Emily’s love of dogs began growing up with a yellow lab named Clifford. Emily has been involved with Angel’s Retreat since it began in 2018, and she adopted Chloe from Angel’s Retreat in December 2022, a 4-year old labrador and hound dog mix who loves her (multiple) daily walks in Central Park!

Emily grew up in Holmdel, New Jersey before going to Notre Dame for undergrad where she graduated with a BBA in finance and economics with a minor in constitutional studies in 2016. She worked in finance for three years at Synchrony, where she met Melissa. In 2019, Emily went to Seton Hall University School of Law to pursue her JD. She graduated in 2022 and currently works as an attorney in New York City.

Linda has been volunteering and fostering dogs and cats for over 8 years. She has worked with the ASPCA in NYC as both a dog and cat volunteer. She volunteered at the Animal Care Centers of NYC in Harlem as a dog volunteer and outreach volunteer at adoption events. She has a fondness for senior and special needs cats and dogs. She has fostered and adopted several, most recently Skippy (an 8 year old special needs Golden Retriever mix) whom she rescued from the nearby NYC housing projects where he had been abandoned.

Linda is from Madison, Wisconsin and holds a BA in Economics from the University of Wisconsin and has taken graduate and technology classes at Loyola University in Chicago, NYU and Columbia University. She has worked in technology in the banking industry for over 20 years. She is currently a VP and project manager in Human Resources IT at a global investment bank in NYC. She is a faculty member of the ‘Leader as Coach’ program.

Linda started at Angel’s Retreat as a volunteer in 2019. In addition to assisting with fundraising, she is the Volunteer Coordinator for approximately 100 active volunteers.

Rob has been a Delaware resident all of his life. After graduating Moravian College, Rob twice retired from positions in law-enforcement. Subsequently, he spent 5 years with a precious metals firm.

In addition, for more than a dozen years, Rob has also been managing the Brandywine Festival of the Arts, the recently added Brandywine Holiday Festival of the Arts, and the newest addition, the Brandywine Spring Festival of the Arts. The Festival of the Arts is how Rob came to be involved with Angel’s Retreat, a non-profit participant at these events for several years. Dozens of dogs have been able to find new homes at these events.

Between the members of Rob’s family, 8 dogs from Angel’s Retreat have been adopted.