Naomi is the Director of Development with Ruff Start Rescue®. She has 16 years of professional nonprofit experience in the Twin Cities area, focusing on fundraising, event planning, and donor …
Dr. Julinee Kratcha grew up in Shoreview, MN and attended NDSU where she received her Bachelors in Veterinary Technology. She worked at a large, multi-doctor mixed animal practice for several …
Dr. Emily Mitten grew up fostering homeless dogs and cats from animal shelters and always knew that she wanted to continue her passion of saving animals as a career. As …
Dr. Kathryn Fox was born and raised in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Her fascination and desire to care for animals began at a young age, as she was drawn to helping …
Meg had been fostering and rehabilitating dogs for about 15 years before she got involved with Ruff Start. She’s assisted in placing, training, and behavior assessments in the past, and …
Caroleann recently entered her role as the Application Manager in December of 2022. She has worked in animal welfare since 2012. She has worked in many areas including animal care, …
Taylor started her role as Development Assistant at Ruff Start Rescue in October of 2022. Taylor has worked in animal welfare since 2010 and has worked in a variety of …
Archives: Team
Amy H.
Posted: May 26, 2023 by Kelli Hanson
Amanda R.
Posted: May 26, 2023 by Kelli Hanson
Andrew W.
Posted: May 26, 2023 by Kelli Hanson
Naomi Bothe
Posted: March 13, 2023 by Kelli Hanson
Naomi is the Director of Development with Ruff Start Rescue®. She has 16 years of professional nonprofit experience in the Twin Cities area, focusing on fundraising, event planning, and donor …
Dr. J. Kratcha
Posted: March 2, 2023 by Kelli Hanson
Dr. Julinee Kratcha grew up in Shoreview, MN and attended NDSU where she received her Bachelors in Veterinary Technology. She worked at a large, multi-doctor mixed animal practice for several …
Dr. E. Mitten
Posted: February 22, 2023 by Kelli Hanson
Dr. Emily Mitten grew up fostering homeless dogs and cats from animal shelters and always knew that she wanted to continue her passion of saving animals as a career. As …
Dr. K. Fox
Posted: February 22, 2023 by Kelli Hanson
Dr. Kathryn Fox was born and raised in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Her fascination and desire to care for animals began at a young age, as she was drawn to helping …
Meg L.
Posted: December 20, 2022 by Kayla Knudsen
Meg had been fostering and rehabilitating dogs for about 15 years before she got involved with Ruff Start. She’s assisted in placing, training, and behavior assessments in the past, and …
Caroleann R.
Posted: December 6, 2022 by Kayla Knudsen
Caroleann recently entered her role as the Application Manager in December of 2022. She has worked in animal welfare since 2012. She has worked in many areas including animal care, …
Taylor P.
Posted: December 5, 2022 by Kayla Knudsen
Taylor started her role as Development Assistant at Ruff Start Rescue in October of 2022. Taylor has worked in animal welfare since 2010 and has worked in a variety of …