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Erika Albert developed a love for animals at a very young age. Animals played an important role in Erika's life when she was battling cancer as a teenager and received regular visits from therapy dogs while in the hospital. Currently, she is the Development Director for the Monroe County YMCA. Before working for the YMCA, she worked as the Development Director for a hospital foundation in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She received her M.P.A in nonprofit management from the School of Public and Environment Affairs at Indiana University. She and her boyfriend, Scott, live in Brown County with their two dogs, Oscar and Mya.
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Kathy Anderson is looking forward to serving on the Pets Alive Board. She and her husband, Howard Rosenbaum, and their 2 beloved cats moved to Indiana from the Syracuse area in 1993 after Howard accepted a teaching position at Indiana University. Kathy has also worked at IU for 14 years. In 2005, she began her current position as a project manager with the National Survey of Student Engagement in the IU School of Education. The Anderson-Rosenbaum household is currently run by three highly intelligent and good-looking cats, Eli, Isabel, and Finn – all rescued.
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Martha Blood has helped to connect over 200 foster felines and small dogs with their forever homes through her volunteer work with Pets ALIVE Adopt-A-Pets events, Petfinder.com, Bloomington Animal Care and Control, and rescue organizations. Martha moved to Bloomington in 1999 to start a new business enterprise for the Association of College Unions International (ACUI), a professional higher education association headquartered in downtown Bloomington. She serves as the Director of Corporate Partnerships and Chief Operating Officer of ACUI Procure. Her current "fur family" includes six felines - Aphrodite, Achilles, Lovey, St. Nicholas, Rudy, and Peter Pan – and five dogs – Madeline, Oliver, Bernard, Jack and Maci.
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Martina Chance started as a volunteer at Pets Alive working vaccination clinics and assisting in the surgery room. Martina’s love and compassion for animals and their welfare brought her to Pets Alive and the mission of ending pet overpopulation. Over the years, Martina has served on several not-for-profit boards in Bloomington and helped raise donations for various charities. Martina is the Vice President of Mortgage Lending at United Commerce Bank. She and her husband John live on the north side of Bloomington with their dog, 3 cats and 9 chickens.
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Ken Hays has been an Investment Consultant for over 12 years. He is currently Vice President of Hurlow Wealth Management Group of Wachovia Securities. He is very active throughout the community as a board member of Eastside Bloomington, Inc., serves in multiple committees for the local Chamber of Commerce, and has helped raise funds for numerous other local non-profit organizations. Ken along with his daughter, Erin, have a great passion for animals and have fostered numerous dogs during the last several years. |
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Karla Kamstra is one of the original founders of Pets ALIVE. She spearheaded the planning & set-up of the spay/neuter clinic in 2005. She was recognized in 2006 by PetSmart Charities as one of their volunteer champions. She and her husband John have 6 children, 4 grandchildren (pictured here) & 6 canine children. They have fostered hundreds of dogs & puppies over the years. |
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Marcie Martinez Marsh has been an attorney for over 14 years specializing in contracts and banking law. She is currently Corporate Counsel for Cook Group and was Associate General Counsel for JPMorgan Chase, one of the world's largest banking and financial services organizations, as well as serving as leal counsel for other financial institutions. |
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Carol Rhodes has volunteered her services for Pets ALIVE since spring of 2005, helping with feral cat transportation, newsletter creation, and Web development. She is a longtime supporter of animal welfare groups, environmental groups, as well as local and regional arts. She serves as officer of the Bloomington Watercolor Society, and enjoys painting when she is not working as a computing education and training developer for Indiana University. Her core family includes husband Roger, two young adult daughters, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, and five cats. Her home page is http://carolrhodes.net. |
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William Spalding is an owner of Allen | Spalding LLC, a law firm in Bloomington. Among other organizations, he is an active volunteer for the District 10 Pro Bono Project and the Protective Order Project. He is also a board member for Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana. He and his wife, Errin, have 2 wonderful tots: Hud and Sadie Mae. His family also includes 2 dogs and 2½ cats (one of which is remarkably "bigger-boned"). His most recent dog, Jeff Newton, is a proud alumnus of the Pets Alive clinic! |
