Board & Staff
Meet Our Board & Staff
JENNIFER YOUNG
Shelter Manager
Jennifer brings a wealth of passion and experience to the PVHS team. As a true animal lover, her journey started as a volunteer and board member. When the opportunity came to take a more in-depth role at the shelter, she eagerly embraced it. When she isn’t at the shelter, she’s at home with her family including two dogs, a Frenchie/Chihuahua and full Chihuahua.
Jennifer is excited to be part of the PVHS and is committed to its ongoing success, and looks forward to making a positive difference in the lives of animals and the community we serve.
KATHLEEN WIEBE
Animal Care Coordinator
Kathleen started as our Summer Student, but we knew we didn’t want to lose her so we brought her on to the team permanently. She’s always loved animals and her dream has been to work with animals. She is now living her dream working at the shelter and has a miniature poodle named Suki. Kathleen enjoys spending her free time with her pup, family and friends.
TESSA HEINRICHS
Community Engagement & Animal Care Support
MORTICIA
Director of First Impressions
Morticia is our official greeter and Director of First Impressions. She has the most seniority of anyone on staff, and she doesn’t let anyone forget it. After a few adoption attempts over the years, we realized that she was most happy lording over the shelter, and she has been a permanent fixture for the past five years.
AUDREY WIEBE
Chair
Audrey was born and raised in Morden, MB and even after living in Calgary for 10 years considers herself a country girl at heart. She currently is a co-owner and COO of a Morden based manufacturing company. She has several rescued and adopted animals – from senior dogs, abandoned cats, parrots and even a rescued pigeon! Audrey looks forward to serving on the PVHS board and leading the shelter towards growth and sustainability.
SCOTT WILSON
Vice Chair
Scott is a financial advisor and has worked in the business community for 20+ years. He has experience on several boards. He and his wife support multiple animal charities and enjoy fostering dogs. Scott is passionate about giving back to the community and strongly believes that every pet should be safe, healthy and happy. He looks forward to contributing to the board and the shelter.
TYLER FROEBE
Treasurer
KIRBY VINCK
Secretary
Kirby previously served on the PVHS board as the Fundraising Chair as well as volunteered at the shelter for over five years before taking some time off. She is so happy to be back with PVHS because of her love for animals!
KIANA FROESE
Human Resources Chair
Kiana has lived in the Pembina Valley for the majority of her life and considers this home with her husband and her pup, Millie. Kiana currently works in HR with a tech startup company that creates software for nonprofits, making this HR Chair opportunity with the PVHS Board a great way to share her experience with a local organization that carries so much impact in the community!
TANYA REMPEL
Sponsorship Chair
Tanya volunteered with the PVHS for 9 years before joining our team as the Sponsor Chair. She’s been helping with fundraising events in many different capacities and can also be seen regularly playing with the dogs in our backyard and snapping photos for our website. Tanya has one rescue dog Sadie and has fostered 30 animals for us. When she’s not volunteering she enjoys being outdoors and travelling.
KRISTINA GRAHAM
Grants Chair
Kristina has either volunteered, fostered, or worked with rescue animals since she was a teenager, so she is very excited to join the PVHS Board. She graduated from the University of Manitoba with an MA in English in 2008 and has been successfully writing grants ever since. When she’s not writing or editing, Kristina can be found snuggling her 4 dogs who range in size from small to extra large. She also enjoys reading, geocaching, and spending time with her husband and young son.
HOLLY THORNE
Marketing & Public Relations Chair
Holly comes to us from Winnipeg, having followed her heart to Winkler to be with a man who is incredibly allergic to animals. However, she managed to convince him that we needed to adopt our boy Freddie from the PVHS! She is able to channel her passion for animal welfare into the role of Public Relations Chair to help all of the animals find their fur-ever homes.
CAITLIN PARR
Fundraising Chair
Caitlin moved to Morden 7 years ago and has been volunteering at the humane society since then. She has volunteered in a few different positions, and loved them all, but fundraising seems to be her calling. She is the proud owner of 2 PVHS alumni, Thor and Loki (formerly Brookes and Dunn) and has fostered a number of other animals for the shelter. She has a passion for sports, education, pop culture, and animal advocacy.
KARLIE STEWIN
Fundraising Co-Chair
Karlie moved to the Pembina Valley in 2019. Having grown up around animals her whole life, Karlie is passionate about animal welfare and excited to be a member of the Pembina Valley Humane Society. When not working or volunteering, Karlie enjoys reading, writing, baking, and fantasy hockey.
TANIA SIGURDSON
Education Chair
Tania has been a happy dog chore volunteer for the last number of years and has had the pleasure to both foster and adopt through PVHS. Tania is passionate about animals & education and at PVHS she has found both. Tania is excited to be a member of the PVHS board and is looking forward to the many furry adventures ahead.
AMY BRAKE
Member-at-Large
LAURIE WIEBE
Member-at-Large
Laurie joined the board in June 2024. Born and raised in Manitoba and grew up with the family dairy farm. She has been around animals all her life and has a background in biological sciences including animal welfare. She has two Havanese dogs and a Norwegian Forest cat. She is passionate about education and community. She is grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the Pembina Valley Humane Society.
LAURIE MAGOTIAUX
Honorary Board Member
Laurie is the first Honorary Board Member of the Pembina Valley Humane Society. Her years of service have been invaluable to the shelter, and we can’t think of a better way to honour our “little engine that could”.
Join Us
We are on the lookout for people with strong leadership capabilities who would like to join our Board of Directors. At the moment, we are especially interested in candidates who have experience in HR, finance, grant writing, and donor/community relations. If you have any of these skills, we encourage you to submit your application.
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