton, junk food junkie, celery juicing, and Netflix'ing

Fun Facts:

• Terrified of bridges
• She has her own litter...of kids :)
• Found her long lost sister on Facebook, and now she works for Pawrade!

Reagean Simmons
Travel Concierge

"Today is not the day!"

Pet: Smokey & Sadie - Australian Cattle Dogs, Jumbo - Toy Fox Terrier, Foxy - Paso Fino/Fox Trotter Cross, Ellie - Bashkir Curly (the poodle of horses), Betty - Fox Trotter, Stella - Fox Trotter/Tennessee Walking Horse Cross

Role: She gets the puppies from the breeder to their forever homes.

Hobbies: Riding Horses with her mom and kids, watching her kids compete in rodeos/showdeos and spending hours in a tack shop

Fun Facts:

• Autism mom
• Rodeo mom
• Heavy metal music mom

Janell Hester
Puppy Concierge

"Be the person your dog thinks you are"

Pet: Sir Braxxton de Pig 'Em Bottoms - English Bulldog

Role: Puppy Princess - making dreams come true with puppy love

Hobbies:

Fun Facts:

• Easily distracted by a shiny object
• Really loves anything pink
• Collects Curious George everything

Lois-Ann Krahling
Customer Concierge

Crazy Grandma

"Live like the gate's been left open"

Pet: ll 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:

Tina Bailey
Customer Concierge

"Real G's move in silence like lasagna"

Pet: Waylon & Mario - Snowshoe Kitten, Phoenix - Calico Kitten

Role: She's a cat lady that helps people find their new puppy

Hobbies: TikTok enthusiast, pinning recipes and DIYs on Pinterest that she will never do, dancing in her kitchen

Fun Facts:

• Collects Farmhouse decor, doesn't own a Farmhouse
• Buys some sort of bag whenever she is at the store for no apparent reason
• Owns an island on Animal Crossing

Beth Thomas
Breeder Relations

"Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday"

Pet: Harlee - Cockapoo, Cooper - Mini Goldendoodle

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

Hobbies: Raising her kids and fur babies, going to the beach, social butterfly, shopping, riding her Peloton

Fun Facts:

• Momma bear raising 4 kids and 2 pups
• Survived a horrific golf cart accident
• Born and raised and still lives in Maryland

Maria Angel
Puppy Concierge Admin

"Love never fails"

Pet: Luna

Role: Helps the sales team reconnect with old clients who are still interested in their forever fur friend.

Hobbies: Fashion, tennis, cooking and travel

Fun Facts:

• Lived in 3 different countries
• Love is her passion
• Nutrition is her mantra

Paul Reamy
Assistant Sales Manager

Pet: Cooper - Cavapoo

Role: Helping people and families find their next perfect dog

Hobbies: Watching football, people-watching and cocktails

Fun Facts:

• He loves binging on Netflix
• Can't stand the cold

Tara Mir
Puppy Concierge

"Wubba Lubba Dub Dub!"

Pet: Norman - Normetrius or Fat Boy, Millie - Ms. Wigglita or Milson

Role: Helping you experience the complete and immense joy of having a doggo in your life – Live. Love. WOOF!

Hobbies: Taking endless pictures of her puppers (no time is a bad time for a picture), playing video games 90% of the time, aspiring plant mom - currently, her giant elephant ear is thriving! Others....not as much

Fun Facts:

• She found Millie through Pawrade! Best decision she ever made :)
• Huge Harry Potter nerd. Honestly, ask her anything
• Speaking of being a nerd, she's a mega gamer and good at it. She has an Xbox, PS5 & Nintendo Switch
• Speaking of nerd...She also has a vast collection of lego sets

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!

Colette Turner
Content Copywriter

"Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory."

Pet: Katie - Lab/Pit mix, Buddy - Lab/Pit mix

Role: Making puppy profiles so customers can fall in love with the personality of the dog they are seeing on the screen.

Hobbies: Starting home remodel projects knowing her hubby will have to finish them, collecting coffee mugs, and pinning recipes that her family will never eat.

Fun Facts:

• LOVES going to haunted houses, won't sleep for the next 24 hours after going
• Will talk to your dog before talking to you
• Loves to buy plants, does NOT have a green thumb

Melissa Jackson
Breeder Liaison

Missy

Pet: Unalii - Coonhound, Bama - Coonhound mix, Honey - Cat, Mufasa - Cat, Camille - Cat, Neigh-Neigh - Tennessee Walking Horse, Maize - Tennessee Walking Horse, Breakaway - Quarter Horse, Donk Donk - Donkey, 4 Turkeys, 25 Chickens, Daisy - Rat, Spot - Rat

Role: She helps breeders find their way to us, to sell their sweet puppies

Hobbies: Gardening, horse back riding, bee farming

Fun Facts:

• She is a bee farmer
• Enjoys holistic medicine
• She is a a licensed veterinary technician with 20+ years experience

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 most 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

Emma Pierce
Customer Concierge

"They say life is short.... So why not buy a dog?"

Pet: Luna - Saint Bernard, Gracie - Golden Retriever

Role: Helping one family at a time finding their forever fur baby.

Hobbies: Eating, playing with dogs, drinking coffee, shopping and being outside any time of the year

Fun Facts:

• Hates driving
• Loves to dance in the living room with no one home
• Has more pictures of her dogs than her family

Renee Reamy
Assistant Operations 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

Destiny Freeman
Customer Concierge

Pipsqueak

Pet: Pluto - German Shepherd/Mastiff

Role: Creating happy families four paws at a time

Hobbies: Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, any Lego game you can think of, Anime, Steven Universe expert, Amateur Perfumer (probably the only adult thing she does)

Fun Facts:

• She bond with her dog over blankets & Brooklyn Nine-Nine

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

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"

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 on 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

Kenneth Thomas
Puppy Concierge

Kenny AKA "The Bulldog Dad"

"I'm on the Clooney Plan.", "You can't change the waves, but you can learn how to surf."

Pet: Louie (RIP) - English Bulldog, Otis - English Bulldog, Buster (Family Dog) - Blue Nose Pit Bull Terrier

Role: He is like Will Smith in the movie Hitch, but for puppies. Bulldog aficionado that wants to bless everyone with the life changing experience of giving a Bulldog (or any other breed of fur baby haha) a fur-ever home.

Hobbies: Watching movies/shows/UFC, writing/recording/mixing/mastering music, snowboarding, and….napping

Fun Facts:

• He won Class Clown
• Kenny's here, what are your other 2 wishes?

Renee Smith
Breeder Relations

"Never say die" - Goonies

Pet: Elsa - Cattle Dog Shorthaired Pointer Mix

Role: She is the new kid on the block, going step by step! The pups are always on her mind!

Hobbies: Sun catcher, Elsa follower, flower lover, bird watcher, car singer, book reader

Fun Facts:

• Loves flowers but can't keep them alive
• Owns 23 blankets
• Goes to Target when she says she is going to the grocery store

Lucy Hughes
Content Copywriter

"Mama tried!"

Pet: Bowie - Golden Retriever

Role: She writes doggy dating profiles to match puppies with their furever humans

Hobbies: Fiber artist, Irish dancing aficionado, nature photography, kayaking

Fun Facts:

• Always makes friends with random people out in public
• Owns way too many art supplies
• Loves to macro photograph dead bugs, snakes, and toads

Kelli Dean
Customer Relations Manager

"The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs." Charles de Gaulle

Pet: Cooper - Cavapoo, Leo - Cane Corso, Piper - Border Collie, Cardi P - Pig, Olaf - Cat

Role: Builds and maintains strong, long-term, and beneficial relationships with customers and breeders.

Hobbies: Spending time with her kids, she has 4. Wait! Do moms get hobbies? Loves boating, hiking, being outdoors, spending time together

Fun Facts:

• Can lay down a pretty mean freestyle rap
• Had more photoshoots with Coop than with her kids
• ALWAYS beating her toddler at Rock, Paper, Scissors

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

Joey Walsh
Health Guarantee Claims Manager

"It is what it is!", "Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon!"

Pet: D.O.G. - Boxer Mix, Sheba - German Shepherd

Role: Making sure your puppy's Health Guarantee claims are handled adequately and in a timely manner!

Hobbies: Detective, trail riding, poker runs

Fun Facts:

• People watcher
• 80's hip hop
• Southern charm

Kelly Wicoff
Puppy Concierge

Momma K

Pet: Maxx - Rat Terrier

Role: Since dog is man's best friend, she helps people find their best friend.

Hobbies: She loves spending time with her family, hiking, gardening, painting with Bob Ross, and singing

Fun Facts:

• She loves long boring history documentaries
• Addicted to YouTube
• She is an HSP and has Spidey Senses

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

Shannon Gegor
Travel Manager

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

Pet: Dolly Parton - Corgi, Waylon - Bernese Mountain Dog, Vaga - Bearded Dragon

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

Kristen Russell
Breeder Relations

"Just Keep Swimming." - Dory

Pet: Scooter - the Boxer that can and will eat everything in sight, Downy - the feather dusting grey tabby

Role: Directing breeders in their search to find their pups a new home

Hobbies: Video games that she plays with her kiddo and his furry friends, jamming out to music anytime and anywhere

Fun Facts:

• Will laugh so hard at her own jokes, that she can barely get the words out of her mouth
• Can morphe into a rockstar when she's in the car on a roadtrip
• Would own all the cats, if she could

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

Courtney Dean
Social Engagement Director

Crazy dog lady

"Kill em with kindness", "seriously", "The only way to do great work is to love what you do." –Steve Jobs

Pet: Evie - Pug, Lincoln - King Charles Cavalier

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: Growing things, anything creative and foodie

Fun Facts:

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

Pam Tarshis
Puppy Concierge

"No big whoop"

Pet: Angel - Cat

Role: Makes dreams come true by uniting humans with their beloved fur babies. Love and happiness abounds!

Hobbies: Stargazing, yoga, hiking, road trips and snacking

Fun Facts:

• Takes moonlit walks late at night with her cat in tow.
• In denial of needing to bump up the strength of her readers.
• She sleeps with a teddy bear, shhh…she’s into oversharing.

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

Lindsey Phillips
Customer Concierge

"What's one more??"

Pet: Larry/Ellie/Sherman - Chihuahuas, Junior/Elton/Paul/Prudence - Pitbulls

Role: Helping buyers get ready for their new puppy!

Hobbies: Tik Tok, shopping, playing piano

Fun Facts:

• Hates to drive
• Obsessed with Walmart delivery
• She can say the alphabet backwards

Sandra Turner
Breeder Relations

"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring." ― Marilyn Monroe

Pet: Pancakes - Siamese Cat, Porter - Border Collie/Chow mix

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

Hobbies: Taking Walks, spending time with family and friends, being outdoors, and taking pictures

Fun Facts:

• Has an obsession with baskets and jars
• Can change her own brakes
• Loves all adventures