The summer of 2018 was a landmark season for Jane—she retired, moved to Sonoma, and married her husband, Bill. Prior to that, Jane’s career as an independent school business officer spanned more than thirty years, including leadership roles at Hanahauʻoli School in Honolulu, HI, The Park School in
Brookline, MA, and most recently as CFO at The College Preparatory School in Oakland, CA.

Throughout her professional journey, Jane also contributed at the national and regional levels. She served as president of Cal-ISBOA, a professional association of 250 California independent school
business officers, was the founding president of HAISBO (Hawaiʻi Association of Independent School Business Officers), and was a member of ABOIS (Association of Business Officers in Independent Schools). Jane also served on the board of directors of NBOA (National Business Officers Association) and was honored with the Ken White Distinguished Business Officer Award in 2018.

Since settling in Sonoma, Jane has brought her passion for service to local organizations, volunteering with both Impact 100 Sonoma and Pets Lifeline. She and Bill share eight grandchildren (including two sets of twins!), a new puppy named Hokulani, and three lively grandpups. Together, they look forward to traveling to see family and friends, discovering new adventures, and savoring life in Sonoma, the beautiful community they call home.

For 20 years, Laura graced television screens in northern and central California as an anchor and reporter. Best known for nearly five years as a news anchor at KTVU in Oakland during the first several years of the station’s then-new Mornings On 2 newscast, she later joined KGO-TV in San Francisco to serve as co-anchor of the station’s Marketplace financial program with Rosie Allen.
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After leaving television, Laura and her family relocated to Sonoma from the East Bay in 2000 and went into non-profit work. In 2007, Laura became the Executive Director of the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation. Now, Laura is sharing her enormous talent with Pets Lifeline.​​​​​​​

Marchelle lives in Kenwood (since 1998) with her husband Curt, their Golden Retriever Crystal “the pistol”, and 2 rescued cats – Chipper and Harrison who was recently rescued from the Paradise fires. They have an adult son Greg, his wife Marianne, and 2 granddaughters - Katelyn (studying Biomedical Engineering at USC) and Sarah (a senior at Napa High School). Marchelle has always given back to her community having served on Boards and volunteered for many organizations. She previously served on the Board of Boys & Girls Club for 12 years and is a Past President and Sweetheart. Marchelle is a founding member of the Cha Chas who for 14 years have volunteered their time for the youth at Valley of the Moon Children’s Center.
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Marchelle’s professional experience includes starting Carleton Group Healthcare Interiors with her husband Curt. For over 30 years they’ve worked with large customers such as Kaiser, Sutter Health, Palo Alto Medical Foundation and the UC System medical facilities. She is fluent in all aspects of business from owning their company. Prior to that she was a partner in an event company producing large events, PR and marketing.​

Robert is currently self-employed as a Consulting Chief Financial Officer to several technology-focused software and technology companies. He previously served in executive financial roles at venture-backed companies including AlienVault and Aerohive, and for public companies including Fortinet, Siebel Systems, Excite@Home (previously @Home Network), Sybase, Raytheon, Memorex and Cypress Semiconductor.

He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Marshall University and his MBA from Georgia State University. Robert is active in Financial Executives International (FEI) and is a member of Sonoma Valley Rotary. He is currently on the board of Sweetwater Spectrum and is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Finance and Facilities Committees.

Robert and his wife Pam have lived in Sonoma for three years with their Standard Poodle, Murphy. They have one married son who lives in San Francisco with his wife Pam and Robert enjoy hiking, cycling and travel.​​​​

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Toni was born and raised in Boston Massachusetts, moving to Southern California is the mid 80’s and finally to Northern California in 2000.  She practiced law for over 20 years in both Massachusetts and California, concentrating on civil litigation and real estate.  

She has been and continues to be involved in a number of non-profit, charitable organizations including the Anti-Vivisection Society, the Cha-Chas (providing support to The Valley of the Moon Children’s Home for abused, abandoned and neglected children), 4Paws where she and her pup Winston volunteer at the local Library for Read to the Dog Days, and finally to Pet’s Lifeline where she joined the Board of Directors in 2017.

Toni lives in Kenwood with her beloved husband Chuck and her labradoodle Winston. She enjoys photography, travel and cooking.

Frank Espina’s professional experience spans over four decades as the founder of his own CPA firm as an audit and tax partner. He retired in 2018. His financial accounting and tax consulting experience lends well to the role of Board Member.

Over the years, Frank has served on several volunteer boards as President and Chairman of the Board of Family Service Agency, San Mateo Chamber of Commerce and Suicide Prevention and Crisis Center. Also, for 20 years he was on the Board and CFO of Pets in Need. Currently, he is on the Board and CFO of the Wine Country Marines. He has both a BA and MBA from San Francisco State University and spent time in the United States Marine Corp.

He is married to his wife Andi for the last 18 years. He has two dogs, Hambone and Coco Chanel. He currently serves on the finance committee for Pets Lifeline.

Cyndi lives in Sonoma with her husband Lars and their beloved cat Mia, a.k.a. Creamy. She is a lifelong animal lover and is proud to serve on the Pets Lifeline Board of Directors so that she can express that love through helping to do good for our local cats and dogs. Cyndi’s other passion is travel and hopes to eventually visit every continent so that she can learn more about the languages and traditions of all cultures on our planet.
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Cyndi has worked in the nonprofit sector for over 30 years for many different organizations: The Sierra Club Foundation, San Francisco Food Bank, Jewish Community Center, Sports4Kids, National Gaucher Foundation, Friends of San Francisco Animal Care & Control, and currently the Gaucher Community Alliance where she is the Co-Founder/Co-President and The Cultural Conservancy, where she serves as their Chief Development Officer.

I’ve lived in Sonoma for 18 years with my husband Tom. Recently I retired from a 30 year career with the National Park Service assigned to Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

I worked with volunteers, led guided tours for guests of all ages and managed the historic preservation of facilities. As a volunteer I’ve served on the Public Advisory Team for the Developmental Center. I am a founding member of Gaydar. Tom and I are the dedicated owners of a 10-year-old rescue terrier mix Dusty Springfield.
 

Sue lives in Sonoma with her husband Pete and Norwich terrier, Franklin. 

After attending several Pets Lifeline events and volunteering for PLL events, she enthusiastically joined the Board in 2023. Sue now chairs the RDC committee supporting marketing, fundraising and events.  From 2008-2018, she served two terms as a board member for Safe & Sound, an organization dedicated to preventing and reducing the impact of child abuse, neglect and trauma in San Francisco where she supported marketing, Web site and messaging for the non-profit.

Sue currently works as an Executive Creative Director at Ketchum, a global marketing and communications agency.

Tiffany grew up in Sonoma Valley, attending El Verano Elementary, Altimira Junior High and Sonoma Valley High School. She attended Occidental College in Los Angeles, spent 2 years teaching English in Japan, and completed her degree in veterinary medicine at the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island where she met her husband, Gordon.

They moved back to Sonoma in 2016, where they currently live on a hobby farm with their 3 elementary school daughters, 6 alpacas, 2 goats, 2 bunnies, 2 dogs, cat, guinea pig, numerous chickens and racing pigeons.

Tiffany currently practices small animal veterinary medicine at Sonoma Veterinary Clinic with Dr. Howard Rosner. Sonoma Veterinary Clinic with Dr. Howard Rosner.

I’ve lived in Sonoma for 24 years, moving up from Newport Beach in 1999, I’ve been in the Mortgage business here in town for over 18 years. I love Sonoma and like to give back to my community as best as I can. I’ve been a Mentor with the Mentoring Alliance for 16 years and a Rotarian for 10 years. My favorite charities typically revolve around children and animals.

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​I am an avid snow skier, mountain biker and all-round outdoor man. I live with my longtime girlfriend Linda Zaiss along with our two dogs Bear and Teddy.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Ken Wayne has been a Pets Lifeline board member since 2024.  He's on the Animal Wellness and Resource Development committees.

He is also the founder and CEO of Flying Tails, a non-profit dedicated to flying at-risk animals to safety and has partnered with Pets Lifeline and other animal organizations, including California Fish and Wildlife, to rescue animals and take them to safety. Flying Tails has been steadily adding volunteer pilots and aircraft to its fleet to respond quicker and to more places across California and beyond. 

Ken is a former news anchor at KRON 4 and KTVU Fox 2 and spent four decades covering major stories in the Bay Area and across the country.  He is a Bay Area native who's lived in San Francisco and the North Bay and now resides in Sonoma. His wife Carole is a retired flight attendant who often travels with Ken on his animal rescues. They have a senior rescue cat named Bigs and rescue mutt named Stevie Licks.​​​

Kathleen’s journey began in Cambridge, MA, where she shared her childhood home with Max and Fritz, two spirited Miniature Schnauzers. Her love for animals only grew after marrying her husband Dave (a former Pet’s Lifeline board member) and welcoming Chloe, a Golden Retriever who convinced them senior rescues were the way to go.

Since then, their home has been filled with beloved dogs—most recently Oliver and Annie, both from Taiwan. Kathleen’s career spans high tech leadership and real estate, where she currently works with Sotheby’s International Realty, bringing strategic thinking, operational expertise, and strong relationship-building skills to her nonprofit work. She has served on several nonprofit boards—past and present—supporting health, education, and animal welfare.

Now a Sonoma resident for over 12 years, Kathleen is proud to give back to a cause close to her heart.

Betsy moved to Sonoma in 2021. Her love of animals as well as her love of the community led her to Pets Lifeline where she has been a volunteer since early 2024. She is thrilled to be even more involved in this important mission through service on the Board.

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For over 30 years, Betsy worked in Enterprise Software in Silicon Valley. At Workday, she helped lead and build their Financial Management line of business. More recently, she was a Managing Director for Workday Ventures deploying innovation capital on behalf of Workday as well as the Chief Operating Officer of Wellthy, a concierge navigation service offered as an employer benefit to employees who are also family caregivers. Her experience spans small to large organizations as well as the strategy, product, operations, marketing, and customer service functions.

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Betsy holds a BA in Human Biology and an MBA from Stanford University.

With a strong background in executive leadership and franchise operations, Brad Meyer is the former CEO and owner of one of the largest Hertz, Dollar, and Thrifty car rental franchises in North America. After selling the company in 2014, he has continued to consult for other franchise owners, bringing decades of experience and strategic insight to the industry.

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Brad moved to Glen Ellen in 2014 and now resides in Kenwood. An active member of the community, he served on the Pets Lifeline Board of Directors from 2016 to 2022, returning in 2025.

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Outside of work, Brad enjoys life with his two beloved dogs—Vinny, a Maltese, and Gracie, a Coton de Tulear. Family is a central part of his life, with two daughters happily married and four wonderful grandchildren.