Our mission is simple, but extremely important:
Connecting People with Pets in Need.
Through grassroots efforts, we envision a future in which all companion animals find loving homes where they are able to receive the care and respect they deserve.
With over two decades of experience, Joelle is a prominent leader within the animal rescue community. Her incredible networking skills, ability to think quickly and creatively, and her endless devotion to helping cats and dogs is nothing short of amazing. As our Chief Lifesaving Officer, Joelle stays up to date with the progressive, best practices of animal sheltering and is responsible for leading our everyday lifesaving efforts.
Erica found her love of animal rescue in 2013 and has been dedicated to the field ever since. She started out as a kennel attendant, then quickly moved into adoption counseling, intake coordination and pet retention, so naturally she took on the role as our Director of Lifesaving Operations. She likes to think of herself as a rare breed as she enjoys working with pets AND people to make lasting adoption matches.
Denise entered the rescue world in 2014 as a volunteer working with dogs at Austin Pets Alive, but quickly moved into fostering cats and kittens. She has since fostered over 1,400 felines, mostly bottle babies, and with experience across 3 rescue organizations, she has taken a leadership/mentoring role as our Director of Feline Affairs.
Melanie is the bark and meow of MPR AVL meaning she’s the voice behind the brand. She manages our social media, website and writes our monthly newsletter. And when she’s not laughing at her own content, she’s a helicopter dog mom to 2 MPR alumni, Poppy and Oliver.
BreeAnn has over 12 years of experience in animal rescue and has worked most all positions, including Animal Care Manager, front desk, adoptions, intake, medical, behavior, transport and logistics. She has also been on several emergency shelter deployments with the ASPCA to handle hoarding and dog fighting cases as well as natural disaster relief.
Jessica is new to the rescue scene, but has been caring for a local feral colony for years. Her passion for TNR and feline welfare led her to join our cause. With a heart dedicated to caring for those often overlooked, she strives to create a more compassionate community for our feline friends.
A native of WNC, Mariah lives a vegan lifestyle with her 3 dogs, cat and sons. She values a realistic education-based approach to animal rescue and enjoys matching fosters with their best-fit pet.
Luke has been working at MPR AVL for over two years now and enjoys all the friends he’s made-be it feline, canine or of the human kind! Should you see him driving around in our “hard to miss” van, give him a honk and a wave knowing he has an animal’s life to save!
Amber is a BIG time animal lover and enjoys being in the mountains when she isn’t caring for all the cats and dogs that find their way to MPR AVL. She’s had a total of 6 rescue animals…2 being MPR foster fails…and we can always count on her to socialize the kitties before they make their big debut!
Hannah has been involved in animal rescue her whole life. She’s an Asheville local and spends her days off exploring the mountains we call home with her pitbull, Pie.
Click HERE for open positions.