Board of Directors

Sarah did her undergraduate work at Occidental College in Los Angeles where she majored in Economics. She then worked on the business side of the entertainment industry, selling independent films internationally at markets like the Cannes Film Festival and London Screenings.  In 2010, after receiving her MBA from the University of Souther

Sarah did her undergraduate work at Occidental College in Los Angeles where she majored in Economics. She then worked on the business side of the entertainment industry, selling independent films internationally at markets like the Cannes Film Festival and London Screenings.  In 2010, after receiving her MBA from the University of Southern California with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship, Sarah took the position of Executive Director at an addiction treatment center. Over the next several months, she successfully piloted the company through a merger and increased profits over the next couple of years. In 2013 Sarah moved to the Charlottesville area to work on her plans to start a luxury dog boarding facility that helps to fund a pet rehoming project.  For four years, Sarah worked at the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA in various positions, including Adoption Counselor, Cat Care Manager and Director of Finance.  Her inspiration to bring her business background to the animal hospitality and welfare sector was her rescue dog, Gato, who passed in 2013. Gato walked Sarah through some very challenging times in her life, like an angel. Sarah feels that Gato is still spiritually with her and that they are walking this venture to together.

Meet Tina, a proud dog mom to Ruby, her loyal rescue of 11 years. Tina enjoys surfing, running with Ruby, and traveling to new places. Originally a transplant from Malaysia, she landed in California in 2008 and found her tribe of like-minded people in the tech start-up scene in Los Angeles. She received her MBA from USC’s Marshall School 

Meet Tina, a proud dog mom to Ruby, her loyal rescue of 11 years. Tina enjoys surfing, running with Ruby, and traveling to new places. Originally a transplant from Malaysia, she landed in California in 2008 and found her tribe of like-minded people in the tech start-up scene in Los Angeles. She received her MBA from USC’s Marshall School of Business in 2010 (where she and Sarah met!) Tina is currently the CFO at Nucleus Security in Los Angeles.  Once in a while, she likes to try out different recipes in the kitchen, hosting dinner parties with friends.

Hailing from Jerusalem, Israel, Talya has spent most her life working with animals. As a child, she trained friends’ and family’s dogs and ran a tiny dog and cat rescue from her parents’ balcony. After high-school she studied Veterinary sciences in Denmark for a few years before returning to Israel to study painting. She moved to the US i

Hailing from Jerusalem, Israel, Talya has spent most her life working with animals. As a child, she trained friends’ and family’s dogs and ran a tiny dog and cat rescue from her parents’ balcony. After high-school she studied Veterinary sciences in Denmark for a few years before returning to Israel to study painting. She moved to the US in 2012 where she served as the kennel manager of the Humane Society of New York and worked with Broadway animal trainer Bill Berloni. After arriving in Charlottesville in 2016, Talya worked as the Animal Care Manager and then as the Dog Behavior Specialist at the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA. Talya is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed through The Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers.

Talya shares a home in Charlottesville with her husband Abraham, their kids Leon and Ariel, their two dogs – Sunday and Kermit, and two cats – Patty and Ivan.