APA! Dog Foster Team Members
Did you know that APA!'s Dog Foster Team runs primarily on volunteer support? With only five full time staff members and two part time staffers, we rely heavily on our 50+ volunteers dedicated to our team who help make the day to day run smoothly!
Danica Kubick
Dog Foster Manager (Staff)
This position oversees the entire Dog Foster Program and all its teams. The Manager and Assistant Manager help to make the program function on its own and in conjunction with the other lifesaving programs at APA!
After nine years as an attorney in Washington, D.C., Danica picked up and moved to Austin with her husband, Ryan, and her two cats, Lemekin and Pele, to attend a plant-based culinary school, moonlighting as an APA! dog walker. "Chefing" didn't stick, but APA! and the Dog Foster Program did!
Regan Goins
Dog Foster Assistant Manager (Staff)
The Manager and Assistant Manager help to make the program function on its own and in conjunction with the other lifesaving programs at APA! As Assistant Manager, Regan focuses on development.
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Regan came to Austin from Ohio for her acting career, but she fell in love with a naughty, tan and white pittie named Rocket and experienced what we fondly call a "foster fail"! Regan comes from working on the behavior team at Austin Animal Center but couldn't get fostering out of her life, hence her move to APA!'s foster team.
Jamison Cornett
Dog Foster Assistant Manager (Staff)
The Manager and Assistant Manager help to make the program function on its own and in conjunction with the other lifesaving programs at APA! As Assistant Manager, Jamison focuses on operations.
Jamison is a proud veteran of the United States Armed Forces. She comes to APA! with her immense love for pups, enthusiasm, and great skills in emergency situations! She recently foster failed her very own Hurricane Harvey pup, Mags!
Audrey McFadden
Dog Foster Advocate (Staff)
This position advocates for the Dog Foster Program and the placement of dogs into foster care and for foster dog adoptions. This position targets long stay dogs and other high-priority dogs and increases foster and adoption advocacy efforts for these dogs.
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Audrey is an Austin native and is working towards finishing her degree in psychology and sociology from Texas State University. Audrey has been passionate about animals and their welfare her entire life and hopes to improve the lives of as many animals as possible through the work done at APA!. Audrey now resides in South Austin and when she is not enjoying the many outdoor activities the city has to offer she is most likely spending time with her pets or teaching a yoga class around town.
Katy Collins
Dog Foster Placement Team Lead
This position manages our Dog Foster Placement Team, which is responsible for foster dog placements and movements and arranging sitters, and helps to recruit new fosters! You may also see these faces when you come to pick up your foster pup.
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Katy started fostering cats with APA! after hurricane Harvey and fell in love with the mission of the organization. She’s always loved animals and tries to advocate for them in her day to day activities. She finally decided it was time to move on from corporate life and joined the Dog Foster Team to helps the pups in need around the Austin area. She loves hanging out with her friends, dog and foster cat, checking out new spots around Austin and enjoying our 9 months of summer with lots of outdoor activities!
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Eliza Mickens
Dog Foster Placement Team Assistant Lead (Staff)
This position manages our Dog Foster Placement Team, which is responsible for foster dog placements and movements and arranging sitters, and helps to recruit new fosters! You may also see these faces when you come to pick up your foster pup.
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Eliza spent her formative years living in the New Mexico desert, on the California beaches, and in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest pursuing a fine arts degree. After she finally settled down in her first love Austin, TX with her two cats, Pluto and Neptune, and her puppy, Jupiter, she decided to take the leap and pursue her lifelong dream of working with and helping animals and joined the APA! Dog Foster Team.
Laurel Moulton
Dog Foster Medical Liaison (Staff)
The Dog Foster Medical Liaison acts as the intermediary between the Dog Foster Team and the Medical Team to ensure that foster dogs’ medical records are up to date and that foster dogs receive the medical care they need.
Laurel was raised in Austin but moved to Winnipeg, Canada with her two pups in 2011 to pursue her PhD in ecology. After realizing she couldn’t stand the cold, she started commuting back to Austin during the winters and began to volunteer as a dog walker at APA! in 2013. While she lived in Winnipeg over the summers, she found a way to volunteer from afar on the Dog Foster Placement Team and the rest is history!
Ian Bingham
Dog Foster Onboarding Team Co-Lead (Volunteer)
Our Dog Foster Onboarding Team reviews all dog foster applications and ushers in new fosters with our welcome information and answers to frequently asked questions!
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Ian has volunteered with APA! since 2014 with the Dog Foster Program and the Dog Walking / Behavior Programs. He has had dogs all his life, and he and his wife are currently dog parents to two rescue pit-mixes, one of whom is a "foster fail" from APA!
Fiona Cheung
Dog Foster Onboarding Team Co-Lead (Volunteer)
Our Dog Foster Onboarding Team reviews all dog foster applications and ushers in new fosters with our welcome information and answers to frequently asked questions!
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Fiona first learned of APA! when she adopted her first cat, Flash, a bottle baby nursery alum, from APA! in 2012. Wanting to get more involved and work with dogs, she started volunteering as a dog walker in 2015, and as a volunteer dog matchmaker soon after. She has adopted 2 dogs from APA!: Nova, a parvo alum (pictured), and Luna, a Hurricane Harvey rescue. In addition to volunteering on the Dog Foster Team, she also works part time at APA, filling in as an adoption processor and dog matchmaker when needed. She just recently finished her masters degree in acoustics from UT Austin, and currently works as an acoustical consultant.
Pam Martin
Dog Foster Care Team Co-Lead (Volunteer)
This position leads out Dog Foster Care Team! They can help you schedule appointments with the Clinic and remind you of upcoming medical needs.
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Looking for a way to meet new people and do something new, Pam started fostering for APA! on July 4, 2010...What a celebration! She hasn't quit since. During the school year, she works with children with special needs, so over time, she naturally fit into the role of fostering medical needs pups who she loves dearly. She started working on the Dog Foster Care Team 6 1/2 years ago and has watched it grow into the successful program it is today.
Aria Aguilar
Dog Foster Care Team Co-Lead (Volunteer)
This position leads out Dog Foster Care Team! They can help you schedule appointments with the Clinic and remind you of upcoming medical needs.
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Aria is from Brownsville and currently a student at UT pursuing her degree in Human Development and Family Sciences. She came to APA’s foster team through her love of pups and after her own pup asked her to help others find a home like the one she had. When she’s not volunteering with the foster team, you can find her as a server at Texas Roadhouse.
Jennifer Dawson
Dog Foster Adoption Team Lead (Volunteer)
This position leads our Dog Foster Adoption Team, which oversees the foster dog adoption process, reviews adoption applications, and sets up adoption interviews to get these pups into their furever home!
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Originally from Dallas, TX, Jennifer became a foster volunteer with APA! in January 2018 after first volunteering with the APA! Harvey Help Line since August 2017. She previously worked at UT Austin for 5 years in the Registrar's Office before taking time off to raise her 3 kids. She has always had rescue dogs or cats in her life and loves being able to help other people adopt their forever pups. When not volunteering with APA! or helping out at her kids' school, she loves spending time with her family and going on long hikes with her two rescue dogs, Zoey and Murphy.
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Contact us today at foster@austinpetsalive.org to get involved with fostering and help save a dog's life!