Meet Our Team
Rescue Coordinators
Carole Hawley Moore
I have been passionate about animals since childhood being the neighborhood kid bringing home injured birds, rodents, turtles, and taking in stray cats and dogs . My volunteer work in Massachusetts shelters began in 1980. My passion and dedication to rescuing turned full time after spending a month in New Orleans in 2005 rescuing dogs post Hurricane Katrina. It was during that time Moore realized the dire need for animal welfare/ education / adoption especially in the South. As a trained consultant with the Humane Society I continued my volunteer work to include disaster relief in the Caribbean, fund raising and working on animal rights legislation: all of which she continues to date. I divide my time between Mass and Vermont with my husband and my personal rescue dogs.
Melissa Goldberg
When my daughter decided to adopt a puppy in 2012, I began following the rescue facebook page. They were looking for fosters, so I gave it a try! Even though I failed the first time (and kept the dog!!), I still continued to foster for several years! I loved helping prepare dogs and puppies for their forever homes! Plus, fostering really does save a life! Every time a dog leaves his rescue site for a foster home, a spot opens up for another dog in need! Rescuing is important because there are so many unwanted animals that end up in terrible situations due to no fault of their own. Seeing dogs settled into their happy forever homes is what keeps me active in rescue! I love watching them blossom into loving pets! Please give fostering a shot!
Key Staff/Volunteers
Sue Andrew
My love of animals of all kinds has been with me for as long as I can remember! I began volunteering as a dog walker at Nevins Farm for the Massachusetts SPCA and fostered 95 cats and kittens over my 10 years with them. When my husband Geoff and I retired to Vermont, I needed to find a way to continue to work with animals. I found For the Love of Dogs Vermont and over a cup of coffee with Carole Crossman, my eyes were opened to the plight of so many dogs in the southern states that need homes. These dogs deserve a chance to live full lives. It is very rewarding to play my part to bring these dogs to adopters in Vermont.
Suze Edwards
My husband, Bob Conrad, and I are 4 time foster failures, long time dog lovers and foster home to many rescue dogs. I have a pack of 3 plus a part time in-law fur baby and almost always have a foster dog in my care. I strongly believe that if each dog lover can do just one small thing to help alleviate the over population of dogs by choosing to adopt, foster, donate money, time or talent towards the education, modification of government policies and creating affordable and accessible spay and neutering, the crisis of too many dogs being euthanized can be eliminated and it can start right in your own community. Fostering can save a dog's life and rescue a human’s in the process. If that weren’t enough…dog owners have happier lives and live longer!