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Shannon’s introduction to animal welfare started at an early age when her family adopted a former puppy mill dog from a Welsh Terrier rescue. Shannon got her first job working with animals professionally as a teenager, and has nearly 15 years experience caring for animals in shelter and veterinary settings. Shannon spent a decade on the animal care and veterinary services team at a large open admission animal shelter, where she was an advocate for ill, elderly, and undersocialized animals regularly fostering and finding homes for pets that were otherwise overlooked. Shannon currently works at a referring specialist animal hospital with multiple departments that treat complex cases. When not caring for animals professionally, Shannon enjoys spending time with her two dogs, two cats, and two rats, and enjoying good food with friends and family.

Alyssa was introduced to the animal welfare field at a young age by her father, an Animal Cruelty Investigator. She began working at a local animal shelter as a teenager and has continued to advance her animal welfare career in both shelter and veterinary settings. Alyssa’s current experience working at Colorado’s largest open-admission animal shelter, and especially her time treating injured, ill, and elderly animals led her to pursue her Master of Social Work and Animal Assisted Therapy at the University of Denver. Alyssa believes strongly in the human-animal bond and is seeking to promote social advocacy work to help keep pets with their families. When not caring for animals or studying, she loves to trail run, hike with her pitbull, rock climb, and bake.

Haley grew up on the Western Slope of Colorado surrounded by pet dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, and fish. After graduating with a BA in biology from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Haley began a long-lasting career in wildlife conservation. She was involved in education, outreach, animal husbandry, translation, and fieldwork for zoological organizations, national parks, and state governments. Haley has also served as a dedicated volunteer for her local humane society, fostering animals in need and providing enrichment for shelter pets. Haley now works as an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. Her own experience with senior pets, and her belief that families and pets should be kept together whenever possible drew her to continue pursuing her passion for animals with Gray Muzzle Society. In her free time, Haley loves to hike and explore the beautiful mountains Colorado has to offer, go camping, boating, and simply hanging out with her family and snuggling with her pups.