Board & Staff
Meet Our Staff & Board
Jennifer cares deeply about both animals and the people who help them. At Pembina Valley Humane Society, she enjoys building a supportive environment where staff, volunteers, and foster families can work together to give every animal the best chance at a happy life. Some of her favorite moments are watching a shy animal come out of their shell or seeing the perfect match happen between a pet and their new family.
When she’s not at the shelter, Jennifer enjoys spending time with her own dogs and family watching a great show or reading a book.
Mel moved to the Winkler/Morden area when she was 10. She lived on a little hobby farm in Oak Bluff, so she’s been involved with animals since before she could walk! She’s married with two teenagers, and has a full house with their large breed rescue dog Junebug, and cats Jager (PVHS Alumni 2012), Minerva and Tiny. She enjoys hiking, camping, reading and baking!
Brandy is very excited to begin her journey with PVHS!
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 lourding over the shelter, and she has been a permanent fixture for the past five (of her 15) years.
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.
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!
Tanya volunteered with the PVHS for 9 years before joining our team as the Sponsor Chair, and now Donor Engagement 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 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.
Caitlin moved to Morden seven 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.
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.
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.
