Maureen Cunningham

| Board Chair, Secretary & Director

Maureen has worked in the financial services sector with 30+ years as a technologist and manager in global technology and operations.  

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Lynette Furstenburg

| Board Treasurer & Director

Lynette grew up in South Africa where she earned her degree in Internal Auditing. She has 15 years of accounting experience working with small to medium sized businesses, and a couple of tax seasons in public accounting. 

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Janice Shaul

| Director

Janice spent her career working with children and families in nonprofit and early education. She retired in 2016 and immediately knew she wanted to make a difference in the lives of animals. Since 2017, Janice has volunteered with SVPP in the areas of events, fundraising and donor engagement. She loves her rescue kitty, Arya, and is enjoying her time as a new grandma.

Melissa Lisbon

| Co-Founder & CEO

Melissa brings extensive experience in leadership, project management, legal administration, and training, having spent the majority of her career working at corporate law firms.

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Andrea Lee

| Foster Program Manager

Andrea has served in a variety of roles within Silicon Valley Pet Project. She has served as a Board Member, foster parent, and foster coordinator, and even adopted a dog thru SVPP! These experiences along with her program development and management skills, deep knowledge of animal care and behavior are perfectly suited to our staff position of Foster Program Manager.

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Sue Stretch

| Foster Program Coordinator

Sue Stretch has been a volunteer with Silicon Valley Pet Project since 2015! Her dog Dexter was one of our most memorable rescues, and is even portrayed on Pup Plaza's mural! Sue brings many years of animal care and rescue experience to her part-time staff role of Foster Program Coordinator.

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Dr. Stacy Hare

| Advisor, Veterinarian

Dr. Stacy Hare has been a practicing veterinarian for the past 17 years.  

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Dr. Jeni Goedken

| Advisor, Veterinarian

Jeni worked for years as a veterinarian for a no kill shelter as well as a feline shelter before volunteering to provide medical care and advice for the pets of Silicon Valley Pet Project.

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Lisa Guadagna

| Advisor

Lisa has over 25 years of experience in international human resources in the high-tech industry in Silicon Valley.

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Jessica Char

| Behavior Advisor

Jessica provides animal behavior support for Silicon Valley Pet Project’s foster families and adopters, as well as community education through articles and webinars.

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